Bob passed away at home in Plainview recently. He was still doing what he enjoyed, which was farming.
The first time I ever saw, and met Bob, was at a wrestling meet.
I was a 98 pound freshman, and Bob was a heavyweight senior.
To that early point in life, he was easily the biggest human I'd ever seen. Not only big, as in heavy, but tall, a legit 6' 8"
Screwing around in the locker room before the meet started, Bob grabbed his 98 pound team mate in one hand, and me with his other hand, and lifted us up in the air like it was nothing. Like we were rag dolls.
I also remember vividly, when he wrestled our heavyweight, Bob basically bear hugged him, and took him to the mat, and pinned him in 13 seconds. Over 50 years ago, but I remember it vividly.
Before the match started, Bob came out on the mat in tennis shoes, and Max Kinselman, the ref, wasn't going to let him wrestle, because regulation wrestling footwear is required. The Plainview coaches assured the ref, they had tried to find a wrestling shoe big enough, but couldn't.
Max relented, and let him wrestle.
The first time I ever saw, and met Bob, was at a wrestling meet.
I was a 98 pound freshman, and Bob was a heavyweight senior.
To that early point in life, he was easily the biggest human I'd ever seen. Not only big, as in heavy, but tall, a legit 6' 8"
Screwing around in the locker room before the meet started, Bob grabbed his 98 pound team mate in one hand, and me with his other hand, and lifted us up in the air like it was nothing. Like we were rag dolls.
I also remember vividly, when he wrestled our heavyweight, Bob basically bear hugged him, and took him to the mat, and pinned him in 13 seconds. Over 50 years ago, but I remember it vividly.
Before the match started, Bob came out on the mat in tennis shoes, and Max Kinselman, the ref, wasn't going to let him wrestle, because regulation wrestling footwear is required. The Plainview coaches assured the ref, they had tried to find a wrestling shoe big enough, but couldn't.
Max relented, and let him wrestle.
