Service for Coach Fry

Marty · January 24, 2020

https://meangreensports.com/news/2020/1/23/general-frys-celebration-of-life-saturday-in-frisco.aspx

RBP79 · January 24, 2020

DMN has had his obit in the paper several times a week since his death.

MeanGreen_MBA · January 24, 2020

The problem with the scheduling of this is there is no way for true UNT sports fan to make the service in Frisco to pay tribute to a great man and UNT legend, and still make it to the basketball game in Denton. I would think “Coach” would want this scheduled to do both. Just sayin’

greenjoe · January 24, 2020

I'm interested as to who is paying for the ad promoting the "Porch" memorial service. I don't read the Dallas News but there has been a large ad in the DR-C many times since his death. With the memorial service not until the 28th (?) it will probably run several more times.

Venson · January 25, 2020

18 hours ago, MeanGreen_MBA said:

The problem with the scheduling of this is there is no way for true UNT sports fan to make the service in Frisco to pay tribute to a great man and UNT legend, and still make it to the basketball game in Denton. I would think “Coach” would want this scheduled to do both. Just sayin’

Yeah this is bad timing for sure. I am sure they had to work out scheduling conflicts with the Star and this was the best time that they could do it. I am too young to have known anything about Coach Fry so it is easy for me to decide to go to the game in Denton, but for the people who remember him, I am sure this is a difficult decision.

drex · January 26, 2020

This basically an Iowa thing, as best I can tell...they couldn't care less about conflict of schedule at UNT. I could be wrong.

Green59 · January 26, 2020

My wife and I attended The High Porch Picnic. I'm guessing there were around 1000 people in attendance. The Presentation of the Flag was by the Marine Honor Guard. The two family members that spoke were Hayden's daughter Robin and son Kelly. Speaking on behalf of SMU was Chuck Hixson (SMU QB 1968-70) and Jerry Levias (WR 1966-68). For North Texas the speaker was Mike Henry (OL/GA 1975-77). For the Hawkeyes Head Coach Kirk Ferentz spoke about Hayden's time at Iowa. Among his former assistants present were Bill Snyder, Bobby Stoops and Dan McCarney. Robin Fry thanked the Jones Family for them allowing the event to be staged at The Star. It was a very nice service in a football setting to honor the life of one of the greatest coaches of all time! And we made it back to the Super Pit for the final 10 minutes of the UTEP game!

Edited January 26, 2020 by Green59