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Show CLEARFIELD COURIER, May Charity game set Aug. 1 0 Fred Fernandes gefls award as most United Cerebral Palsy Association of Utah is proud to announce the 6th annual ail star charity football game between Utah and Arizona will .be held August 10, 8:30 p.m., at Rice Stadium. This year will be the third yea r that Utah-Arizowill meet. Gary Totland executive director of United Cerebral Palsy Assoc, announced that the coaches for this competition will be Gary Hansen of State Layton High. Champions and Mel Galli bum Logan State Champions. High School, J-They will be coaching 30 of the top football players from around the state. Leading off the list of players is Logans' Lee Allred, Skylines- - Regan valuable athlete at Roy High tor 1 978-7- 9 na 4-- A forward to They gave Fred Fernandes a standing ovation, when he stepped School night. Wednesday at best the of Roy High accept the gold watch as best destined for was Fred that knew award athletics at the banquet Everybody MVP, and they cheered wildly when Booster Club President Kay Herzog called his name. Fred earned twelve letters in his three years at Roy High. He was a starter on every team he played for, and was a spark plug in every sport. A lot of people in Region One and throughout the state are glad to see Fred choke up graduate from Roy High - they are the opposition. The Royal coaches this fanthat and realize his on in a little looking back many accomplishments, tastic athlete is finaQy leaving Roy High. 11 TED SMITH Athletic Director and Basketball coach had this to say r We miss Freddy; not only on the field of athletics, but in the halls of Roy High. Its been a pleasure to coach someone like Fred Fernandes. We hope there are more of Lds caliber coming up. He was a guy; the one you always went to in the clutch. I still recall that driving, twisting lay-i- n he made at Weber to win e in the last four seconds of play. That win triggered our Royals to a semi-final- s the to us took and One the us title, streak that Region gave winning A Andrews, Easts- - Steve Bement, Bonnevilles- - Kory Bosgieter, Laytons Flint Brandon, Chuck Elin and Mike Overley, Binghams Tom Bridgewater, Highland-- Jeff Busby, West- - Craig Child and Randy Schreiter Roy- - Fred Fernandes and Doug Fosmack, Brighton- - Dave Grill and Mark Gaykowski, Logan- - Brad Jar dine and Keith Nelson, Granger-Core- y Jensen, Skyline- - Gym Kimball and Dave Weizler, Payson- - Robert Hogan, Bountiful- - Taz Murray, Murray- - Jeff Rogers, Rocky Ulibarri and John Ward, Davis- - Todd Taylor, Olympus- - Scott Stevens and Tim Treseder, Clearfield- - Roger Vincent and Springville- - Mark Harding,. This year will be no different than the last two years when the Utah grid iron meet the Arizona squad. Utah has beaten Arizona the last two years, 1977 score was Utah 20 Arizona 0, 1978 core Utah topped Arizona again. take-charg- e ten-gam- at state. Summer Basketball THIS BASKETBALL stuff shot might give some indication to the start of summer basketball in the Clearf area. ield-Suns- et Clearfield coach has come a long ways with track program was written in 1976, just as John Flint took over track at Clearfield. Many of his dreams and goals are finally coming to pass) By Keith Duncan of us," said Con Wilcox, one of Clearfield's multi-talente- d track and field stars. t,"lf he had a few more hairs on his head, nobody would be able to' tell the difference." This statement is a tribute in itself for Coach John Flint, who is just completing his second year as head coach of the Clearfield track and field club. Flint took over the Clearfield team at a time when other schools in Region Two and the state were tearing the Falcons to threads everytime they met. "Somehow, when I first began. I thought to myself very seriously that this beating we were taking just had'tn change. I've made the kids feel that I am their leader but then again I'm just another one of them, striving for the same thing. relayed Coach Flint. The 1976 Region Two meet was just completed and Clearfield finished in a familiar third place position, but somehow that third place was like the state championship to many, especial! Coach Flint. Not that the track mentor would not have been happy with a first, but finally people were taking a glance and staring a little longer when it came to the Falcons competing In track and field. That was our first goal when I began here. Too niuke others in this region and state realize that Clearfield was good for something else besides liasketball and baseball. We were in dire need for a change.'' stated Coach Flint. "Ilea just one field. Big Decision Over College Choice College was a big decision for me," claimed Coach Flint, I had to decide whether to play football or run track. I was thinking about getting married at the time so it meant a lot to make the right dfedsion. Utah State offered me a full ride scholarship and I leaned on it heavily. Several junior colleges wanted me to play football but I thought more stable to stay in a four year college. Shawna, Coach Flints wife, said. John really loved Utah State, but he really wanted to play football. I knew it was going to be a big decision for him either way." Coach Flint says of college, "It got to be almost like a job. It was surely a lot more demanding than what I suspected. Instead of playing three sports, I had to just get involved in one sport. As a freshman, Flint finished fifth on the total point list and he set a new school record in the 440 intermediates. He also ran the 220, 440, 440 relay, and 120 highs. As a sophomore with the Aggies, Flint ran against Ralph Mann of BYU and many other respectables. He moved up to third place on Aggie track point list that season, after running 48.1 in the 440 relay event. Flint's junior season was his most productive to that point. He participated in the San Diego relays, exwhich he says was the most breath-takin- g perience of his life. "Utah State was entered in the meet and I was individually entered in the 440 Intermediates. We were running before 45.000 people and a national television audience. In the intermediate race. I was running against Lee Evans and Walt Williams, the two fastest men in the world in that event. I ran a 53.2 which was a school record and took third in the race. It was thrilling and I've Uved In Kaysviile All His Life Coach Flint's first involvement on the track and field scene was while he wu attending Kaysviile Elementary. As a sixth grader he entered the pcnthalon event which involved the SO yard dash basketball throw, long jump, high jump, and shot litUe squirt at put! Young Flint was a multi-talente- d the time and no one cam close to him in the school. He entered the county competition where he placed second among all Davis County students. He has always lived In Kaysviile, the home of the Davis Darts. Flint grew upon farm and even today he lives just across the road where he grew up with his wife, Shayma and their two children. Flint has yet to come 'jp with a boy trackster but the young family has thaeeeute darghters, Brenda whs is 6 Bridget! 3, and the newly born Brichell who was bom on May 4, the day of the seeding meeting for the 1976 Region Two track meet. In junior high, Coach Flint wu invqlved in football, basketball, and track- - It was here that he first took a genuine liking to the grid iron sport. Football played a big role in Flints livehood as a youngster and he could have been playing today if he had have some additional height. In the eighth grade, Flint combined with the ninth grade to capture the county title in football and also the track and field. He was the teams starting 1 Sports Quiz - Paul Wesphaul plays for what team and what sport? (2 points) 2- - Louis Tiant is how old? What is his sport? (2 points) 3- Jim Zorn plays football for what team? 4- - In what two cities will the 1964 Olympics be held? 5- - A player on the University of Utah will be playing on the Pan American team for the U.S. in basketball, what is his name? 1- Flint was again voted captain of the USU track team his senior year but while running an early spring race, he suffered a severely lorn fracture on hia foot when he slipped off the side of the track. "The injury did me in. I just missed by five points being awarded the top point getter my junior year, mostly because of my injury." said Coach Flint. It was the worst injury that Coach Flint had ever suffered as an athlete. The NCAA granted him turn. To top off his junior high experiences, he awarded the outstanding athlete. "I didn't the MVP tropy think I'd get It. I wu in the back and wu goofing off with my buddies when they recognised me for it," uid Coach Flint. Up to that point. Coach flint admits that his dad wu the man moat instrumental in getting him started in sports. My dad wu a good athlete but never pressured me once in going on in sports. He encouraged me a lot but he didn't force me into it. He was a silent guide all through my youth," uid Coach Flint. u - ama most-devote- got the hieud for keeps. Flint was later entered in the decathalon event where he placed second and just missed going to the nationals by 500 points. 8tudent Teaches At Clearfield halfback. As a ninth grader, the fall team finished with a mark, the basketbll team placed second. In the spring, Flint got involved in the BYU Invitational in the ninth grade division. He captured firat in the SO in a county race and attended the Provo event too take a second. He wu also involvdd with the relay Flint Eaters Davis High Flint entered Davis High the following year and it was highlighted moat by being selected as the "Most Preferred Sophomore Boy." On the grid iron, Flint was unstoppable on kickoff and punt returns. In one game the sophomore team was but Flint scared every point. On the beaten basketball team he wu the top scorer and In track he experienced a slow start with a broken ankle but he came on later to win the B0 In several races and run with the relay teams. Asa Junior, Flint can remember the footbsll team placing second in state and on the cage court he can distinctly remember having to guard big Greg Gardner of Cloarftold. "Greg and I had some great duels during our years. They were tough defensive battles ovary time." On the track oval. Flint placed fourth in the state In tha 440 and wu a member of the relay team that look first In state. With Gerald Purdy acting as the hud football coach, Davis (lew to a 9- mark Flint's senior auaue and Juat missed a state playoff game by losing in Wut in the final season game. Flint was and still ii a prominent haro when It com to kick off and pun permission to come back the following year to have another year of track, but Flint decided against it and began looking for a school to student-teac- h at. At first Davis High offered him a part time student teaching job, but at Clearfield the future looked more bright. "1 had a family at the time and I had to think soley about finding a job that was secure. I had known Principal Gayle Stevenson all my life and with Mr. Purdy there, I had some good recommendations. From there on it was a mixture of luck and everything else. I was able to assist Coach Fred Lange my first year and during the summer the school made many changes nd I ended up with a big dream of my life, being able to coach the sport 1 loved. . I feel the sport of track is one of the most difficult to keep up and coach. Track doesn't have the automatic prestigious advantages that other major sports have. It is the last sport of the season and kids have to work after being tired in basketball and football. It can be very discouraging when you lose. It is an individual sport and in the end you' get individual success or failure. "I have really appreciated the chance that Coach aail others gave me in the start. Jack ma CoachOVWMte has been a great help this past season. The future of track at Clearfield ia ever on the upward rise. I see no end to the success as long as there is an enthusiastic coach on the scene. returns, in the season final with West, he returned u kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown. Another unique pdtnt was that in the first five games of his junior season, Coach Flint was given the handoff ui, tin first play from scrimmage and each time Urn. scored. It was geatting to be called "ToucIkIomi Play." He gained well over 1,000 yards his sennn season in addition to be named to severaal all area teams. His medley relay team partners combined to win state again and set a new state record. Flint took second that season in the 440 race and he still holds the Davis High record. Flint served as the senior class president and in the end he was awarded the Doc Barnes award as the outstanding athlete at Davis High. "This award goes to the top athlete at Davis and some say it might be a bigger award than the Standard Examiner gold watch. Anyway I really was privledged to win it because so had my dad and two years ago my brother won it again. We were all involved in a Deseret News sports column because of it recently." old Doc Barnes award, After winning the team in track and Flint wu named to an Ted mentioned a few of the records and other accomplishments set by Fernandes in basketball. He holds the record for the most career paints 741 in three years at Roy. He was credited with 151 assists, twelve in one game, which are also Royal records. Fred was a thief on the hall court, and holds the record for most steals in basketball. Roy Coaches rate their players with plus or minus points for quality of play. Fred was tops with 155 for the year. Fred quarterbacked Roys basketball team for three years, and was a marked game after his sophomore year. Every team geared its defense to stop Freddy. We surely looked at a lot of zone defense, said the coach. Ted Smith finished his remarks with an interesting conclusion, There will be more Freddys at Roy High School, because Fred Fernandes was every kids idol, and showed them how it is done. Fred is one of the greatest team FOOTBALL COACH ERNIE JACKLIN leaders we ever had at Roy High, though he was not our regular quarterback. He is the most coachable kid Ive ever known, said Ernie. His greatest ambitions and desires were to the team, and they loved him for it. Fred stood only 58 tall, but was like 610 in heart and that was what made him a winner. Fred never lost a ball game, said Coach Jacklin. He just ran out of time on a few occasions. Fred put on a command performance last fall at Sky View, when he ran for five touchdowns and 272 net yards. He gave his Royals the credit for opening the holes and making the key blocks, fix' thats what Fred is like. better man for having BASEBALL COACH FRED THOMPSON -lknown Fred Fernandes, said Coach Thompson. Game stats tell only part of the story about Fred. His real strength is in his heart and in his mind. I have sometimes wondered who was coaching whom, continued the coach. I learned a lot from working with Fernandes. Fred was like a second coach on the field, said Thompson. From his cat chers position, he had full command of every game. He made coaching easy for me, concluded Coach Thompson. More concerned about others Fabulous Freddy was always more concerned about others than himself. He found time to talk to someone who needed a lift, whether it was an infielder who hobbled a grounder, or an outfielder who muffed a routine fly or even a crippled spectator in the stands. Fred was always there with wards of friendship and encouragement. With Fred it was never I or me, but WE THE TEAM. He is modest, but, oh so strong in his quiet manner. He draws people to him, and commands the respect of every one. Even the game officials liked Fred, for his style of play, and acceptance of the decisions. Fred was born January 28, 3961 to Frank Fernandes and his Japanese wife, Kazuko. He is proud of his Japanese heritage, and studies the language in night ' school. He visited relatives last year in Tokyo, and plans to go again. Three Fernandes children are proud of their baby brother and his many athletic talents. Linda is eldest of toe family and lives in Salt Lake City. She has a masters degree in English from toe University of Utah and is a librarian. Frank Jr., graduated from Weber State in business management and works for Sears. Mark is in his final year at UCLA, Davis Branch, and will soon get his degree in economics. Frank and Kazuko met during his employment in Japan in 1949. They were married in 1951 and moved to this country soon after. Mrs. Fernandes contacted cancer in 1971 and lived quietly in pain until her death in 1976. She elected to burden no one with knowledge of her sickness, and didnt even tell toe family until just six months before she died. Fred was just fifteen years old at that time. I met this lovely woman only once a few months before her death. I was so impressed with her quiet and friendly manner, and how proud she was as Fred received his first awards at Roy High. A few months later she died, and we all lost a dear friend. Kazuko's death was a tragic blow to toe close-kn- it Fernandes family, but they survived toe ordeal and pushed on to toe greatness that she initiated. I began my writing career at the Sun Chronicle at about the time Fred showed up at Roy High. I have been privileged to follow him through three years of a fantastic career in athletics. He has made reporting exciting and fun, and I became one of his fans. I loved that kid from the very start, and I heartily endorse everything that has been said about him. Ive seen him perform the impossible in all sports, and make it look routine. Ive never heard him complain, though Ive seen him in a couple of extracurricular skirmishes, but he was not toe instigator. He had a competitive zeal in everything he did. Ive watched Fred rally his Royals to make the big play, and Ive seen him win ball games through his own efforts, and then credit his teammates for making it possible. The kids of Roy worship Fred Fernandes. Mothers love him for his worthy example, and the fathers all endeavor to train their boys to be just like Freddy. Not everyone knows Governor Matheson or even Mayor Dawson in Roy, but they know Freddy Fernandes. He has become a legend in our time, in and around Roy. He will long be loved and remembered in our community. 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