There are times when the situation has a person recalling events or races that happened many years ago. It is even more special when those events are written in a book and you can read and recall the stories from the past. This past week I received a book from when I taught at Northern Arizona University in the late 60s and early 70’s.
The book is titled, “Running Up The Mountain,” by Matt Baxter and Ron Mann. The book is a history of the cross country and track teams from early beginnings to the point where NAU is the number 1 cross country team in the nation today.
The cross country and track programs were virtually non-existent around 1967. A teammate of mine in football, track, and some wrestling is the main focus of the book. Leo “Red” Haberlack had just returned from the army to Minot State University in North Dakota in 1957 when I was going to school. We played football together and were part of the relay teams in track during those years. Dale Brown, who went on to coach at LSU and recruited Shaq was also part of the teams.
