Russ Swain

And as a trophy, he had found this earthen jug, had a sign painter doll it up and create the artistry on it that said, the little brown jug champion. And that was the trophy that was passed each year to the winner. And he said, after I retired, because there were fights breaking out in school, we canceled that competition. And I always wondered, what happened to my trophy?

And so nobody seemed to know where it went. And so I was asking former students, former teachers, anybody know where that trophy went? And anyway, finally a janitor came to him and said, I think it's in a box in the basement, a storage room of the Weber County Library. So he went, he asked for permission to go through all these boxes. It was like looking for the Holy Grail.

And so nobody seemed to know where it went. And so I was asking former students, former teachers, anybody know where that trophy went? And anyway, finally a janitor came to him and said, I think it's in a box in the basement, a storage room of the Weber County Library. So he went, he asked for permission to go through all these boxes. It was like looking for the Holy Grail.

And so nobody seemed to know where it went. And so I was asking former students, former teachers, anybody know where that trophy went? And anyway, finally a janitor came to him and said, I think it's in a box in the basement, a storage room of the Weber County Library. So he went, he asked for permission to go through all these boxes. It was like looking for the Holy Grail.

One day he found it and tears welled up in his eyes. He was emotional about it. This was a part of my history. I want this to be permanently displayed in the Ogden High School trophy case. And no sooner had it been displayed there, given a place of honor, but the coach at Weber High said, I think that belongs in our trophy case because we won more games than you guys did.

One day he found it and tears welled up in his eyes. He was emotional about it. This was a part of my history. I want this to be permanently displayed in the Ogden High School trophy case. And no sooner had it been displayed there, given a place of honor, but the coach at Weber High said, I think that belongs in our trophy case because we won more games than you guys did.

One day he found it and tears welled up in his eyes. He was emotional about it. This was a part of my history. I want this to be permanently displayed in the Ogden High School trophy case. And no sooner had it been displayed there, given a place of honor, but the coach at Weber High said, I think that belongs in our trophy case because we won more games than you guys did.

He was really offended at that because it was his creation. It was a tribute to his legacy. And so he said, Rusty, he says, I got to give them something. So here's the trophy, and I want you to make one identical. And I said, and I'm forgiven? He says, you're forgiven. And we had the most fun. And we bonded over this fun little mischievous prank to pull on the coach at Weber High School.

He was really offended at that because it was his creation. It was a tribute to his legacy. And so he said, Rusty, he says, I got to give them something. So here's the trophy, and I want you to make one identical. And I said, and I'm forgiven? He says, you're forgiven. And we had the most fun. And we bonded over this fun little mischievous prank to pull on the coach at Weber High School.

He was really offended at that because it was his creation. It was a tribute to his legacy. And so he said, Rusty, he says, I got to give them something. So here's the trophy, and I want you to make one identical. And I said, and I'm forgiven? He says, you're forgiven. And we had the most fun. And we bonded over this fun little mischievous prank to pull on the coach at Weber High School.

And he gave it to him and said, hey, give it a place of respect. Whereas the real trophy, he built a special case for it. And it's in the teacher's lounge, where only the administration can enjoy it and see it. But it's in its proper place at Ogden High School. And I promised I wouldn't tell that, divulge that to anybody as long as he walked the earth. And he passed away a few years later.

And he gave it to him and said, hey, give it a place of respect. Whereas the real trophy, he built a special case for it. And it's in the teacher's lounge, where only the administration can enjoy it and see it. But it's in its proper place at Ogden High School. And I promised I wouldn't tell that, divulge that to anybody as long as he walked the earth. And he passed away a few years later.

And he gave it to him and said, hey, give it a place of respect. Whereas the real trophy, he built a special case for it. And it's in the teacher's lounge, where only the administration can enjoy it and see it. But it's in its proper place at Ogden High School. And I promised I wouldn't tell that, divulge that to anybody as long as he walked the earth. And he passed away a few years later.

And so now I can talk about it.

And so now I can talk about it.

And so now I can talk about it.

That's exactly right. People have since asked me, were you tempted to make two and keep the real one? And I said, no, I wasn't going to do that.

That's exactly right. People have since asked me, were you tempted to make two and keep the real one? And I said, no, I wasn't going to do that.

That's exactly right. People have since asked me, were you tempted to make two and keep the real one? And I said, no, I wasn't going to do that.

And becoming very good friends through it all. Yeah, it was great.