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	Dennis Erickson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dennis Erickson (born March 24, 1947, in Everett, Washington) is the head football coach of the Arizona State University Sun Devils of the Pac-10 Conference.
		Erickson was raised in Everett, twenty five miles north of Seattle.
		Erickson's head coaching career began in December 1981, at age 34, when he was hired at the University of Idaho.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dennis_Erickson (1670 words)

	SI.com - Pro Football - Erickson returns to NFL as 49ers' head coach - Wednesday February 12, 2003 09:32 PM
		Erickson coached the Seahawks from 1995-98, going 31-33 -- the same record of current Seattle head coach Mike Holmgren, who briefly was thought to be a candidate for the 49ers' job.
		Erickson said upon his hiring in 1999 he wanted to retire at Oregon State, but he is the second straight head coach to leave Corvallis for an NFL job.
		Dennis Erickson says he is glad to be back in the league and hopes to lead the storied 49ers to the Super Bowl.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/news/2003/02/11/niners_erickson_ap (1189 words)

	Arizona State introduces Erickson - College Football - NBCSports.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Erickson said the move to a higher-profile program was an opportunity that he didn't want to pass up.
		Erickson's biggest success came at Miami, where the Hurricanes were 63-9 in six seasons and won national championships in 1989 and 1991.
		Erickson left the Beavers in 2003, accepting a five-year, $12.5 million contract with the 49ers.
	www.nbcsports.com /cfb/580091/detail.html (885 words)

	HeraldNet - Dennis Erickson: Back in the NFL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Erickson was named the 14th head coach of the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday after compiling a 31-17 record over the past four seasons at Oregon State University.
		Erickson, who was first contacted by the 49ers on Friday night, is excited to be back in the NFL.
		Erickson said the 49ers were the first NFL team to contact him about a job since the Seahawks fired him in December 1998.
	www.heraldnet.com /Stories/03/2/12/16498357.cfm (731 words)

	ESPN.com: NFL - The search is over: 49ers hire Erickson as head coach
		Dennis Erickson has had success everywhere he has coached.
		Having coached against Erickson at the college level, Donahue had a sense of familiarity with him, felt he possessed the kind of aggressiveness on both offense and defense that the 49ers wanted as part of their job description.
		Dennis Erickson explains what enticed him to return to the NFL coaching ranks.
	espn.go.com /nfl/news/2003/0211/1507238.html (1812 words)

	Dennis Erickson Vows To Eliminate Culture Of Winning From 49ers
		Erickson has vowed to bring a new attitude to the franchise and to eliminate the “culture of winning” that has plagued it for over a decade.
		Erickson believes the culture of winning that has dominated the team for the past twenty years is a cancer that needs to be eradicated through practice, training, and psychology.
		Erickson says that distractions in the locker room are a key aspect to building and maintaining a culture of losing.
	www.thebrushback.com /derickson_full.htm (890 words)

	KRT Wire \| 11/24/2006 \| Dennis Erickson finds happiness at Idaho
		It is that drive to succeed that led Erickson to make what he calls the worst decision of his life in 2003 when he left Oregon State for the 49ers.
		Erickson didn't like the way his first stint in the NFL ended - he was let go by Seattle after a 31-33 record in 1995-98 - but it went even worse with the salary-cap strapped 49ers.
		Erickson and his wife, Marilyn, lived in San Jose last year and Erickson said he mostly played a lot of golf.
	www.mercurynews.com /mld/mercurynews/sports/16089013.htm (844 words)

	The Sun Herald \| 12/10/2006 \| Dennis Erickson leaving Idaho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Dennis Erickson has accepted the head coaching job at Arizona State, Idaho athletic director Rob Spear said Saturday night.
		Erickson has a 149-64-1 record in 18 seasons as a college coach.
		Erickson had signed a five-year deal, and Spear said he was "very disappointed" in the coach's decision to leave after only one season.
	www.sunherald.com /mld/sunherald/sports/16206438.htm (251 words)

	Dennis Erickson, David Cutcliffe and Paul Pasqualoni - Sports Central Message Boards
		Dennis Erickson is a terrible pro coach wherever he has been.
		Erickson had success at Miami, failed with the Seahawks and then returned to the college ranks at Oregon State and completely turned that program around and showing the nation that with their 41-9 victory over Notre Dame in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl.
		If I am not mistaken Erickson's buyout with San Fran was several million dollars so he can easily afford to take a year or two off and wait for the right college job to come along, or maybe he goes the TV route as well.
	www.sports-central.org /community/boards/showthread.php?t=11544 (1239 words)

	USATODAY.com - Dennis Erickson returns as head coach of Idaho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Erickson signed a five-year contract worth about $200,000 a year, but with bonuses, it could be worth a total of about $1.5 million over the duration the contract, athletic director Rob Spear said.
		Erickson said he met with the players Wednesday and talked about the work they will have to do to be competitive in the WAC.
		Erickson said he planned to meet with current Vandals assistants, but said some of his former assistants have expressed interest in joining him.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/college/football/wac/2006-02-08-erickson_x.htm (675 words)

	Erickson says he will stay at Miami, but … - Dennis Erickson - College Football Report - Column Sporting News, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Erickson, a native of Everett, Wash., a suburb of Seattle, has emerged as a leading candidate to coach the Seahawks.
		Should Erickson leave, the leading candidate to replace him probably would be Colorado State Coach Sonny Lubick, the defensive coordinator under Erickson at Miami from 1989 through 1992.
		Erickson arrived in 1989 replace Jimmy Johnson, a man loved by the public for his brashness and ability to win.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n2_v219/ai_16005639 (928 words)

	KATU - Portland, Oregon - Local - Dennis Erickson returns to OSU as Beavers face Vandals
		Erickson, who won two national titles at Miami and coached the Seattle Seahawks before taking over the Beavers, was at Oregon State for four years.
		Erickson's return is causing a buzz among fans in Oregon, where his name invariably arises when the Beavers appear off track.
		Erickson was asked if there was a danger he would head for the wrong sideline on Saturday.
	www.katu.com /sports/local/4208386.html (773 words)

	Dennis Erickson Fired by 49ers - KingsFans
		Erickson has three years and $7.5 million remaining on the contract he signed in 2003, while Donahue received a four-year contract extension last September worth an estimated $5 million.
		Erickson, the 14th coach in San Francisco history, is 144-57-1 as a head coach at five universities, most recently presiding over the dramatic revival of Oregon State from 1999-02.
		Erickson said this season was the toughest year of his life, and though he expressed his desire to return to San Francisco, he probably isn't heartbroken to be leaving an organization that seemed to get more dysfunctional with each loss.
	www.kingsfans.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2061 (1322 words)

	SI.com - NCAA Football - Arizona State hires Erickson as new coach - Saturday December 9, 2006 9:29PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Dennis Erickson, who spent last season at Idaho, led Miami to two national championships.
		Erickson's first head coaching job was with Idaho from 1982 through 1985.
		Under Erickson, the Hurricanes went 63-9 in six seasons and won national championships in 1989 and 1991.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2006/football/ncaa/12/09/arizonastate.erickson.ap/index.html (454 words)

	Arizona State brings in Dennis Erickson as football coach - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Still, there was no doubt that the well-traveled Erickson had abandoned his plans for a career-ending stint at Idaho, where his head coaching career had begun in 1982.
		Erickson left Corvallis after three seasons for a five-year, $12.5 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers, but he lasted just two seasons.
		Erickson decided otherwise, though, and the Arizona State job will be his third in the Pac-10.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/college/football/pac10/2006-12-09-asu-erickson_x.htm?csp=34 (581 words)

	The Seattle Times: College Sports: Football Notes: Erickson back for another Idaho go
		Erickson, 58, coached at Idaho from 1982 to 1985 before leaving for a string of jobs that included two national championships at Miami sandwiched around stints at Washington State and the NFL's Seahawks.
		Erickson, an Everett native, most recently coached the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, who fired him in January 2005 after his teams went 9-23 in two seasons under his leadership.
		Erickson turned Idaho into one of the top teams in the nation at the I-AA level when he last coached the Vandals.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/collegesports/2002793561_grid09.html (659 words)

	All Headline News - Update: Dennis Erickson Takes The Arizona State Coaching Job - December 12, 2006
		Erickson's departure Idaho, where he posted a 4-8 record this year, upset his former employer.
		Erickson also coached the school from 1982-1985 and brought honor to the then-Division 1-AA school.
		The particulars behind the Arizona State deal were unknown at press time, but the university must pay Idaho $150,000 as part of Erickson's buyout clause in his contract.
	www.allheadlinenews.com /articles/7005812363 (307 words)

	All Headline News - Dennis Erickson To Interview For Arizona State Coaching Vacancy - December 12, 2006
		The school, while disappointed with the request, granted its permission and Erickson is scheduled to complete his interview as soon as this weekend.
		Erickson was in the first year as head coach of Idaho, leading the team to a disappointing 4-8 record.
		Erickson's resume should put him near the top of the list.
	www.allheadlinenews.com /articles/7005812354 (303 words)

	Dennis Erickson hired at Arizona State : Fanblogs College Football Blog
		When Dennis Erickson said he wanted to get back into coaching, most thought his most recent stint at Idaho wouldn't last long - the guy is just too good of a coach.
		Erickson is the 11th winningest active Division I coach, with a record of 149-64-1 in 18 college seasons.
		Dennis Erickson has no integrity at all and is one poor excuse of a human being.
	www.fanblogs.com /arizona_state/006842.php (1746 words)

	Dennis Erickson Returns As Head Coach Of Idaho :: Dennis Erickson returned to Idaho on Wednesday to become head coach ...
		Dennis Erickson Returns As Head Coach Of Idaho :: Dennis Erickson returned to Idaho on Wednesday to become head coach at the school that gave him his start
		The 58-year-old Erickson got his first head coaching job at Idaho in 1982, before leaving after the '85 season for string of college jobs, including a stop at Miami that produced two national championships.
		The 49ers fired Erickson in January 2005 after he went 9-23 in the previous two seasons under his leadership.
	www.cstv.com /sports/m-footbl/stories/020806aat.html (303 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Dennis Erickson has Vandals at gates of football fever
		But the biggest factor may be the 59-year-old Erickson, who agreed to return to the program where he started his head coaching career after he was let go by the San Francisco 49ers and sat out last season.
		The 49ers are still paying him $2.3 million a year, making Erickson - who has won 71 percent of his college games and two national titles - the biggest bargain in college football.
		Erickson, 4-0 lifetime against Boise State, was careful not to stir the Broncos up during talks with reporters this week.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/oct/20/102010347.html (765 words)

	Dennis Erickson denies contact but would listen
		Erickson was linked to the ASU job by a sports columnist in Portland, Ore. The 59-year-old just completed a 4-8 season at Idaho, his first year back in Moscow since 1982-85.
		Erickson has four years left on an Idaho contract that pays him $214,643 annually plus incentives.
		Dennis has a higher winning percentage, in his six seasons, than any other coach at Miami.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/asu/articles/1205erickson-CR.html (984 words)

	Dennis Erickson fired - Pigskin Heaven Forums
		Erickson was informed of his fate shortly before noon on the West Coast after three days of short meetings with team owner John York.
		Erickson finished 9-23 with the 49ers after two years, but he really didn't have much of a chance during his 2-14 season in 2004.
		Erickson has final say on all coaches on his staff and was willing to consider some changes, but that apparently wasn't enough to sway the decision.
	www.pigskinheaven.com /forums/showthread.php?t=1904 (786 words)

	Hot Seat Alert: Dennis Erickson wants to coach again : Fanblogs College Football Blog
		Dennis Erickson is a complete joke of a head football coach.
		Dennis Erickson, fired by the San Francisco 49ers at the end of last season, says that he would come back into coaching...
		Erickson would have that team in a bowl game in 2006 and make them a MWC champ and possible BCS bowl participant (like Utah last year) in two years.
	www.fanblogs.com /ncaa/005623.php (4290 words)

	Erickson may be what 49ers need - NFL - Dennis Erickson; San Francisco 49ers Sporting News, The - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Dennis Erickson may be the most unimpressive head coach I've ever met.
		Despite all that, Dennis Erickson may be just what the 49ers need right now.
		At a time when the tendency is to fan the flames of controversy, Erickson has kept his cool and stayed the course.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_41_227/ai_108882627 (901 words)

	Scout.com: Dennis Erickson Press Conference
		Dennis Erickson, on the changes at Idaho since he was last coaching in Moscow: “...it was 20 years ago when I left in 1985 and went to the University of Wyoming.
		Dennis Erickson, regarding the job Nick Holt did rebuiding the program: He did a wonderful job here.
		Dennis Erickson, talking about what he expects from the players: First, accountability academically, to go to class and do the things that you’re supposed to do academically, because that’s THE most important thing; to get that degree.
	idaho.scout.com /2/498140.html (1769 words)

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