Comments on: Stu’s Huntdown: Barry Wohler

By: Alisa

Alisa — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:54:38 +0000

That’s my dad.. =)

By: jama

jama — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:10:58 +0000

So if this guy was Joe Mauer before Joe Mauer, was Dave Winfield the Barry Wohler before Barry Wohler?

By: Stu

Stu — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:07:56 +0000

Stu, ever had occasion to see Sons of Shaw?

Yes. At the aforementioned ballroom, a couple of friends and I requested “My Sharona” so loudly and so frequently that they played it the next time we saw them. They butchered it, but it was still a nice respite from the Bon Jovi and Poison covers that were the coin of the outstate cover band realm at the time.

By: Dave MN

Dave MN — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:05:28 +0000

I bet Wohler could throw a football over those mountains…

By: AZGopherGirl

AZGopherGirl — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:59:29 +0000

Looks like he snubbed his KDUZ/KARP hall of fame honor. Even Herb Carneal showed up for a photo.

I remember the name well, too. I can’t find confimation, and I was youngish at the time, but I’m guessing he had his way with the Glencoe bb squads a time or two. On the court, I mean.

Stu, ever had occasion to see Sons of Shaw? Either I was drunk or this was really a band playing a street dance. Could be both.

By: Shifty McShifterson

Shifty McShifterson — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:54:20 +0000

LeSueur-Henderson, 1995, huh. Brings back memories of a particular young… /TMI

By: Stu

Stu — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:40:29 +0000

Grievous Error of Omission: the last graf of the story should read “…the nearby Island Ballroom is a popular place to hold a marriage reception, get stupid drunk when you’re underage and see terrible cover bands, probably the Shaw Band.”

The Huntdown Staff regrets the error.

By: Toonces51

Toonces51 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:26:15 +0000

He also coached football (maybe more) at Belle Plaine in the 90’s. In fact, I believe he was still coach in 1995, when a plucky squad from LeSueur-Henderson made the drive up 169 to beat them for the conference title in a New England/Indianapolis like battle of the unbeatens.

I believe he was also umpiring a game in Jordan once, when a catcher asked for a new ball due to scratches on the one in play, to which he replied “Ah, that’ll just give it more movement.”

The very next pitch happened to not move that much, as it hit a certain RandBall poster.

Thanks a lot, Barry. And thanks to you too, Stu.