# Well done, Coach Dave Rohlman **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 20, 2009, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-coach-dave-rohlman/486678 "2009-02-20T04:40:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-coach-dave-rohlman/486678/1 "2009-02-20T04:40:25Z")
Really classy move by a high school basketball coach. Y’all just read the story for yourselves to see what happened. I, um, seem to have something in my eye… [Sportsmanship isn’t dead](http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=914609) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-coach-dave-rohlman/486678/2 "2009-02-20T17:00:07Z")
That WAS nice. Thanks for sharing it. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-coach-dave-rohlman/486678/3 "2009-02-20T17:02:20Z")
From your link (bolding mine) None so good, though, as the moment a team and a player decided **there were more important things than winning and having good stats**. Yes, DeKalb would go home with a loss. But it was a trip they’ll never forget. “This is something our kids will hold for a lifetime,” Rohlman said. “They may not remember our record 20 years from now, but they’ll remember what happened in that gym that night.” This is my philosophy absolutely. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-coach-dave-rohlman/486678/4 "2009-02-20T17:23:58Z")
God bless that kid and God bless that coach. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-coach-dave-rohlman/486678/5 "2009-02-20T17:40:52Z")
Great story. Thanks, **Oak**. I love that the captain already knew he was going to be missing the free throws. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-coach-dave-rohlman/486678/6 "2009-02-20T17:50:28Z")
Great story. > [@Oakminster](#): > > I, um, seem to have something in my eye.. Me too… ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-coach-dave-rohlman/486678/7 "2009-02-20T19:06:25Z")
I read this story right after coming back from a [Rachel’s Challenge](http://www.rachelschallenge.com/) assembly. Thanks loads. Both eyes… ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-coach-dave-rohlman/486678/8 "2009-02-20T20:45:27Z")
Wow. Nice job, coach. And guys. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-coach-dave-rohlman/486678/9 "2009-02-20T21:07:29Z")
Class act. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-coach-dave-rohlman/486678/10 "2009-02-20T21:58:32Z")
Wow. Talk about winning a game… Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-coach-dave-rohlman/486678/11 "2009-02-20T22:10:13Z")
I’m all sniffly now…