There’s a good background story to this, and the truth is I’ve been sort of obsessed with reporting this story for a long, long time, but that’ll have to wait for another day. My story pales in comparison to The Quintessential Bob Huggins story, and the latter has new life. Last week, I talked to Gene Ford, who helped me find Phil.

“Phil Westhafer,” Ford said. “He went on to become a teacher for many years.”

Of course he did. The story is real, and it’s fantastic.