Fred stayed with Jeff and his wife

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Life-long friend Jeff Jaybusch was a senior when Fred was in eighth grade. They grew up in the same neighborhood.

“I even sold him his first bike which I had outgrown,” Jaybusch said. “Fred was my best friend.”

Kay when she was studying at Seattle University. Fred has just finished a year playing at Skagit Valley Community College and the “boys” were often told to leave her alone to study so they frequented pick-up games at the university.

Said Jaybusch, “Pick-up games at SU were interesting because Fred doesn’t fit the profile of a basketball player, more like a running back. For a while the worst player from the other team would guard him country wise email marketing list and of course Fred would score at will against him. It didn’t take long before word got around and Fred was the guy to pay attention to, but he still scored at will. Fast, strong, smart and could shoot…Over the last 45 years Fred and I have played over 1,000 games of tennis, countless BB games, officiated hundred of games, coached little kids BB together and he has helped me with the Elks Hoop ShootThinking about all of the great BB players Wrangell has had, three come to mind as pretty special and were difference makers almost every night. Kip Larson in the early to mid-‘60s (West Point grad), Fred Angerman and Archie Young…One thing to remember is when Fred was playing there weren’t classes like 1A, 2A, etc, he played Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka and at the state level against the Anchorage and Fairbanks schools and was still great.”

Long-time and former officials Jim Dybdahl, Bill Steinbach and Keith Perkins had decades of officiating high school basketball seasons, Region V and state tournaments together.