Bill Yoast never had a son and Gerry Bertier lost his father
growing up. Gerry started staying after practice and asking to
accompany Coach Yoast and others to scout other teams. Coach Yoast
said Bertier was not the biggest, strongest or fastest athlete he
ever coached but he had the greatest "heart" and desire to win.
Yoast coached Bertier in Wheelchair athletics after Bertier''s
spinal cord injury.