We have been very, very fortunate to have him as a coach, and with the way he looks--he could be around for quite a while longer!

I recall Pat Kilkenny flying around the country in his private jet and swinging for the fence and a "home run" hire to replace Ernie. People were following his travels by the tail number on his airplane.

It is remarkable that he actually hit an inside the park home run with getting Dana to come to Eugene!

Altman joked about the process. "You look at my wife, you look at me, I wasn't her first choice either," he said.