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🏒🎥 BARRY MELROSE REFLECTIONS
The season kicks off without our friend.
Thank you for everything Barry.
You are missed.
Reporter: @JeremySchaap
Producer: @Jonfish2
Story below:
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Mahalo & Aloha, Coach. 🌈
Hawai‘i football legend and former UH head coach June Jones has passed away at 73.
From rebuilding the Rainbow Warriors program to the unforgettable 2007 Sugar Bowl season, Jones leaves behind a legacy that forever changed Hawai‘i football.
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An emotional Timmy Chang reflects on the passing of one of his mentors, former #HawaiiFB quarterback and head coach June Jones.
Chang played five seasons for Jones and set the NCAA passing record under him. Jones also gave Chang his start in collegiate coaching as a GA at SMU.
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Today, we lost a giant.
There was no greater friend to Hawai‘i and the Polynesian people than the legendary Coach JUNE JONES.
June was far more than a football coach. He was a visionary, a trailblazer, and a tireless champion for the people of Hawai‘i and Polynesia. His impact extended far beyond the football field, opening doors, changing lives, and inspiring generations of young Polynesian athletes to dream big.
His generosity, loyalty, and unwavering aloha were unmatched.
As a founding board member of the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame and one of the driving forces behind the creation of the adidas Polynesian Bowl, June played an instrumental role in celebrating Polynesian football excellence and creating opportunities for future generations.
His legacy will live on forever, not only through his remarkable accomplishments, but in the countless lives he touched, the opportunities he created, and the love he had for the Polynesian people.
Rest in aloha, Coach. You were truly one of a kind, and we will never forget you. 🤙🌴❤️
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Bill O'Brien on Sal Frelick: "He was a hell of a football player in Lexington. Word on the street, he told us that they wanted him to play football here at Boston College, too. Just an unbelievable guy. Really what BC is all about. I’m sure he would be the first to tell you that. Kind of a self-made guy. Grew up in Lexington, great high school athlete, came to Boston College, got better and better and better, and now he’s a world champion."
Sal Frelick from @TownOfLexMA Lexington Mass native, @BostonCollege Baseball to World Series champion with @Brewers - amazing!
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10 years ago, to the day, Sal Frelick and E.J. Perry participated in all-time classic state tourney football game, Andover vs. Lexington, won by Warriors, 54-48 (OT). The 2 stars were epic. Here's original game story/box w/ proof their prowess that night.
eagletribune.com/sports/loca…
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Congratulations Sal Frelick, @Brewers and Lexington Massachusetts!
Great Sal Frelick story
Sal Frelick is playing in the World Series for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Some of his best friends in the world are people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and he has been showing up for them since high school.
Here is how he describes them.
"I really do think they're angels."
Here is the whole thing.
Frelick grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts. In high school he was already friends with a lot of the students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Not as a project. Just friends in the hallway.
Then someone told him about Best Buddies, a nonprofit that pairs students with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
"I had just been friends with these kids in the hallways, so I was like, 'Sounds fun.'"
He joined. He went to their events. He went to their prom.
One of the friends he made back then is still one of his best friends today. Every offseason, back home near Boston, they go out to dinner.
His hometown runs a Unified Basketball league, where athletes with and without disabilities play on the same team. Frelick shows up to the big end of season event and brings shoes and sweatshirts for the players.
Then the Brewers made him a big leaguer, and he moved to Milwaukee. He said something felt off.
"When I was out here, it was almost like something was missing from my life in that aspect."
So he sent a message on Instagram to the local Best Buddies chapter and asked how he could help.
He started going to their events. Their Friendship Walk drew more than 1,000 people.
One of the chapter directors said this about him.
"He has a huge heart and compassion for the community we serve."
Then he found Inclusion Coffee Company in Hartland, Wisconsin, a shop where most of the staff are people with disabilities.
The owner explained why she opened it.
"My idea was to give our friends with disabilities a place to work after high school."
Frelick came in one Saturday morning before a game. Anybody could come get a coffee and take a picture with him. The money went to Best Buddies and the staff.
The owner asked fans for one thing. No autographs, please. Just come in, buy a coffee from the staff, and take a picture.
Here is the honest part. This was not a huge foundation or a million dollar check. It was an hour on a Saturday, a lot of dinners, and a lot of showing up.
But that is exactly the point, and he will tell you so himself.
"If you're around people with special needs or they're in the same environment as you, go up and talk to them."
Tonight he has a chance to win a World Series. Win or lose, he has already been showing up where it counts.
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Of course Otto weighing in…@CuseFootball
This looks like a reverse negative image - (art term) or a Ghost Wave by @GreenWaveFB
Epic @oregonfootball
Game 🎱 uniform for @oregonfootball
- ⚫️⚫️⚪️ for the 1st time ever, 1st time ever pairing white pants with black jerseys
- White wings on a black lid for the 1st time ever
- 4th different pant color being paired w/ these jerseys since ‘24 (black, green, gray, white
#GoDucks
