THE GENEVA FANS at Memorial Field, back in the day. File / Star Beacon
THE LATE, GREAT BOB HERPY during his playing days as a star for the Geneva Eagles. File / Star Beacon
GENEVA NATIVE NORM POTTER, his wife, Michelle, son, Peyton, and daughter, Paige, moved from Minnesota to Utah in March. Submitted photo / Star Beacon
Geneva’s true ‘Home Field’
Former Eagle Norm Potter finishes a real labor of love after five years
TOM HARRIS Star Beacon
Money earned from the project will benefit Geneva sports programs. Potter thinks most of the money will go to the football, but the decisions on how the money is to be allotted will be made in Geneva.
“When this started, all the money was to go to the football field,” Potter said. “But they got that taken care of in one fell swoop (with the GaREAT Complex).”
Potter graduated from Geneva in 1982 and went on to Adrian College, where he played football. Until this spring, Potter lived in Michigan, teaching and coaching. In 1998, he was named the county volleyball Coach of the
Year, guiding Bliffield High School to a 34-8-1 record, the first time the team had finished above .500 since 1973.
In March, Potter, his wife, Michelle, son, Peyton,11, and daughter, Paige, 9, moved to Harriman, Utah. Potter is working as an educational consultant and running a small video business on the side.
“It’s beautiful out here,” he said. “We’re still getting used to it. But we’re about 25 minutes from Salt Lake City, there are three national parks in easy driving distance, the Olympics facilities from 2002 are close by and the mountains are just breathtaking.”
Harris is a freelance writer from Ashtabula Township.
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