Descriptive Essay About My Grandfather - 1004 Words

â€Å"There’s never a dull moment when he’s around,† was the quote written under my grandpa’s senior picture in his yearbook. Benjamin Frederick Kolbe, my grandpa, was born on October 2, 1935, in the Winner hospital. If my grandpa could sum up high school, he would advise everyone to have an enjoyable time and to participate in many activities. Because my grandpa is funny and outgoing, I wanted to see what his high school experience was like. I chose my grandpa because of his satisfying humor and wonderful personality; I wanted to hear about his high school life and how different school was back then. While in high school, my grandpa lived in Dixon, South Dakota, with his parents, Leona and Ray Kolbe, and his two brothers (his two†¦show more content†¦School would always end in May and then start back up again in September. My grandpa only went to Gregory High School because the staff wanted him to play basketball in Gregory, not Dallas. In betwee n the end of November and early February, my grandpa played basketball-his favorite sport. Every week, either on a Tuesday or a Friday, he had a basketball game to attend. During his junior year he averaged nineteen points each game, and his senior year he averaged seventeen points each game. One would think that the best day of someone’s life would possibly be their wedding day or perhaps the day when their children were born but not for my grandpa. On January 1, 1955, my grandpa had the best day of his life, hands down. He was playing in a New Year’s Day tournament that was held in Lake Andes. Four teams competed; Gregory played Kimball White Lake and won. Because Fairfax beat Lake Andes, Gregory played Fairfax next; during the first half of their game, all the tall guys, six feet and taller, each had four fouls. Right after the third quarter, they all fouled out. The Gregory coach then called a timeout and told my grandpa that he was going to play center. While play ing center, he hardly missed a basket. He shot eleven out of eleven free throws for 100%. The Gorillas won the game fifty-one to fifty. When the buzzer rang, signaling that the game was over, two of the tallShow MoreRelatedDescriptive Essay About My Grandfather1353 Words   |  6 Pageshand, was about to cross the border. I am one of the millions who had to go through this situation. The month of August was about to end, but in my life, a whole new journey was about to begin. It was 2004 I was with my grandpa he hugs me while we are talking I felt his love towards me in his big warm hands that were wrapped around my shoulder, home is where I was. Little did I know that I won’t be seeing my Abuelo and Abuela for the next 13 years. They hugged me one last time and my grandpa gaveRead MoreDescriptive Essay About My Grandfather1112 Words   |  5 PagesHaving a grandfather is like having a best friend. My grandfather was that figure for me, I called him Pop; he was my mothers father. 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