I just read an article in the Seattle Times that really moved me. Larry Stone compared PLU's Frosty Westering and UW's Don James. Perhaps my response is due to my Luteness (PLU's mascot, even though none of us ever really knew what a Lute was - though Frosty seemed to!). Frosty's presence on campus, even for us music majors, loomed large. He didn't just coach football, he curated a culture. It was clear to everyone at PLU that the football players where steeped in a culture of hard work, discipline, integrity, and love. Stone says it well, Westering "taught thousands of young men that you could use love as a motivator in a game predicated on violence." That Frosty was also one of the top 10 winningest college coaches of all time just shows that an ethic of love and excelling in sports are not mutually exclusive. Who would have thought it? A Christian ethic of love in the midst of a championship team.
So, to all the coaches out there that have formed young minds and hearts, thank you for all that you do!
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