Your Mother Slept With Wilt Chamberlain

You know I give South Carolina a lot of hell. I mean A LOT of hell. See here, here & here for more details. However the track team has certainly earned my respect.

While the team was in Des Moines at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Des Moines is a city that’s been hit hard this week by storms, and now, is facing rising flood waters. Chunks of the city have been evacuated, and even the team would ultimately have to relocate.

Curtis Frye saw all the problems first-hand Friday morning, and he decided to do something about it.

Three vans full of coaches, players, and staff went to the local United Way there, then drove to a sand-bagging site to fill bags for two hours.

“We have a lot of strong-bodied, healthy athletes here. We teach our kids to give back to the community and we wanted to help out the people of Iowa,” said Frye in a written release. “We talked to the captains at our shake-out at 8:15 am and everyone on the team was excited and ready to go in a matter of minutes. We would want Iowa to help us in a disaster so it was an easy decision to lend a hand. I’m so proud of our efforts.”

“This is a lot of fun, but it’s not easy. I loved played in the sand as a kid,” said shot putter Jason Cook.

“I am glad we came out here. I know they need our help,” said 400m hurdler Johnny Dutch. “I might have a new job as a guy who ties sandbags.”

Must…resist…urge…to crack…on…Johnny Dutch….

OK That’s over with. I think it’s wonderful for these kids to get out of an air-conditioned motel room and get out to help their fellow man.

So many times I write about the bad things that a USC (and any other) athlete does! Way to go USC Track team and Coach Frye!! You guys are a CLASS ACT and make me proud to be South Carolinian. However I still say GO VOLS!

The track team has earned my respect. I tip my hat to them.