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Article: FOR JOE GENGELBACH, IT'S 40 YEARS AND COUNTING
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- September 9, 2009
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POSEYVILLE, Ind. - Every night after practice, North Posey High
School football coach Joe Gengelbach visited ailing Poseyville Fire
Chief Bernard "Bud" Fehribach Jr. at the hospital or hospice.
Fehribach recently died of cancer, at age 44.
"He played for (Gengelbach more than) 25 years ago," said former
North Posey all-stater Joe Neidig. "It wasn't something typical."
Gengelbach's atypical devotion to his former players is
legendary.
"When they come back through town, they might stop at practice
and say, 'Hey,' " he said. "To keep track of what they're doing, how
their lives are unfolding, is very rewarding."
When Gengelbach
became North Posey's head coach 40 years ago - yes, 40 years ago - ...