He left school before graduating to care for his wife and young son, working as a mechanic at Boeing, and taking night classes at the UW en route to his bachelor's degree. When he heard of an opening in the UW recreation department, he applied right away. Over the past three decades, he has overseen a huge intramural sports program that serves tens of thousands of students every year in every imaginable sport. Students need a place to burn off energy. A university without recreation is not providing a full education for its students.
People expect recreation to be part of their education.
Softli is looking forward to getting a break from hearing basketballs bouncing, the excited yells of players and whistles blown by referees. Today, that team has many of the original team's children suiting up.