Jose Luis Correa: “Coach Rollinson, congratulations. You put not Santa Ana but Santa Ana on the map. Thank you very much. You have often…”

“Coach Rollinson, congratulations. You put not Santa Ana but Santa Ana on the map. Thank you very much. You have often said that you create the effort and God controls the outcome. These are words to live by. Thank you very much. Last year, I had the opportunity when I was at home on a Friday night--one of my favorite activities is to go and watch high school football games. Santa Ana Bowl is about a mile away from my house. This night you were there coaching Mater Dei vs. St. John Bosco. It was an epic game of course. As I got there and looked around, I was on the sidelines--your side, by the way, not Bosco's side--and next to me I saw the USC head coach and Bama's head coach. There must have been every head coach in the top 20 schools in this country watching your game and watching your athletes play football that night. It was unbelievable. At the end of the game we had a bunch of helicopters come by and take these coaches away. It was an unbelievable night. We are going to honor you today, an honor well-deserved. You are Orange County's all-time leader, and the winningest coach. You graduated from Mater Dei High School in 1967, and in 1966, you played against Anaheim High School--my High School. I am a Colonist too. You played against my coach, Clare Van Hoorebeke. {time} 1215 This is our helmet, sir. Do you remember it? I wore this helmet that night in 1966. It was the game of the decade.…”