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Show -- Sporfstaculcir September 27, 1979 Page 13 'axp-s- - ul ... , Ik'fV details on spectacular events. Johns love, at least another, is statistics. He, along with the rest of the Weber state crew, is known around the state as d ac-an- efficient. "One thing Ive tried to be careful of is not to over publicize. When Weber State beats Utah State in Logan, now thats big news, he said. Peterson enjoyed the positive aspect of his Job rather than possibly being an objective Journalist. "I had to bring the positive things to the surface as all sports directors do, he said. "Im overly excited about my new position with Powder Mountain. Its a great resort and the possibilities of growth are phenomenal, said John. Presently John is attending the Ogden BYU Center of Continuing Education and if anything besides his own family and church please him, its the schooling. The only problem with sports information at a college, is the terrific demands that it takes on your personal life. The job had become me. I wanted to attain some of my own identity and I felt it time to move on, said Peterson. , The extra time in Johns life, and he plans to have a lot more in the future, is spent with his wife, Norma and their children Kwin, Andrea, Kindra, and Shan. The family resides in Ogden and are members of the local LDS ward. . J; on Philosophy Sports Sports started out as a character builder, a pay the price type thing and today most people think of it as Just that. But your big time organized sports are today. There is more emphasis on winning than anything else. "Little league sports really gripe me. You get coaches on ego trips and youre in trouble. I think Joe Paterno said it best, If a young boy develops early, hes a star by the age of 10. And John added, "By the time the boy is 19, hes burned out. John sees organized sports decreasing in popularity because of several reasons, perhaps mostly because of finance problems. He sees soccer replacing football as favorite someday and other major changes. .Keith Duncan , self-defeati- . PETERSON GOES OVER pre-gam- e information with stat keeper just prior to Weber State clash with Portland State. JOHN PETERSON and the Peterson clan. Left to right is Norma, Shon in his mother's lap, Kwin, Andrea, Kindra with the big grin and John himself. |