I DID NOT KNOW THAT LARRY GATLIN HAD PASSED
AWAY. I NORMALY CHECK THOSE TYPE THINGS AS
SO MANY OF MY FRIENDS ARE GONE.
I REMEMBER LARRY AND A BUNCH OF US COOGS
IN THE TEAM HOTEL IN 1977 AT THE COTTON BOWL
WE WERE TELLING STORIES ON OUR COOGS AND
LARRY WAS TELLING US ABOUT MY GOOD FRIEND
TOM WILSON. I NEVER LAUGHED SO MUCH IN MY
LIFE.IF YOU YOUNG COOGS DID NOT KNOW TOM
HE WAS ONE OF A KIND.HE LOVED US LIKE NO
OTHER BUT WAS TOUGH AS A BOOT ON US. HALL
OF FAME TRAINER WITH ONE LEG. WISH I COULD
REMEMBER SOME OF THOSE STORIES.WE STAYED
UP UNTIL 2;30 IN THE LOBBY UNTIL THEY ASK US TO
LEAVE BECAUSE OF ALL THE NOISE.
THE LAST TIME I SAW LARRY WAS ABOUT 4 YEARS
AGO AFTER HIS SHOW AT RUIDOSO DOWNS RAISE
TRACK. WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF OUR OLD COOG
FRIENDS. ITS BEEN A GREAT RIDE FOR THIS OLD
COOG. GO COOGS
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Gene,
I’m not seeing anything about Mr Gatlin’s demise.
Are you sure it’s the right Larry Gatlin ?
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Larry is still kicking just like the Coog in Ruidoso named Gray Fox!
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Larry G did not pass…
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Hey Gene,
Share some more UH stories when you’re up for
it.
PS - Do you
remember Froelich’s Hardware Store in Rosehill ?
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SURE DO. MY DAD AND I USE TO GO THERE TO THEIR
BLACKSMITH SHOP NEXT DOOR. I CAN’T REMEMBER
HER NAME BUT SHE AND HER PARENTS LIVED NEXT
DOOR AND SHE WAS A LOOKER WE USE TO DOVE
HUNT JUST DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.
THAT WAS CY-FAIR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE LIVED
IN CY=FAIR BY ABOUT A MILE. I WENT TO TOMBALL
BECAUSE GEORGE NICKALOW SAID I COULD. HE
WAS HUMBLE OIL SUPT FOR TOMBALL FIELD. DID
PULL SOME WEIGHT.
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