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Unread postby Bubba PV » Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:07 pm

I'm 99% sure that Billy had a year at Baylor. I remember that was the original plan. Maybe he only stayed a year or a semester but I'm pretty sure he started there. Bubba
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Unread postby Bubba PV » Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:11 pm

I guess my memory is better than expected. I got this from an article I Googled - link to entire article below. Bubba

"When I came to ACU, I really wanted Billy, but he wanted to go to Baylor. It's a fine school, but I didn't really consider it the best place for pole vaulting. But Billy went there and it turned out he didn't like it very much.

"He called me at mid-term and we were able to get him into school here. Then he told me about Frank Estes dropping out at UT, and he and Billy were good friends so we got another good vaulter in Estes.''

http://www.acu.edu/events/news/000625-arnvaulted.html

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Unread postby Bubba PV » Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:51 pm

Just found this photo I took in Abilene the summer after Billy (from Baylor) and Frank (from Texas) got to ACU. They are from Abilene. Bubba

http://www.bubbapv.com/Images/Billy&Frank.jpg
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Unread postby lonestar » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:22 pm

Bubba PV wrote:Just found this photo I took in Abilene the summer after Billy (from Baylor) and Frank (from Texas) got to ACU. They are from Abilene. Bubba

http://www.bubbapv.com/Images/Billy&Frank.jpg


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Billy's T Shirt

Unread postby sarkell » Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:39 am

I had one of those T shirts, does that make me old?

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Unread postby Bubba PV » Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:12 am

YES!!! LOL!! See you in Reno Simon! Bubba

BTW - Do you and Brent Burns still share the WR for leftys at 5.80m?
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