Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
PROVO — One of these days, Dave Rose will actually begin to relax and take advantage of his decision to retire as BYU’s basketball coach.
But on Friday, he buried his dad.
For the past two decades, Rose’s life has been like a hamster on a wheel. His Division I coaching life has been a blur with clumps of timeouts, a lot of summers surrendered to attend tournaments, late-night film sessions, extensive travel and airport food as well as sleepless nights — after both wins and losses.
Then came his retirement in late March, a press conference filled with tears and smiles, a little laughter and a lot of hugs.