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Show i j i UifuiiLjiTi) lLJ ifjU38 SC3F3S 'its, " By DAVE WIGHAM jjfe All of the local high schools in the area have had their L share of brother acts go through their athletic programs, nj;' Layton has had the Lee and Nelson brothers, Clearfield ito? has had the Gardner and Johnson doubles. Bountiful has t had the Davies and Green boys in their halls. - PROBABLY one of the most memorable brother acts to go through the Davis County school system would have to be the Nelson brothers who played ball at Viewmont. x Play ball would be an understatement, all three of' them were involved in the varsity baseball program for the Vikes their entire high school career. All of them j were in the football and basketball programs at least two 1 varsity seasons. TWO OF the brothers went directly to Brigham Young University to play baseball out of high school, Dave and Kim. Clyde, the third member of this famous trio, took fc. the junior college route and played for Ricks College before enrolling at the Y. I had a chance to talk to their mother the other day and find out what they are all doing this summer and coming year. A prouder mother never existed than Mrs. Nelson who has probably seen as many ball games as any parent in history. DAVE AND Clyde are playing slow pitch Softball for the Ron Farnsworth team, the team that finished second in the big Pioneer Day tournament. Both are enjoying 4 i good years with the club. 1 Dave returns this fall to Utah Technical College in 4 Provo as the head baseball coach. Dave has turned that T BUT program into a winner since he took over the job a couple of years ago. His clan is always near the top of the ICAC Jlfll conference. Dave has been attending the American lm Legion tournament for the past several weeks hoping to J" sign a top player for his program. Rumor has it that Pjgj Dave would like Mark Lalli to enroll in the school. CLYDE WILL be returning to BYU for his final year in ftMiij the baseball program. Last year he saw a lot of action as ijf y the designated hitter to the Cougars, and hopes to be playing a full time spot this season, srgeanii; According to his mother, Kim is in California playing n assist for a semi-professional baseball team and working. Good r at to news is that he has been invited to play for an American ng Sue All-Star team in November that is going to Nicaragua, tation t Kim, a two time Ail-American for BYU will return this it Tern i year for his final year and then hopefully a professional e aniwEcareer will follow. NGSi e, Va .is SANDWICHED inbetween their athletic careers, Dave ted and Clyde fulfilled missions for the LDS Church, and the ng andu possibility of Kim going after college isn't out of the :hool pn. quesli0n either. it tote Although many brother acts have excelled in high iear -iscn00 very few can say that three brothers did so well in ScB: coi lege as well, iree tms: s been Star ft |
