Dear Coach,
I am not sure that he reads this page all that much, but I will say that I am the coach I am toady because of Lee Woodford. When I was a student at KSU looking for a wrestling coaches position he helped me out. For 5 years I was fortunate enough to be one of the many Manhattan Assistants and watch a program that is truly an inspiration to behold. Coach has his athletes in prime condition, skilled, and aggressive at the begining of the season. He has tiered his program to start at a young age and it continues throughout high school. Coach you taught me more than you can ever know, each day I use a "Woody" trick in my room. Especially grinder matches and gassers, the only way to condition!
I was also fortunate enough to share a passion for teaching history with coach. We are both social studies teachers and I encouraged all of my fellow student-teachers to stop by and check out his teaching style. He uses one of the hardest methods around today, all-be-it well aged, socratic method of questioning. He holds his students attention and loves to teach. He has also won teacher of the year at least twice I believe.
Coach, Manhattan High will not be the same place without you as the wrestling coach, the room will never be the same!
Good luck to whoever fills this position, what a reputation to live up too! Bammes will do a fine job if selected, Lord knows he spent enough time in that room also and will continue the Indian tradition, sans his last two remaining hairs!
I feel priveleged to have once been an Indian assistant and to have known this man on a personal level. Best of luck to ya coach, and keep on smiling!
Coach Jason Brown