Miner Legend: Coach Jim Forbes

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As Coach Golding stated last night during post game, “Please pray for Coach Forbes. If you don’t pray, keep him in your mind”. Well said Coach.

I met him long ago after playing Riverside and such a humble man that radiated strength & warmth.

Dozens gather for prayer vigil for Coach Jim Forbes

Editor’s Note: Coach Jim Forbes passed away early Friday, January 21, 2022, from complications from COVID-19 just hours after the community gathered for a prayer vigil. He was 69. EL PASO, Te…

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[Cube Jack]

RIP to one of the greatest local legends

 

[Cube Jack]

 

[picks up]

RIP

 

[jdubb66]

Great Miner, great El Pasoan, great coach, Haskins disciple.

 

[Voice of the Mosquito]

Spent two summers with coach Forbes up in Santa Fe at the Don Haskins camp back in the 70's. Such a nice guy and a different kind of coach, never yelled just addressed us in normal tones and spoke to us as people. This made a great impression on me and the others on our practice team. Haskins was a jokester, Ken Dewesse was all bravado, but coach Forbes was all about confidence and calm. I grew up as a person at those camps and although was never much of a player those times with these 3 along with coach Lynum meant a lot to me and still do. In life we come across people who affect us and leave lasting impressions of how we would like to be or inspire to be and coach Forbes for me was one of those people.

 

[MinerManiac]

RIP

 

[AZminer]

Ah sad - RIP coach! I remember he had a stack of new chuck taylors in his office in the locker room and he liked listening to DeLa Soul in the locker room. (At RHS late 80s) He was a humble man and gentle giant as he's been described.

 

[Lord Chabelo]

Spent two summers with coach Forbes up in Santa Fe at the Don Haskins camp back in the 70's. Such a nice guy and a different kind of coach, never yelled just addressed us in normal tones and spoke to us as people. This made a great impression on me and the others on our practice team. Haskins was a jokester, Ken Dewesse was all bravado, but coach Forbes was all about confidence and calm.

Coach was before I started following UTEP, but he sounds like a class act. RIP

 

[Dmanminer]

Enjoy your time talking hoops with the Bear, and other greats who inhabit heaven with you.

 

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