I’ve had the honor of calling Harve Dailey my friend for the past 33 years.
In that time, we shared many Pitt stories, celebrated lots of victories, and experienced what seems like more than our fair share of losses. We took a few road trips together (NCAA tourneys, Bowl games), and spent far too many hours on the phone discussing strategies, recruits, coaching hires, etc. We spent so many hours on the phone together that his family would just answer the phone and say, “Here he is Frank.” I apologized to his wife and kids yesterday while visiting for cutting into their family time so much over the years. They laughed.
As many of you Lair members know, Harve always had time to talk with someone and listen to their take on things. He didn’t always agree but he would sure listen and would always give you his STRONG opinion on things! As Recruits pointed out in one of his posts, Harve had a knack for telling you that you were wrong but doing it in a polite, respectful way. Harve was a dignified man.
I can’t tell you how many times Harve has “talked me down off the ledge” after a tough Pitt loss. He was always the voice of reason and perspective. Harve was a few years older than me with a few more miles on the tires. I relied often on his life experiences to help me in mine. We were both fortunate enough to coach our kids and others in different sports. He shared many tips and helped me in my coaching “career”. I thank him for his good advice.
I have to tell you how impressed I am by how many Lair posters have expressed their condolences and shared their Harve stories here today. The posts have been spot on too with describing Harve. I am amazed at the number of posters who Harve had engaged with in offline conversations. He truly enjoyed speaking with folks and listening.
Harve would be surprised and quite embarrassed at having four different Lair threads written about him!
I will deeply miss my friend. I will miss being able to call him up to bitch about a dumb call or to celebrate a great victory. His son said that he got to see the UCF game and actually perked up when they won. I will miss celebrating future Panther victories with him.
Harve and I had season tickets together for football and basketball for many years. He dropped basketball a few years ago but kept his FB tickets. We have a great tailgate group in Red Lot 7A. We will all miss him terribly but have hope that we can shoot the breeze again someday and share a Mark77 burger from the grill!
I will miss high fiving him after a Panther TD or a 3-point FG. I will miss stealing his FB game program to figure out what number a player is. I will miss meeting him at the “O” before a hoops game. I will miss getting the inside scoop from so many contacts that Harve had built up over the years.
I will miss my friend but as I told him yesterday, we will speak again. It may be a while but we will get caught up on things and we will have a good time.
Rest in Peace my friend. God bless and Hail to PITT!
In that time, we shared many Pitt stories, celebrated lots of victories, and experienced what seems like more than our fair share of losses. We took a few road trips together (NCAA tourneys, Bowl games), and spent far too many hours on the phone discussing strategies, recruits, coaching hires, etc. We spent so many hours on the phone together that his family would just answer the phone and say, “Here he is Frank.” I apologized to his wife and kids yesterday while visiting for cutting into their family time so much over the years. They laughed.
As many of you Lair members know, Harve always had time to talk with someone and listen to their take on things. He didn’t always agree but he would sure listen and would always give you his STRONG opinion on things! As Recruits pointed out in one of his posts, Harve had a knack for telling you that you were wrong but doing it in a polite, respectful way. Harve was a dignified man.
I can’t tell you how many times Harve has “talked me down off the ledge” after a tough Pitt loss. He was always the voice of reason and perspective. Harve was a few years older than me with a few more miles on the tires. I relied often on his life experiences to help me in mine. We were both fortunate enough to coach our kids and others in different sports. He shared many tips and helped me in my coaching “career”. I thank him for his good advice.
I have to tell you how impressed I am by how many Lair posters have expressed their condolences and shared their Harve stories here today. The posts have been spot on too with describing Harve. I am amazed at the number of posters who Harve had engaged with in offline conversations. He truly enjoyed speaking with folks and listening.
Harve would be surprised and quite embarrassed at having four different Lair threads written about him!
I will deeply miss my friend. I will miss being able to call him up to bitch about a dumb call or to celebrate a great victory. His son said that he got to see the UCF game and actually perked up when they won. I will miss celebrating future Panther victories with him.
Harve and I had season tickets together for football and basketball for many years. He dropped basketball a few years ago but kept his FB tickets. We have a great tailgate group in Red Lot 7A. We will all miss him terribly but have hope that we can shoot the breeze again someday and share a Mark77 burger from the grill!
I will miss high fiving him after a Panther TD or a 3-point FG. I will miss stealing his FB game program to figure out what number a player is. I will miss meeting him at the “O” before a hoops game. I will miss getting the inside scoop from so many contacts that Harve had built up over the years.
I will miss my friend but as I told him yesterday, we will speak again. It may be a while but we will get caught up on things and we will have a good time.
Rest in Peace my friend. God bless and Hail to PITT!
