V 13 N. 96 Don 'Red' Edwards, Sixty-Four Years at the Helm of Big Walnut HS in Sunbury, OH, R.I.P.

 

Few will ever be able to say they spent sixty years in coaching anything or anybody.  Red Edwards could.

I got to meet Red about ten years ago before moving to Canada and spent the better part of a day in his museum in the old farm house on his property.  Red attended his last state track meet this year and several of my acquaintances saw him and talked to him then.  We did a story about that visit to his museum and here is a link to that piece as well as a tribute from his high school Big Walnut in Sunbury,  OH , just north of Columbus.

A Trip to Amish Country and a Track Museum  link

Red Edwards, Big Walnut High School   link

From Terry Oehrtman

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Red Edwards:  Track & Field/Cross Country historian passed away on Thursday, September 28th.  Red was 85.  Red created a wonderful museum of our sport(s) in a house in Sunbury, Ohio.  He loved to show his many accumulated documents and artifacts of his beloved Big Walnut High School, as well as many other interesting items of general track and cross country interest to anyone who wanted to visit.  His only requirement for admission was for the guest to sign his guest register.  Red was a great promoter of our sport(s).  For many years he displayed many items from his museum at the Annual OATCCC Track & Field Clinic in Columbus. 

From Kevin Lewis

This Thursday, Oct 5, from 6-8 pm are visitation hours at Snyder Funeral Home, DeVore Chapel, 637 N St , Rt 61 , Sunbury Funeral will be Friday Oct 6, at 1:00 pm at the Funeral Home Graveside Service is at 2:00 pm at Sunbury Memorial Park, 98 W Cherry St, Sunbury There will be a celebration of Red's life on Saturday morning, Oct 21 at Big Walnut High School. Details will come later.