Like i said earlier, a piece of every bulldog died with this man, To Deb,Travis,Amanda, and Amber: May The Lord watch over and keep you during this time.
Don Swiney....Bulldog class of 1976
I am not from Appalachia but I respect the program and the man for what he did. Anything that gets negative will be removed. This is a tribute board. If you can not limit your posts to this subject, they will be removed, and/or you, the user may be.
Please realize that the public and/or family may read this, so try to conduct yourself with class/dignity.
Memories, thoughts, sympathetic messages, arrangments and such are appreciated.
What we've got here is failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach, so you get what we had here last week which is the way he wants it. Well, he gets it.
Like i said earlier, a piece of every bulldog died with this man, To Deb,Travis,Amanda, and Amber: May The Lord watch over and keep you during this time.
Don Swiney....Bulldog class of 1976
I am not from Appalachia either. How how could anybody not respect Tom Turner? I said for years I thought he was the best football coach ever in the LPD, as well as being a very fine man.
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HOW'S THAT HOPE AND CHANGE WORKING OUT FOR YA ??????
Coach Tom you will be missed Greatly. My thoughts and prayers are with the Turner family. Not only were you a coach but a teacher of life's lessons. I believe we lost one of the best coaches in the world.
"Looking at the ball going over the fence isn't going to help." - Hank Aaron
Sadly, it happens. I heard a lot of negative comments about him this morning at work, but all from one man. That's just how some people are.
There is NO SINGLE COACH I respected more than Tom Turner. His players are the legacy he leaves, and what they say and think about him far outweighs any negative stuff you hear.
To Coach Travis and the family, my deepest sympathies.
"Yes, there are two paths you can go by
But in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on."
It's unfortunate that some choose times like these to spread their feelings about someone. I didn't personally know him, but what I knew of him he was a good man. He's the most down to earth coach I've seen in my lifetime, or will ever see. If I were a young coach, I'd study everything about him. He proved that you don't need the fastest or biggest athletes, or state of the art equipment to be successful.
In honor and memory of my best friend Toby (oletob)
Take em one at a time and everything else will take care of itself
I cant explain how much Coach Turner meant to the town of Appalachia, To the school, and to all the kids he coached.
My g/f was here when I got the news, and said that she thought something had happened to one of my parents, or brothers. What she didnt understand, is that it pretty much did. Anyone who's ever played for coach turner feels that way about him...He was like a 2nd father, or even the only father figure for some. He was tough on us, and pushed us to the limit...But we were always in great shape, always prepared for the upcoming season, upcoming opponent, and prepared for Life after highschool. We all knew that if we worked as hard as we did for him, that there was nothing we couldnt do. We could accomplish anything.
I was once told by 2 former Bulldogs, who joined the navy, and army, that their bootcamps where a walk in the park compared to Coach Turners 2-a-days. He prepared all of us, for whatever we decided to do, after highschool. He installed an unmatched work ethic in us, he made sure we stayed out of trouble, and if we needed something, he'd make sure we had it.
I think I speak for anyone who has ever put the pads on for coach Turner, be it 1 year, or for 4 years.
Coach Turner was our Coach. He was the best of motivators, The best of Coaches, and the best of friends. Though to the majority of us, he wasnt family....We think of him as family. This phrase is perfect for this situation.
"Once a Dawg, A dawg 4 life"
My prayers are with the Turner family.
last post was from me
I am not from appalachia,but i have always thought that Tom Turner was the very best coach in the state or virginia.To do what he did with that small school was amazing.Thank GOD for men like Tom. class act!
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