Show Friday February 7 1975 Page 12 Esies greaftestf Aggie ewer Feb 8 1975 anniversary death of marks the tenth of the untimely Utah State University’s greatest varsity basketball after his sophomore season He was listed as a honorable mention and named to the District Seven NCAA team Following his junior season he teams was named to by Coach and Athlete Helms player Wayne Estes Estes died when his forehead touched an electric cable which was sagging from a utility pole following an automobile accident in Logan Estes and his companions had stopped to offer aid to the persons in the accident game Saturday’s will be deciated te the memory of January 25 1975 his family in Wayne Estes Montana and his To Our Dear Friends At Logan Anaconda It is with sad heart that we are many many friends and fans The year following the tragic writing this letter today Although it has been ten years death of Wayne Estes basketball player at since we lost our beloved Wayne Utah State University Harvey the heart ache of trying to live our lives without him is very Kirkpatrick former sports inwrote USU formation director at great Each day we shed a few less a bold prediction in the USU and we can sometimes talk tears press guide him without tears but the about of block “Estes set a single ache and loneliness is heart career and season scoring game and rebound records most of always there We really want to thank all you which will stand for many years acdear friends for remembering Most significant of his 2001 the Wayne at this time It is a great complishments was in and I do wish we could be tribute the career points only player USU history to crack that there Wayne’s father Joseph barrier and only the 18th player Estes is recovering from open heart surgery or we would attend in college basketball history (as this memorial for Wayne of 1965) to score so many career Wayne always spoke of Logan points” Kirpatrick wrote as the second Anaconda and that Utah State was a home away Ten Years Ago Tomorrow from home Exactly ten years ago on Feb 8 1965 in a game against Denver Sincerely Helen Estes and Joe Nelson Old in University Ronnie and Polly Estes $ last Fieldhouse Estes Anaconda Montana He USU basketball record v the east into pumped a jump shot basket from 0 feet out on the right baseline to give him 48 Foundation Converse Yearbookof Association points for the night and career National Basketball Coaches and 2001 2000 and numbers points During the ten years since Basketball News Estes scored his final basket only In addition he was selected to one of his USU basketball records 1962 In have been broken against participate in the 1964 Olympic San Diego State Estes hit 13 of 16 trials and was a starter in the field goal attempts for the Aggie 1964 NCAA East-Wegame at 813 of Lexington Ky single field goal record percent That record stood until-197- 0 LaDell Andersen Estes’ coach USU appriased the greatest at holds at least Estes currently 18 USU basketball scoring Aggie this way “Wayne is the in the rebounding and percentage greatest variety shooter records During his career he game today Very few players scored over 50 points once (school have the ability to shoot the 'set' record of 52) over 40 points jump hook and power shots seven times and 30 points or successfully Wayne has the rare more 16 times ability to use each shot exNational honors for Estes came ceptionally well In addition he is a on a journeyman defense Many athletes are great except when the chips are down but Wayne welcomed pressure” Estes played in two post season His tournaments NCAA to lost sophomore year the Aggies four Arizona State by points in NCAA first overtime in the "IU round er ' set-4M- Tournaments NCAA An open letter USU-Denv- great rebounder and has become In the first round game of west playoffs the following NCAA year Estes personally attended to the win with 38 points and the winning basket in the final minute of play Everyone who knew Wayne Estes declared that he was a most unusual person He was big youngster who you would like to have one your side in a gang fight yet he was a lovable guy who could win your heart away with his friendly grin and fun loving manner Wayne Estes was the greatest basketball payer to ever wear the Aggie varsity uniform bull-lik- e Ten years after his death Wayne Estes is still the greatest Aggie basketball player to ever wear the Aggie varsity uniform Saturday's game between USU and Denver marks the tenth anniversary of the untimely death of one of the Greatest Aggies ever Wayne Estes He was electrocuted Feb 8 1965 after becoming the only Aggie ever to score 2000 points USU forms feom 18-2- Lacrosse on comeback trail John Flannery Information Services be willing to come out more than once st OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO4 In Peron! Thursday Feb 13 Tickets at USU Ticket Office & Logan Hardware 45 H Main o o o o o © o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ooooooooooooooooooooO Not Individual Sport One of America’s native sports Utah a comeback at making “Lacrosse - is a coordinated State University Lacrosse an Indian game has attracted a game not an individual sport small core of Aggie fans who and it demands a team approach take it seriously enough to rather than just developing your practice during Cache Valley’s own skill To play well together winter months and win you have to work George Morgan is one of the together on a regular basis” advocates of the once warlike Practice sessions are Tuesdays game played over miles of and Thursdays from 6:30 to 7:30 terrain He and eight to 20 other pm and Thursdays from 6:30 to enthusiasts are turning out three 8:30 pm Coaching is done by times a week to practice in the psychology graduate student USU Fieldhouse Kenneth Gilstein “We’re in pretty good shape as Plans for the spring season far as equipment” George said include games with BYU the U of “We really need people who want U and the Salt Lake Lacrosse Into learn and participate Club A spring tour by a team dividuals are welcome who would composed of players from the state of Utah is scheduled for Arizona during spring break The Utah team will compete against Arizona and California clubs is Find out who you are come join AWS Women's Week “Women in Motion” February 24 - 28 featuring: Girls Too! Morgan points out that the sport is not limited to male college students “It is an extramural sport open to students and staff male or female” he said Lacrosse changed to its present day scholastic and collegiate form in the Baltimore Maryland area And during the ‘30’s professional “Box Lacrosse” was played under nets (to protect the audience) on a field reduced in size “Clipping tripping and the only were blood” drawing violations even in those latter-day- s of the sport’s revival Lacrosse spread to a number of east coast universities in the late ‘40s 6nd early ‘50s and found its way to the- Intermountain West about a decade later Thes&ort involves elements of hockey rugby and soccer and is a game of passing running and contact The ball is passed or net carried in a wedge-shape- d of the lacrosse the end at pocket stick According to George Morgan beginners have learned the rudiments okiwgame in two weeks Reader’s Theatre Outstanding Women Awards Organizational displays Women’s Center Open House Panel discussion 12 o’clock High and Preference Ball Thousands of Topics $275 per page Send for your mail order catalog Enclose $100 to cover postage (delivery time is 1 to 2 days) 160-pag- RESEARCH 11941 e ASSISTANCE INC WILSHIRE LOS ANGELES BLVD SUITE CALIF 90025 (213)477 8474 or 477-549- 3 Our research material is sold for research assistance only ice 2 or- - 16 es |