Weiss to be honored at all-star match Sunday at Katella
December 1st, 2008, 11:32 am · · posted by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com
The annual Orange County all-star boys water polo match will have extra significance Sunday.
(Update: Click here to read a story about the cause of death.)
The match will be played at Katella at 1 p.m. and will honor Knights coach Grafton Weiss, game director John Kulisich said.
Weiss, 49, died from an apparent heart attack Saturday morning, one week after guiding Katella to its first CIF Southern Section title.
Weiss had earlier been named the North coach for the all-star match and was set to play host to the match, Kulisich said.
Katella co-coach Dave Mikesell and Servite coach Mustafa Hassan will now guide the North all-stars on Sunday. Hassan played for Weiss at Magnolia.
Corona del Mar’s Barry O’Dea will guide the South.
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Grafton will be greatly missed. He is the epitome of a coach. He genuinely cares for each youth and actively takes part in helping them be a better person not just a better athlete. I went to Magnolia were he touch many lives. I am saddened by his loss; for his family and the community.
Its great to see that the all-star game is still going on. Grafton would want that. I had the luxury to play against Grafton when I was a player at Troy and now a coach there. He was a classy guy who was very inspiring to his players and his fellow coaches. I am close with Mustafa Hassan and he spoke very highly of Grafton. He will be missed dearly and the water polo family in the Link household and at Troy wish his family and friends the best and we are thinking of you. Congratulations 2008 Katella boys, you made Grafton very proud.
I first got the opportunity to coach water polo in 1976 at Western High School. There I met Grafton Weiss and his team mates and coached a slightly successful season. Grafton was mature beyond his young years and he was elected captain of Varsity Water Polo and Swimming. Grafton was then interested in going on to college and playing water polo. Later I read about Grafton coaching at Magnolia Water Polo. I left education and joined our family business and our two boys attended Servite and played water polo under Jim Sprague. Grafton was at Katella and I was proud to have known him. I was shocked when I heard about Grafton’s death. He will be sorely missed.
Paul Milward
Western High School Water Polo
1976