Off the Bench

By LINDA MOWERY-DENNING
Ellsworth County I-R

As Ron Svaty looks back over his 75 years, he realizes that many of the significant events in his life have happened abruptly and with little warning.

On his way to taking advantage of a football scholarship at Washburn University, Kansas State University offered him a free four-year ride to the school. Svaty immediately abandoned football and headed for Manhattan.

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