The Patriarch of Squash by John Lau
Coach Dick Crawford and friends.
The Crawford 70's era l to r: Ted Gross, Paul Gessling, Coach Crawford, Jim Huebner, Kris Surano, John Lau
Jim Huebner pays tribute to The Coach.
August 26, 2015
What did we know. Not much as it turns out.
We were just kids trying to find our way during the turbulent 70's in
Berkeley. Serendipitously, we came together because of a simple game of
batting a ball inside a stuffy white room; quite a testament to the
nature of the great game of squash that the bond that has held this
group together, which began over 40 years ago at Harmon Gym (at least
for me). has endured.
On Monday, we came together once again to renew our friendship.
We've all grown up, but what still remains is the shared experience of
playing squash.
We each expressed our gratitude to our coach Dick Crawford - the
patriarch of callow boys who grew up into men. To this day, he
still remains our coach.
