Harry Roe of "Ro-Go" fame. My brother had an OS 60fSR in an LFX6, and my dad was struggling with it one day at Lancaster I think. Harry calls over "John, bring that thing over here". He propped it up on it's wingtip and made that engine idle so slowly and transition so cleanly in under 5 minutes it was clear this guy was different.

One of my more embarassing moments in pattern involves Harry. As you said Tony, he could be gruff, which oftentimes invoved some "rough" language. One contest in particular, he was wound up about something and we had our canopy next to his. I'm the youngest of 3 boys and we all flew pattern, so Dad had his hands full. There was no cursing in our house, and Harry's going off like a roman candle over there, and Dad yells over "Harry, I got young ears over here!" I had already heard and said everything Harry was saying over there (of course not around Dad), and man was I embarrassed. Looking back I give dad some credit for having the b@lls to say something, Harry was intimidating.