Swim FSU

This is how they looked in college and in high school. I am talking about Dean and his swimming buddies, as they met up with each other again at the Pool Dedication for the FSU Swimming and Diving Teams. For the first time in FSU's history, the swimming and diving teams have a facility that they can call their own. They do not have to share their locker rooms with the entire student body, anymore. With the help of former swimmers and interested boosters, this facility, located near the FSU Golf Course, will become the new home of the SWIMNOLES !




Mike and Adie, and Dean I were first met by Allen Orendorff and his wife, Jane. Allen and Dean were both swimmers for Boca Ciega High School, and later teammates for FSU. They are in that color picture...can you find them? We had not seen Allen since graduating from FSU in 1971. Turns out that Allen and Jane visit his mom every Christmas...in St. Pete...needless to say, we will be touching base again this Christmas.


We then met up with two more swimmers, Chester Miltenberger and "Little Dickie Hosford". Chester was two years behind Dean and swam Breaststroke for FSU. He is now a heart surgeon, and stays in shape with Masters Swimming. Dick Hosford was a high school swimmer who was allowed to train with the FSU team. He is now the head Swim coach for Leon High( in Tallahassee), while his son, who also swam for Auburn (after Adam), is the head coach for rival Lincoln High. For those of you who did not know, Mike Price was a trainer for the swim team...and was Dean's first college roommate and "bestest" friend!! In this picture they are left to right...Dean, Chester (Chet the Jet), Dick, Allen and Mike. In the team photo from Dean's Jr. year, can you find Dean, Mike, and Chester?


And finally, Dean is standing near the diving platforms, named for his friend and teammate, Phil "Flip" Boggs. Flip was an outstanding FSU diver, who went on to win Gold in the Olympics. In their Sr. year, at NCAA's, Dean and Flip had so many points between them, that FSU actually made the leader board. Since this was an unexpected development, a sign had to be hastily "hand written", so That FSU could join the ranks of Indiana (Mark Spitz's school) and the other elite swimming schools of the time. Flip died in his late thirties from cancer. I know he was with us that day!