Two guys who were famous on the University of Arkansas baseball team were Glen Rose and George Cole. George was short stop and I was the second baseman. And I was the captain my last year.

They built a modern stadium on the campus and they named it George Cole Stadium. The other guy, Glen Rose, he was from North Little Rock. Glen and I were pretty good buddies. He was a big, tall guy.

We got acquainted when we were in high school. He played at North Little Rock the two years I played football at Searcy. We beat North Little Rock every time. Glen and I would talk over the games. We were roommates on trips.

He played first base. He was a damn good athlete. He played tackle and he was very good in basketball. He coached for the University of Arkansas basketball team for about twenty years.

George Cole was pretty good. He was too short for a quarterback.

(The recollections of Jimmie Fondren at 92.)