While at the Statesman in Boise, I often covered Idaho Vandal football games. My boss, Jim Brown, was a large contributor to Idaho’s football program.

Vandal coach Skip Stahley came by the newspaper on a number of occasions, probably to keep the support going.

I was scheduled to fly to Logan, Utah to cover the Vandal-Utah State game at Logan, Utah, a flight of about an hour.

Also scheduled the sam...