NewsOK.com · Feb 20, 2018
Jenks coach Allan Trimble keeps his spirits high despite ALS
Allan Trimble with, from left, Ken Mendenhall, Mat Hoffman and Joe Castiglione, discuss their careers Monday after being named as members of the 2018 Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame class. [PHOTO BY JIM BECKEL, THE OKLAHOMAN]The one step up to the podium was small. But Allan Trimble took no chances Monday. His wife, Courtney, helped him navigate that step to join three other newly elected members of the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.
Climbing stairs is one of those small acts of independence that we all take for granted, like tying shoes and buttoning pants. Acts of independence that have abandoned the most successful high school football coach in Oklahoma history.