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Show T Lakeside Rev lew, November 20, 19110, Page 9L Jacldin and Jacklin; Royals' Winning Combo By BLISS FULLMER Staff Writer ROY Whats it like to have a father-so- n relationship on your football team? Great says Wade Jacklin, quarterback of the Roy High School squad. I can talk with him easier, because he is my father, and that applies on and off the field. echoed Coach Ernie Great, I am Jacklin, father of Wade. probably harder on my own son, than the other players, but we understand each other. Coach Jacklin is head coach at Roy High School, and his field general happens to be his sixteen year old son. Jacklin began his coaching career at Park City and later transferred to North Summit. He coached one year at Viewmont High. He bought a home in Bountiful to be near his place of employment, but then transferred to Roy High in 1969. For ten years he commuted to Roy from Bountiful, but then Wade was ready for High School. Jacklin had always planned to coach his son in football, so to make it legal, he moved his family into a new home in West Roy, last year. Coach Jacklin supported Wade in little league baseball and football in his younger years. Young Jacklin played football in the W.F.F.L. program as a nine, ten and eleven year old, but always as a linesman. He matured early, and was one of the bigger kids on the team. He dropped out of the program, when he was twelve years old, but returned to play football at Bountiful Junior High School when he was a ninth grader. At the urging of his father, Wade tried out for quarterback, and got the job. He had a good arm, was intelligent, and a good organizer, said the senior Jacklin, so I began working with him toward quarterbacking. Coach Jacklin gave Wade the same general instructions he gives to prospective quarterbacks on his school team, and Wade learned fast. Wade also became a devoted student of the techniques of one Jim McMahon, who was then playing for Roy High to Check-Of- f Cougar -Ute Game Sold Out at the line, when Jacklin alternated wide-receive- necessary. to send plays into the game. We have seven different kinds of running plays, and 25 or 30 pass plays, explained the coach. There are no tickets left for the BYU-Uta- h game this Saturday. Standing room tickets will be sold on the day of the game beginning at 1:20 p.m. at the Rice Stadium Ticket Office. The game is a complete sellout and a capacity crowd is expected. This game will go a long way in determining the At the beginning of the season, we learned all of our plays, and then when we got into the season, we would make a weekly and take it one game at a game-pla- n time. I would leave the blocking schemes up to Coach (Ralph) Carter," said Jacklin. Believe me, he really made a silk purse out of a sows ear, said Ernie, speaking of the offensive line. we began passing more, said Jacklin, because we found the pass working better for us. By the end of the year, we were passing, more than we were running. Wade Jacklin has been categorized as a scrambling quarterback, and often is the leading rusher on the Roy team. He is an excellent passer and is uncanny in spotting the open man under extreme pressure. Wade considers himself One of The , Boys, playing under his father. He has been known to chew me out, ocbut I smiled Wade, casionally, usually had it coming. Does he ever praise you in front of the team for playing well? we asked was him. Not that I can remember, Wades quick reply. He usually waited until we were alone. My dad never did coach me until I came to Roy High School, said Wade. I feel comfortable playing for him, and the guys dont seem to treat me different for being the coaches kid. I could never coach Wade in football, said the elder Jacklin. My job in coaching was always there to conflict, but I did manage to go to most of his games, except when he was playing junior high school football. I was never much of a baseball man, admitted the coach. In football I taught Wade how to grip the ball, and how to throw, but in baseball, I left it up to someone who knew about the game. Im too small for college football, School. admitted Wade, but lets wait to see what I can do next year, and to see if I As a tenth grader at Roy, Wade grow any more. showed a lot of promise, but the coach Hell have to get a little taller, brought him along at a gradual pace. repeated Coach Jacklin. He is 510 ' He had Wade leading the sophomore now, but ought to be at least six feet, if he has any hope to fit into a college team, and occasionally the junior see did Wade once but football program. They are looking for only varsity, varsity action. That was when Roys people who can fill more than one with Wade senior quarterback was side-line- d position, continued Jacklin. an injury. be good as a small college might Last years Royals finished first in ' quarterback, but wouldnt get an offer, Region One, and teamed up this year because he was good for only one job. with the 1979 JayVees, who also Wade Jacklin may or may not ever finished tops in the league. In 1980 Wade play major college football, but he has led the Royal Varsity Team to a tie for another year for high school comRegion One honors, and second in Utah petition, before making that decision. He has already been selected for State 4A football. Wade Jacklin has another year of several all-stteams, in this, his football at Roy High School, and has a junior year, and will be a marked man next fall on the gridiron. There arent strong contingent of returning too many people who would fault Wade for next years varsity. for his signal-callin- g Wade played varsity baseball in his chores, nor his sophomore year as a Royal, and was father for playing him there. He is a one of the leading hitters on the team. team leader, and has the upmost He also played basketball on the respect of his team mates, and the assistant coaches. 1981 could well be sophomore team at Roy. On the football field, Coach Jacklin another banner year for Roy football, calls most of the plays, but allows Wade and Jacklin and Jacklin will make it so During 1980 mid-seaso- they ERNIE COACH JACKLIN watches his I " Wade Jacklin per- form in the title game I The Bonneville. against team of Jacklin and Jacklin led Roy to its first i) ever tournament final. ( Programs: No Long Term Obligation Delivery A Service Included No Security Deposit No Creditors Checked Rent Payments Apply (Toward Ownership . 2800 Wosb. 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