Coach Chuck Klausing was 34 years old and a coaching phenomenon. He turned his team of undisciplined, substandard athletes into a…
The 66 year old individual that suffered from lung cancer was once an important component in Major League Baseball. Albert Bluford “Rube” Walker Junior was a Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs in addition to a lifelong minor league and major league coach for several teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators, New York Mets, and the Atlanta Braves. Son of Albert and Beulah Walker, the elder brother to Verlon Lee and Leslie Boyce; Rube was another child to carry on their dad’s past of being a semipro catcher in his younger days. From the time Rube was a young child they could see potential of him becoming a substantial baseball player. Throughout the rookie year of his career of playing baseball, the games and batting average were record highs.…
Today a legend steps down. University of South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier called it quits on a storied career. The Head Ball Coach, as he’s known by many, had a great run. He won over 228 games. He’s the winningest coach at both Florida and South Carolina.…
It wasn’t long after Mariucci graduated from NMU that he returned as the football team’s Quarterback and Running Back Coach in 1978. Before he was hired as a Head Coach, Mariucci spent 1978-1995 holding various assistant coaching positions with NMU, Cal State Fullerton, Louisville, The Orlando Renegades, The Los Angeles Rams, USC, University of California, and the Green Bay Packers. In 1992, with the Packers he held the position of Quarterbacks coach where he helped mold Brett Favre into the legend he is today. After his job with the Packers, in 1996 he accepted the Head Coaching position at the University of California. Since that season Mariucci has always held the position of Head Coach.…
My granddad, Jim Rackley, is a smart, determined, and successful man. He is a leader in his family, his work, and his community. No matter what he does, he gives it his all. The pictures provided depict the way in which I think of him.…
For me Herb Brook was a strong authentic leader. He was a coach with a vision, a vision that led a group of college kids to beat the dominant Soviet Union team in ice hockey and go on to win the gold in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Even though he was motivated by a personal desire to see the United States team win the hockey gold medal under his tutelage, he proved himself to be the right leader for them. From the beginning, we saw that he was very sure of himself and was not afraid to go against the higher authorities. He wanted to change the system and made all the decisions accordingly.…
Bob Wager was the most renowned man in my high school, as well as the best teacher, at least to all of those who were fortunate enough to have him as an instructor. Bob Wager was my head football coach at James Martin High School. When he walked around it was almost most as if he had a golden glowing aura around him. His demeanor demanded greatness of those around him and he accepted nothing less. I remember watching him speak to my team and me as young 12-13 year old boys; I was filled with elation because I would have the opportunity to play with him in the upcoming year.…
While he was coaching he won 105 games, lost 12, and had 5 ties. He had the highest winning percentage in the history of college or professional…
In the book “A Teens Game Plan”: by Lou Holtz there are five plays, each play introducing the reader to different styles of life choices that have positive outcomes or negative outcomes. Choices like the ones that I have made in the past that would be considered negative choices. Choices that almost always never end good. In play one “Choosing Your Attitude”: it talks about how little things can wear at you and bug you and ruin your mood ultimately.…
Having played softball for nine years, I have been through five coaches. I know what makes a good coach, and I know what doesn’t make a good coach. Your coach can be one of the most influential people in your life. You spend everyday after school and most weekends with your coach. Over the course of the season you form some sort of relationship with your coach.…
One question that is tossed around in college football is, who is the greatest college football coach ever? When this question gets brought up there is always one name that is always mentioned is Alabama’s head football coach, Nick Saban. Not only is his win/loss recorded as a college coach outstanding but championships, his history as a coach, and so are his amount of awards. Nick Saban has one of the best in lost records as a head coach in college football with; 191 wins, 60 losses, and 1 tie. “As a head coach, Saban has averaged 9.55 wins per season.…
What It Takes To Be Number One In the speech “ What It Takes To be Number One” the summary of the speech is that we are all born to win and winning is not just a one time thing it is a habit. You should have the drive and will to want to be better and to want to fight to be the best you or the best at what you are doing. Coach Lombardis speech is effective because he is adressing the will and the want to win and what it takes to be a winner and make it a habit not just a one time thing. His speech should mean something to the audience because I believe everyone wants to win at life. He achieves this by using many rhetorical devices.…
“You miss 100% of the shots you never take” is a famous quote of Wayne Gretzky. Wayne Gretzky is one of the greatest players to play hockey. His many hard to reach records like most goals in a season, gave him the name “The Great One” because of his outstanding skills. Wayne Gretzky completely transformed hockey because he changed the style of how hockey was played, he attracted americans who were naive of the rules of hockey, and after retirement he coaches his revolutionary style of hockey.…
While reading Bleachers, one does not know if one should love or hate Eddie Rake. John Grisham writes about the struggles and success that occurred during the years that Rake was the head football coach. Rake pushed all his players exceptionally hard so they could do their absolute best. He would not tolerate losing. Playing for Rake was not the easiest thing in the world.…
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than themselves.” That almost perfectly described my baseball coach. Joe Henning. The only thing off about this quote that's different from my “hombre” (he sometimes calls me) is that “gives his or her life.” He at least gets a 2 month break!! When baseball season comes around his plan is go to work, baseball practice then go to bed.…