They will celebrate Ed Ziegler Saturday afternoon at his alma mater, Newport Central Catholic High School.

It won’t be the first time. But the question is: Will a three-hour memorial, from 1 to 4 p.m., be nearly enough time for this Renaissance Man who did it all and did it all so well before his Oct. 30 death at the age of 77?

Growing up on Ann Street on the west side of Newport in the Corpus Christi Parish, Ed excelled in sports – especially football – as well as academics at NewCath at a time when the football part wasn’t all that easy.

As the lone Northern Kentucky team in the Greater Cincinnati League, one of the top handful of high school football leagues in America, the Thoroughbreds were led by Ed to their first-ever winning season against the likes of Cincinnati Elder, St. Xa

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