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Here’s a couple of pictures of the guy I will always refer to as “The Father of Verdugo Hills”

He was mighty proud of us for all four years. But ’92 and ’93 Haskell was just “in his glory” with how well we did.

I will run a detailed story on him at some point. But I think of him often. Our Team ended after the 1993 season, but Haskell and I remained very good friends until he passed away in 2003. He played football for USC (back in the 1930’s) and had season tickets and we always went to at least one game together every year.

I still have the dozens of hand-written letters he sent to me before the advent of email and the internet.

He got us the money we needed from The Legion Post that enabled us to play. He was the first guy at the Legion Post in 1990 to slap a hundred dollar bill down on the podium and say “I think it’s time our Post puts our money where our mouths are….and with this (slams down a $100 bill on the podium) let’s see if you ladies can match it”

By doing that he was saying to the Legion Members “yeah we’ll use some of the money from the Post, but this here is coming out of my wallet” and he challenged a room with 30-40 guys to step up.

To make a long story short….they did.

One picture here we see him as ‘Ol Dave Haskell…..the other shot (he was born in 1918) had to be taken some time before 1940.

Thanks ‘Old Dave for your kindness, your generosity, your guidance, and your support!!!!