est ▁coach es ▁and ▁I ▁feel ▁a ▁great ▁personal ▁loss . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁scra pp iest ▁coach es ▁during ▁a ▁game ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nic est ▁persons ▁I ' ve ▁ever ▁known ▁after ▁the ▁game . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁fine ▁fellow ▁in ▁every ▁respect ." ▁– ▁John ▁Wood en ▁" It ▁is ▁impossible ▁to ▁pin point ▁Sam ▁Barry ' s ▁friend lin ess , ▁his ▁effect ▁upon ▁all ▁groups . ▁Sam ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁loved ▁his ▁fellow ▁men , ▁loved ▁life , ▁loved ▁living . ▁He ▁leaves ▁a ▁big ▁hole , ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁Tro jan ▁family , ▁not ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast , ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁entire ▁national ▁scene . ▁Sam ▁Barry ▁was ▁a ▁leader , ▁the ▁fin est ▁type ▁of ▁American ▁citiz en . ▁Never ▁having ▁done ▁a ▁mean ▁or ▁inj ur ious ▁thing ▁in ▁his ▁life , ▁it ▁is ▁certain ▁his ▁soul ▁rest s ▁in ▁peace ." ▁– ▁Dick ▁Hy land , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times , ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁" About ▁the ▁University ▁Sam ▁was ▁affection ately ▁known ▁as ▁' E lev ator ▁Sam '. ▁That ▁was ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁more ▁' life ' ▁on ▁the ▁ben ch ▁than ▁gr idd ers ▁and ▁coach es ▁al ike . ▁He ▁was ▁up ▁every ▁time ▁the ▁ball ▁b ounced . ▁Sam ▁got ▁a ▁full ▁measure ▁out ▁of ▁living ▁and ▁fellow ship . ▁And ▁whereas ▁in ▁this ▁day ▁of ▁special ists ▁most ▁ment ors ▁conf ine ▁activities ▁to ▁one