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Selected stories from my five decades

in the greatest sport

Tales & Tips

Dec 26, 20213 min read

That's something you don't see every day.

I've seen a lot of crazy things over my years of coaching. Things that happen only once in a lifetime. Those events which cause you to do...

Dec 19, 20212 min read

Our 24 hour trip from Des Moines to Palm Beach in 1982 was a legendary excursion, over 3000 miles from start to finish. Traveling with...

Dec 12, 20214 min read

I ran at a Big Ten school and always dreamed that one day I would coach at a Big Ten school - maybe even be in charge of the program....

Dec 6, 20212 min read

I was a high school coach for four years (I taught history & PE) and following that a college coach for thirty-five. After I retired from...

Dec 6, 20213 min read

Thank God centipedes aren't cross country runners. Trying to coordinate 15-177 pairs of legs at the starting line would be nearly...

Dec 2, 20214 min read

I swear this is true!