desperate Saints, faced with a tie and elimination, ripped into the reeling Mounties and sparked by Cash ran and kicked the ball from their own zone deep into garnet and gold territory. In a 20 yard scrum, 30 seconds from the final whistle, Cash going Hill steam, on the end of a Hennessey, Mclsaac run gathered in a none too accurate pass and cut through a maze of defending players for the pay off touch down. It was a brilliant piece of broken field running. Some 1,500 students and fans who had been cheering wildly all afternoon were momentarily stunned, then with one mighty roar and surge they emptied the bleachers and raced on to the field to lift the triumphant Cash and his teammates to their shoulders and carry them from the field. With the convert the Saints won the series by half a point and toppled the impressive Mounties from a rugby throne they had ruled these past two years" This kind of fame is remembered by the SDU students and football fans but was a small piece of John Cash 's life and achievements. His Priesthood was of paramount importance to him and he served it in a variety of settings in Prince Edward Island . He was Assistant pastor at St. Joachim's, Vernon River , St. Mary's in Souris and at Basilica in Charlottetown . He then became Pastor at St. Patrick's in Grand River and Lennox Island , St. Anthony 's in Bloomfield , St.Theresa's in O'Leary , St. James in Georgetown , St. Peter 's in Seven Mile Bay and Heart in Borden. He also served in St. George's and , St. Mary's and Holy Family in Kensington and at St. James in Summerfield . Father John Cash retired in 1997 to Saint Dunstan's Basilica and died in Halifax on September 18th, 1999.. His most enjoyable activities as a Priest were working with youth, marriage preparation courses and, of course, the celebration of the Eucharist and the other Sacraments. He was instrumental in organizing 4H clubs and the first forestry project in P.E.I. He helped to organize a co-op housing program in Souris , P.E.I. , and his interest in athletics always kept him organizing ball teams and hockey teams and getting donations for equipment etc.. For his leisure time, Father John, as a lover of music enjoyed his time with the fiddle while playing with the Fiddler's , the same group which played the Recessional Hymn at his funeral. As a ham radio operator he spent many hours talking to friends all over the world. He was an inveterate traveler who took on Pastoral duties on cruise ships and was ready to fly off to new places at a moments notice. He also loved to ski; especially in the Rockies. Father John was very interested in farming and in the plight of farmers who were so hard pressed to get an adequate return on their labours. His interest in environmental issues is well known as was his concern that young people get a good education. He personally assisted a number of these young people to obtain the financing to go on to university.