The late Lee Gliarmis served as NORTH CAROLINA’S SPORTS HALL of FAME President. I asked how many inductees this year ? He said : Six. Two “possumusly”.

It has been a year since we lost our friend, Earl, “Country ” Boykin.

He did love East Carolina University. The baseball program especially.

And with good reason as he was a pitcher on the 1961 National Championship team .

One of his final contrbutions to East Carolina was a podcast interview highlighing that experience.

Like always, listening to Earl was fun. One remembrance dealt with courtesy cars. While every other team was furnished 2 or 3 nice sedans, the Pirates got a beat up van. One.

The reason was East Carolina could only afford to send 13 players. “Our whole contingent rode in that VW to the first game. Which we won. Lo and bhold we inherited the losers nice cars. We won the second game and got their cars. When we won the third game every player had a car”!

Later the subject changed to uniforms. Of course Earl owned a sporting goods store. The moderator asked if Earl could send him a relica of the hat used in 1961? Sure! the reply.

Well can you embroider the East Carolina logo that was used in 1961?

Country said “…we’ll put the Lord’s Prayer on it if you want us to!”

Chris Stapleton Lyrics

“Broken Halos”

Seen my share of broken halos
Folded wings that used to fly
They’ve all gone wherever they go
Broken halos that used to shine

Angels come down from the heavens
Just to help us on our way
Come to teach us, then they leave us
And they find some other soul to save

Seen my share of broken halos
Folded wings that used to fly
They’ve all gone wherever they go
Broken halos that used to shine
Broken halos that used to shine

Don’t go looking for the reasons
Don’t go asking Jesus why
We’re not meant to know the answers
They belong to the by and by
They belong to the by and by

Seen my share of broken halos
Folded wings that used to fly
They’ve all gone wherever they go
Broken halos that used to shine
Broken halos that used to shine
Broken halos that used to shine
Broken halos that used to shine

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