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Hani Hashem

OK, I'M GETTING FIRED UP FOR THIS REUNION THING. I AM WORKING REAL HARD EVERY DAY AT BEING 17 ALL OVER AGAIN. IT'S HARDER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK, BUT, I AM GETTING IN PLENTY OF PRACTICE. I MUST BE MAKING SOME PROGRESS, BECAUSE MY WIFE KEEPS TELLING ME HOW CHILDISH I AM.
I LEFT WCHS & WENT TO U. OF A. MONTICELLO TO PLAY FOOTBALL. IN 1979, WE WON THE AIC CHAMPIONSHIP (NOW THE GULF SOUTH WEST). WE FINISHED THE YEAR RANKED IN THE TOP 10 NATIONALLY. MANY PEOPLE STILL CLAIM OUR DEFENSE THAT YEAR WAS THE BEST IN SCHOOL HISTORY. IN 1980, WE WERE SELECTED TO GO TO MEXICO CITY FOR 7 DAYS, & PLAY THE MEXICAN NATIONAL ALL-STAR TEAM.(MOSTLY GUYS WHO FLUNKED OUT OF USC & UCLA). I WOULD LOVE TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT TRIP, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO INVOLVE BOTH THE FBI & CIA. I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER MUCH ELSE ABOUT COLLEGE, EXCEPT BEING IN SOME GROUP CALLED PHI LAMB. SOME HOW ,THEY GAVE ME A DEGREE ANYWAY.
AFTER COLLEGE ,I HAD SEVERAL NICE JOB OFFERS IN THE COACHING FIELD. I WAS ALL READY TO GIVE SOME LUCKY SCHOOL MY ABSOLUTE BEST FROM AUGUST - NOVEMBER EACH YEAR. THEN,I FOUND OUT THEY EXPECTED ME TO WORK ALL YEAR LONG ! WELL ,I DID WHAT ANY ORIGINAL "SCRUB" WOULD DO & WENT BACK TO SCHOOL.
I ATTENDED LAW SCHOOL IN LITTLE ROCK. DURING THAT PERIOD, DANNY PETTY & DOUG BROWN BOTH WORKED AT BARS THERE. SO, I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER MUCH ABOUT LAW SCHOOL EITHER.
SINCE LAW SCHOOL, I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING VERY IMPORTANT , EXCEPT ADOPT 2 REAL MEAN KIDS.(IF YOU WANT TO READ ABOUT ALL THE BORING PROFESSIONAL STUFF, YOU WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT MY WEBSITE). KATE (16) PLAYS H.S.SOFTBALL (CATHER)& ROCK&ROLL GUITAR. (IF I LOOK SORT OF CONFUSED WHEN YOU SEE ME, IT'S PROBABLY JUST THAT CONSTANT RINGING IN MY EAR. JUST YELL A LITTLE LOUDER OR GIVE ME HAND SIGNALS). JORDAN (14) IS THE QB ON HIS FOOTBALL TEAM & ONE OF THE LEADING TACKLERS , AT OLB. HE SMOKES UP THE TRACK IN THE 400M & IS A BIG TIME BASEBALL PLAYER.(PITCHER,CATCHER,SS,CF). IN 2005 , I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE THE DEFENSIVE CO-ORDINATOR FOR THE 12YR. OLD ARKANSAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAM. JORDAN TRYS TO TAKE ALL THE CREDIT & SAYS I WAS JUST THE "EQUIPMENT DONKEY".
I HAVEN'T REALLY DONE MUCH ELSE SINCE WCHS, EXCEPT HAVE A GENERATION OF KIDS (EARLY 20'S- EARLY TEENS) COME TO KNOW ME AS "COACH HASHEM". IT'S PRETTY COOL TO HAVE SOME 16 YR. OLD BOY ,ALL FULL OF HIS EGO & TESTOSTERONE, COME UP & GIVE AN OLD GUY LIKE ME A HUG, EVEN WHEN HIS GIRL FRIEND IS WATCHING. A FEW YEARS AGO, I FINALLY REALIZED THAT I COULD NOT CHANGE THE WORLD ON MY OWN. SO, I STARTED TRYING TO CHANGE THE WORLD, ONE KID AT A TIME.
I REALLY DO HAVE A JOB, I JUST DON'T DO MUCH. WHEN PEOPLE AROUND HERE STARTED CALLING ME THE "BIG KAHUNA" ,I GOT REAL SORRY IN A HURRY. I TRY TO WORK SOME EVERY YEAR, BUT HAVE TO TAKE OFF FOR FOOTBALL SEASON, BASEBALL SEASON, & DUCK HUNTING. AFTER ALL THAT , I NEED AT LEAST A MONTH'S VACATION. SO, I GUESS THAT LEAVES BASKETBALL SEASON FOR FULL TIME LEGAL WORK. I NEVER REALLY CARED MUCH FOR BASKETBALL ANYWAY.
FINALLY, I WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT HIGHFALUTIN (RIDICULOUSLY PRETENTIOUS OR POMPOUS) REMARK BY MS. DICKEY ABOUT MY HAIRDO. I GUESS LIVING IN THE BIG CITY MAKES ONE WORRY ABOUT SUCH TRIVIAL THINGS. BUT, US GOOD OLE' BOYS KNOW THAT A $ WASTED ON A HAIRCUT, COULD JUST AS EASILY BE SPENT ON A NEW DUCK CALL ! AT LEAST YOU WILL RECOGNIZE ME WHEN YOU SEE ME, 'CAUSE I STILL GOT THAT SAME CURL ! NOTE: A BIT OF PARENTING PSYHCOLOGY FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT NEED IT : A FEW WEEKS AGO, I DEMANDED THAT MY SON GET A HAIRCUT. HE DECLINED THE OFFER. A FEW HOURS LATER ,I PULLED OUT MY WCHS ANNUAL & SHOWED HIM MY PICTURE. I SAID, "LOOK SON, HOW SPECIAL, WE HAVE THE SAME HAIR STYLE." THE NEXT DAY HE SPENT HIS OWN MONEY ON A HAIRCUT ! (TRUE STORY)

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