My father Frank Hester
As this year’s football season ends with a Super Bowl XLVI rematch between the New England Patriots vs. New York Giants, I can’t help but think of my father and what was his football career. He was a sensation from the first time he put on cleats in the small town of Clinton, Oklahoma. When he was growing up, Clinton had one school for all grade levels. He graduated one year before they built what is known today as the ‘Tornado Dome.’
SCSC Varsity Sweater
Last summer, my family accompanied him to his school reunion (which turned into an impromptu family reunion) and stories about my father being an All-State and All-Conference player are still told today. He has football records that are unbroken at Clinton High School and at Southern Colorado State College (SCSC, then called the Indians) and now Colorado State University–Pueblo home of the ThunderWolves. Where he lettered all four years and received his varsity sweater.
Somewhere in my mother’s garage are his Letterman jackets – one is from a bowl game and the other is All-Conference along with multiple letters of interest from the NFL (if I can find the jackets and letters, I’ll add images.) Unfortunately, the Vietnam War happened.
Here are some photos my mom recently brought back from Colorado. His “Potential All-American” article ends with the mention of my parent’s wedding.
Thank you for reading.
Adrienne xo
Me and My Alter Ego 
That kool always hold on to the memories.
I am a very lucky girl. Thank you 🙂
I saw your dad play in the 1959 Clinton @ Weatherford game (I was only a seventh grader). I never forgot seeing the Frankie Hester/Charles Pascher faceoff, after all the hype leading up to the game. Pascher came out with a broken leg, but your dad was awesome. This response is a couple of years late; I was just remembering old times, and thought I’d google your dad. Hope you are all well.
Thank you Bill. I will tell my dad and give him your email. He’s into playing golf now. I hope you are doing well too!
Just decided to google Frank’s name which I do for different athletes that attended CSU Pueblo back in the day.. I went to school with Frank, and played basketball. If I remember correctly I shared a house my first year their with Frank and two other football players.
I remember Patty was still in high school that first year. A lot of basketball players use to come out of Michigan , I’m one of them.
Larry Hammock Rushdan