Saturdayβs celebration of life for Amphiβs record-setting football coachΒ Vern FriedliΒ was much more than a reflection on 331 football victories. One of the young men that Friedli impacted wasΒ Bill Kinneberg, a baseball pitcher at Morenci High School who pitched a one-hitter, striking out 12, in the 1973 state championship game, which was Friedliβs first state title. Kinneberg went on to be a standout pitcher at Arizona, head baseball coach at UTEP and Wyoming, and coached Utah to the 2016 Pac-12 baseball championship.
Vern Friedli impacted many Arizonans during his time as a coach
- Greg Hansen Arizona Daily Star
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