Go on a Linfield athletic team road trip with Coach Hal Smith and you might have noticed his penchant for frequently (always?) ordering the same meal, a cheeseburger and a chocolate milk shake.
He believed it was the perfect meal because all the food groups were represented.
His son, Mike Smith, Reno, Nev., told Wildcatville, “You are correct in that he said it had all the required food groups and was therefore a perfectly healthy meal.
"Unfortunately, that’s all I can remember about it, but I know it was one of his favorite meals. Of course, I didn’t mind eating them either.”
POSTSCRIPTS:
=Keith Shriver, a Linfield Athletics Hall of Famer as an
outstanding sprinter for Wildcat men’s track & field confirmed Coach Smith’s
cheeseburger endorsement.
=Prior to the 1968 Northwest Conference men’s cross-country
championship on Sat. Nov. 2, 1968, at Pier Park in Portland, Oregon, Coach
Smith encouraged one of his team’s top two runners to “satisfy yourself.”
Hal Smith photo from Tom Rohlffs Archives. Photo of cheeseburger and chocolate shake taken Sept. 27, 2008, at Alf's Ice Cream & Burgers in McMinnville.