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Brothers giving back to Baldwin-Wallace, where their dad coached
By George M. Thomas
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Sunday, May 18, 2008
BEREA: When football fans hear the name Tressel, it's usually associated with one college institution: Ohio State University. But to many in Northeast Ohio and the city of Berea, that surname is synonymous with Baldwin-Wallace football.
Three Tressel brothers — Dick, Dave and, yes, Jim, the coach of the Buckeyes — returned home Saturday morning to honor their parents, legendary college football coach Lee and his wife, Eloise. The three brothers donated the funds to replace the turf at Baldwin-Wallace's George Finnie Stadium. Once finished, it will be dubbed Tressel Field at George Finnie Stadium. The donation is part of a larger $2 million renovation that will also upgrade the locker rooms, track and press box.
For the Tressels, making the donation to the school, which has buildings that dot Tressel Street, was a way to help the community remember their parents.
''You just hope that people will stop and think about what they did,'' Dick Tressel told the audience at Ursprung Gymnasium at the Lou Higgins Center.
In 23 seasons at Baldwin-Wallace, Lee Tressel amassed a 155-52-6 record and won a Division III national championship in 1978.
Football was an integral part of life in the Tressel home, but it was also a means to teach the Tressel boys greater lessons.
''We were raised to understand that something special could only happen in the presence of love,'' Jim Tressel told an audience of alumni.
The Baldwin-Wallace teams — football and soccer — used Finnie Stadium, a facility that Lee Tressel helped to get built, and its beat-up artificial turf for years. It will now be upgraded to state-of-the-art field turf, for which Yellow Jackets coach John Snell is grateful.
''I'm not sure I can put it in words. This is a great day for Baldwin-Wallace and a great day for Baldwin-Wallace football. It's just a great day for our kids,'' Snell said. ''Everything about this is absolutely fantastic. We obviously needed this renovation and to be able to get the Tressels back and dedicate this field in their name and their family is just a great feeling.''
Officials expect renovations to be complete in time for football season in the fall.
George M. Thomas can be reached at sportswriterabj@sbcglobal.net Read his blog at http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/sportsblitz/
BEREA: When football fans hear the name Tressel, it's usually associated with one college institution: Ohio State University. But to many in Northeast Ohio and the city of Berea, that surname is synonymous with Baldwin-Wallace football.
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