Saying goodbye to Jim Wiley, a West High football legend
One of the nice guys — and it can be argued Jim Wiley was among the nicest of his era — left the planet July 31, after giving 93 good years to us h...
One of the nice guys — and it can be argued Jim Wiley was among the nicest of his era — left the planet July 31, after giving 93 good years to us here on Earth. His departure definitely left a hole to fill. Wiley was born in Port Angeles, raised in Bremerton and spent much of his youth playing sports at Warren Avenue Playfield like many of the legendary athletes of his day did, including teammate Don Heinrich. Wiley developed into a tremendous running back at Bremerton High School and led the state in scoring his senior season (1947) with 16 touchdowns and 1,031 rushing yards.