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IMPACT OF FORMER H.S. COACH ENDURES WITH NEW FOUNDATION
In one of the more memorable moments of the 2009 preseason for the Green Bay Packers, outside linebacker Aaron Kampman scooped up a fumble by Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner and rumbled 24 yards for a touchdown.
After the game, Kampman said it was the first touchdown he had scored since high school, which made the timing of the milestone appropriate on such a big night for that very school.
That night was Friday, Aug. 28, the night Aplington-Parkersburg High School played its first football game in 35 years without Ed Thomas as its head coach. Back in June, Thomas had been shot and killed, allegedly by a former player, bringing intense heartache to the small Iowa community that had spent the past year rebuilding itself from a devastating tornado in May 2008 - a rebuilding effort spearheaded and inspired by none other than Thomas himself.
In a perfect world, Kampman would have preferred ..
Source: Packers.com