(La Puente)- “It’s just a tough situation and I was concerned for the kids,” said new Bassett football coach Aubrey Duncan.
Duncan, the schools head track coach for the last five years, was was runner up this spring to Craig Cieslak for the Olympians job.
Cieslak quit last week, leaving the program in serious limbo and down to a dozen players in the first week of June.
“I’m excited about the position and the good group of people here that I will be working with, but now I’ve got to put together a staff,” said Duncan. “Everyone that was out there is already gone and I’ve got to find an OC, DC, and the rest of the staff.”
“We don’t have to talk about that now do we?” Said the amiable Duncan when asked about his age.
Insight on Duncan’s age is found is bio. He played for Tom Hamilton, the late football coach who led Pasadena High through the 60’s.
“He was a great man,” said Duncan of Hamilton. “One of my best friends, he was like a father to me.”
He also played at Cal State when football was still being played at the college.
In the early 1970’s Duncan was in and out of NFL camps as defensive back. After failing to stick with the Rams and Chargers, he found a home in the World Football League.
“I was there for two seasons, and suffered pretty bad knee injury.”
Duncan’s claim to fame since has been his involvement in womens football. First as part of the staff of the Los Angeles Dandelions after his playing days and most recently heading up the L.A. Amazons, which features locals Tamar Hill and Jennifer White.
“It’s a tough situation but we’re going to make it work,” said Duncan who will be a guest on “The Mid Valley Sports Show” on June 22nd.
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