From the ArcaMax Publishing, Sports Update Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/sports/s-371654-584408
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (UPI) -- Authorities say University of Kentucky
football coach Rich Brooks and two others were able to swim to safety
after their boat capsized near Springfield, Ore.
Brooks, 66, his son Brady Brooks, 38, of Sacramento, Calif., and
Walter Barger, 63, of Portland, Ore., were in a 15-foot drift boat on
the McKenzie River Monday when it capsized, throwing the men into the
river, the Eugene (Ore.) Register-Guard reported Tuesday. None of the
men was wearing a life jacket, but all were able to swim to nearby
gravel bar, authorities said.
None of the three suffered any serious injuries. A passing fisherman
called emergency dispatchers when he saw the boat overturn after
hitting a log in the river, the newspaper said.
Brooks coached 18 seasons at the University of Oregon, taking the
Ducks to the Rose Bowl in 1994, the team's first appearance there in
37 seasons. He left the school in 1995 to coach the St. Louis Rams in
the National Football League and served as the Atlanta Falcons'
defensive coordinator before Kentucky hired him in 2003, the
Register-Guard said.