Coach Neil Woofter tipping his cap to the Lewiston fans and everyone who gathered to honor his 8-man Football Hall of Fame celebration. Photo by Paula Jasa former Sports Editor for Pawnee Republican
I was only five years old at the time, but when Neil Woofter began his coaching career for the Lewiston Tigers in 1976, nobody really knew what kind of impact he would have on the community around him in that span.
In my high school years, I only knew him as the “gruff coach” whom I always dreaded to play against in girls’ basketball, because his tough man-to-man defense resulted in numerous scratc…
