He died shortly before I was born. Coach Anderson could never talk about

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Jun 2, 2024
1:34:11pm

PhilPete All-American

him without tearing up. Wayne, from all accounts was an awesome baller and an even better human being.

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Anyone here remember Wayne Estes besides me? He was a heavy bodied forward for

Bullrider

Jun 2, 11:19am

Montana native

chirocoug

Jun 2, 11:24am

From Anaconda

MickShrimpton

Jun 2, 12:31pm

Really? I attended church in Anaconda a couple years ago!

StarMan

Jun 2, 1:06pm

Wow, that's crazy! I've driven past Anaconda a few times!

John Doe

Jun 2, 1:32pm

I play golf there at The Old Works. Cool golf course.

MickShrimpton

Jun 2, 11:14pm

Old news article stated Wayne and his brother would shovel snow off the court

chirocoug

Jun 2, 4:00pm

That's what i did growing up every year around March...

icecougar

Jun 2, 11:04pm

I just googled his name,what a tragic story.

Islandercoug

Jun 2, 11:27am

I thought the second best college player in the State of Utah ever.

Bullrider

Jun 2, 11:34am

Blueto

Jun 2, 11:40am

Didn’t know that story.

eyes4byu

Jun 2, 12:27pm

I remember waking up in the 5th grade and hearing the news on the radio.

MichCoug

Jun 2, 11:45am

Yep, watched him play the Cougs at the SFH just before his untimely death.

WallaX2

Jun 2, 12:09pm

Me too.

BYUJoJo

Jun 2, 2:23pm

I think Ladell Anderson baptized him

mtcougar

Jun 2, 12:33pm

"Mormon lore" ?

MichCoug

Jun 2, 12:48pm

Estes was an amazing player and remarkable human being! Such a tragedy!😢

Soy Celeste

Jun 2, 12:38pm

Lots of people thought he’d end up playing

Oldcougfan

Jun 2, 1:05pm

My dad told me he was the best player ever watched play in person….

44C

Jun 2, 1:28pm

He died shortly before I was born. Coach Anderson could never talk about

PhilPete

Jun 2, 1:34pm

A great article on Estes and the tragedy is as follows:

84 natlchamps

Jun 2, 2:01pm

I remember him too. Great player.

BYUJoJo

Jun 2, 2:25pm

RE: Anyone here remember Wayne Estes besides me? He was a heavy bodied forward

OriginalBlue

Jun 2, 2:51pm

The accident happened near my parent's house (not at the time of the event).

85fan

Jun 2, 2:52pm

No one. Is picking upon the Kozlowski comparisons. I’d really like to stimulate

Bullrider

Jun 2, 3:04pm

Remember the accident after a stellar performance same night. So tragic.

WaybackCougar

Jun 2, 3:05pm

I watched Estes beat BYU in Provo two days before his death. He was highly

rockyrd

Jun 2, 3:07pm

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