Bill Gentry & His "Prized" 1963 State Championship Watch

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Albuquerque sportswriter Phill Casaus interviewed Coach Gentry in November 1985, just prior to a New Mexico state football playoff game featuring his Highland Hornets.

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As the story documents, Bill always wore the personalized Universal Geneve watch presented to him by his 1963 championship team:

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"But hidden under his ever-present blue windbreaker, Gentry wears a ticking memento of hope on his left wrist -- a 10-karat-gold reminder of what can happen in the Class AAAA playoffs."