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PODCAST: Father-and-son coaching duo discuss history of Parksville football in new book

PQBeat: Martinos detail ‘It Takes a Posse’, plus another project in the works
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Joe and Chris Martino. (Submitted photos)

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For our latest installment, PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily editor Philip Wolf chats with Joe and Chris Martino, a father-son team who have just written a book (‘It Takes a Posse’) about the history and growth of football in the Parksville area.

Talk includes the beginnings of the Ballenas Whalers high school program, Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana and more.

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Philip Wolf

About the Author: Philip Wolf

I’ve been involved with journalism on Vancouver Island for more than 30 years, beginning as a teenage holiday fill-in at the old Cowichan News Leader.
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