"All the wrongs made right" - Rest in peace Coach... and enjoy the show!
-Loyal Player
Monday, June 28, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Great Times Remembered
I first came to St Louis in '93 from Long Island to pursue schooling in Chiropractic. I quickly met Steel from playing Attack alongside him on The St Louis Men's Club Team and we were instant pals. I helped him coach at DeSmet along with Midfield great Tom Coons and had a blast doing it. It was fun to be a part of then a new and building program which has because of him and his tremendous work ethic turned into a perennial power in the Midwest.
We used to go out to his place out on Highway T where he lived with Rich "Hannibal" Lechter. Barbecued Pork Steaks were a regularity and watching some VHS tapes of NCAA Championship games including the '89 Championship between Hopkins/Syracuse and my HS teammates Matt Panetta and Pat McCabe going against each other. Some times he would have another friend or two come over, including a football offensive lineman from ND who at the time was blocking for Joe Montana and showed us the shotgun that Joe gave him engraved and all.
Steel was the one that gave me my "lacrosse nickname" in St Louis: He was always so interested in where I came from and would ask details about it, only to find out that it was the most west town on Long Island right next to Queens. Once he heard that, from that point on it was : "Queens" and in The St Louis lacrosse arena that name has stuck as anyone from that team still calls me.
It is so great to see how 1 single man has influenced the lives of so many others in such a positive way.
Steel, I only hope that I could live my life in such a fun, caring, good, and meaningful way as you did and that I can raise my children as such.
Thank you for all that you have done.
You are truly missed,
Your Friend,
Queens
(Rob Arnone)
We used to go out to his place out on Highway T where he lived with Rich "Hannibal" Lechter. Barbecued Pork Steaks were a regularity and watching some VHS tapes of NCAA Championship games including the '89 Championship between Hopkins/Syracuse and my HS teammates Matt Panetta and Pat McCabe going against each other. Some times he would have another friend or two come over, including a football offensive lineman from ND who at the time was blocking for Joe Montana and showed us the shotgun that Joe gave him engraved and all.
Steel was the one that gave me my "lacrosse nickname" in St Louis: He was always so interested in where I came from and would ask details about it, only to find out that it was the most west town on Long Island right next to Queens. Once he heard that, from that point on it was : "Queens" and in The St Louis lacrosse arena that name has stuck as anyone from that team still calls me.
It is so great to see how 1 single man has influenced the lives of so many others in such a positive way.
Steel, I only hope that I could live my life in such a fun, caring, good, and meaningful way as you did and that I can raise my children as such.
Thank you for all that you have done.
You are truly missed,
Your Friend,
Queens
(Rob Arnone)
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