Ron Tull (Class of 1967)
"The qualities you instilled in us were hard work, team work, and discipline."
Bonnie Workman (Class of 1966)
"We were learning from you and didn't even realize it. As we get older we realize how valuable you were to us."
Ted Williams (Class of 1967)
"To think that even after forty years we still appreciate and recognize what you meant to us."
Ray Steinbliss (Class of 1970)
"I played for him as a junior and then against him as a senior. And I would have to tell you I would much rather play for him. He had a tremendous connection to his players and that's an incredible tribute to him. He has had an incredible impact on hundreds of your players."
Gary Maddox (Class of 1968)
"The transition was smooth because the families in Bridgeville were close-knit and the teachers were great...Coach Sirman was my mentor who helped me through life. I still follow some of his directions."
General John Custer (Class of 1970)
"We learned discipline and competition from Coach Sirman, because of the success of the team under Coach Sirman he brought the town together during a tough time."
Francis Johnson
"Black kids and white kids didn't go to each other's homes. But the biggest thing Coach Sirman did was he had us all play together, it wasn't white on this side and black on that side, we had to play together and relate with each other."
Hollis Smack
"Coach Sirman lived on this side of town, I lived on the other side of town. But yet you didn't say 'Hey you black kids can't go over there' or 'You white kids can't go over there' we played ball together, we travelled together, you could see the love that we had in each other right to this day and we're all in our sixties"
Dusty Knepper
"Small town, different lives, different backgrounds and different races, all living, working and growing together in peace and tranquility. We all have fond memories of a person that touched our lives in so many wonderful ways, Coach Sirman. We are now members of the bigger world. Just as diverse as when we were in high school, but we maintain the ability to come together; regardless of our backgrounds. I do believe if one object could put it into words, it would have to be the ladle that Coach Sirman has kept for all these years. No matter who you were, where you came from, where you lived or what color your skin was, one ladle of water for all to drink, to pour on your head or do both. We all used the same ladle. We are the Mustangs, the mighty, mighty Mustangs."