Campbell University - Pine Burr Yearbook (Buies Creek, NC)

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There is no easy road from tlu earth to the stars. — Seneca Th-e stars that haiv most glory have no rest. — Samuel Daniel Campbell students have long held pride in their soccer team, but until this year the Camels ' work went largely uncredited. 1969, however, was not only the Year of the Camels, it was the Year of Coach James Cole. A Campbell graduate in 1956, Cole returned to Buie ' s Creek in 1958 to coach fresh- man basketball and to organize a track team. As track coach for five years, he compiled a 21-11 record. The versatile Cole was asked to fill in as coach of the tennis team in 1968. He led the team to their best season ever. In 1963, Cole organized Campbell ' s first soccer team. He coached the first soccer game that he ever saw. The team gradually progressed under Cole ' s leadership until, in 1969, the team ' s efforts were at last rewarded. The Camels won their first District 29 and South- ern Area 5 titles only to close the season ranked 5 in the nation ! Realizing that events don ' t just happen but are made to happen, James Cole was named Southern Area 5 Coach of the Year. An integral part of his community. Cole is an active member of Memorial Baptist Church, President of the Lions Club, and coach of the Little League and Pony League base- ball teams. He is co-advisor of Campbell ' s Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Recognized in the 1967-1968 edition of OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN OF AMER- ICA and in the 1968-1969 edition of PERSONALITIES OF THE SOUTH, as an out- standing young American, the Pine Burr staff on behalf of Campbell ' s student body wishes to take this opportunity to honor a man who has invested his life ' s fullest energies and best talents to inspire ambition and achieve success. Truly illustrative of Campbell ' s motto Ad Astra Per Aspera, this the 35th edition of the Pine Burr is proudly dedicated to Coach James Ralph Cole.