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Pt. Loma said goodbye to Coach
Bennie Edens at the football field which has been renamed in his honor. 1500
jammed the football bleachers to hear 2 hours of testimonials to his good
character and honesty.
The presiding Presbyterian minister said Bennie was
someone who, "enjoyed using money to
show his love of People, unlike those who do the reverse." (!)
A former player said Ben Edens approached life with "confident
humility."
When everyone stood to sing the "Alma Mater"
under blue skies, it was quite a moving moment. The day was another
example of the unique "Pointer Pride". As Anita Q
points out, no other local school has that mysterious special feeling and
loyalty.
-Jim Sills
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The Memorial by Scott Hopkins
The heavens stopped
weeping to present the Point Loma community with a beautiful day to
celebrate the life of Bennie Edens on Saturday,
Feb. 23, 2008.
Rains on Friday and Sunday served as bookends to the
gathering of over 2,000 people who came to pay their respects to a man
who was loved and respected by many, including former students, athletes,
beginning swimmers and parents.
Not to mention coaches.
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Ode to Bennie Edens
from 11/16/87
Written by Punky
Fristrom
In the beginning Bennie created Point Loma and the
high school. And the school was without a team and void. And Bennie said,
"Let there be football, and there was football." And Bennie saw
the football, that it was good.
And Bennie divided the offense from the defense. And
Bennie made the offense and divided the passing game from the running
game, and it was so. So Bennie created the defense in Schuler's image.
And Bennie said, "Let there be an Eastern league in the midst of the
city, and let it divide the champions from the also-rans.
So Bennie created a football team in his own image and
said unto them, "Have dominion over the fowl of the air and the
beasts of the earth, and over every team that moveth
upon the earth."
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"Guys Only" Event
The sun shone brightly
on San Diego
Bay
as a huge group of former Point Loma football players assembled at the
Bali Hai restaurant on Shelter
Island
on a Sunday afternoon to share stories and memories of Bennie Edens, their legendary coach, who passed away
February 8, 2008.
The event, billed as a "Guys Only" event,
allowed former pigskinners to toast their
former mentor who, as many shared with teammates, credit Edens
for helping them cross the threshold from boyhood to manhood with
dignity, grace and class.
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