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 MBR: Internet Bookwatch, June 2003
Drawn from the years of experience of a youth baseball coach, Winning Baseball Strategies is an extensive, tip-filled instructional video guide to incorporating skillful strategies into baseball as a team sport.
The Custer Companion: A Comprehensive Guide To The Life Of George Armstrong Custer And The Plains Indian Wars by historian and Custer expert Thom Hatch combines an informative biography of George Armstrong Custer with a vividly presented history of the Plains Indian Wars.
The collaborative effort of Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister, Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk On Software Projects is a hard-hitting guide to braving greater risks for greater rewards in the exciting, challenging, competitive, and rapidly advancing field of software development.
www.midwestbookreview.com /ibw/jun_03.htm

  
 honors.htm
Coach Eddie Robinson, "winningest football coach in history," honored by Regent George Luffey (left), Regent Edwards Barham (center) and Chairman Harold Callais (not seen).
In March the Board of Regents presented certificates of special recognition to three well known members of the higher education community: Grambling State University Coach Eddie Robinson, "winningest football coach in history"; Dr. Martin D. Woodin, president of the LSU System from 1972 to 1985; and Dr. F.
Jay Taylor recognized for his 25 years as president of Louisiana Tech by Regent's Chairman Harold Callais (left), Regent George Luffey (center right) and Regent Edwards Barham (right).
www.regents.state.la.us /Board/honors.htm

  
 ESPN Classic - Allen was obsessed with football and winning
Allen was coach of the year in 1967 and 1971, and his career regular season regular was 116-47-5.
Allen never had a losing season in 12 years as an NFL head coach, a remarkable achievement considering he took over two struggling franchises.
Allen's posthumous induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday revives all the tales -- the good, bad and strange -- of a man who reversed the fortunes of the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins.
espn.go.com /classic/hof02/s/2002/0729/1411395.html   (708 words)

  
 George Allen (football) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During Allen's early years with the Redskins, the team was known as the "Over the Hill Gang," due to the number of players on the team with lots of past NFL experience, such as quarterback Billy Kilmer.
His son George is currently the Junior U.S. Senator (R) from Virginia and regarded in many circles as the front runner for the GOP nomination in the 2008 Presidential election.
Allen was also known for emphasizing special teams play, and is credited with being the first coach to hire a special teams coach to focus exclusively on the play of that unit.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Allen_(football)   (1192 words)

  
 Coach Bill Callahan Hires New Strength Coaches at Nebraska
He was the head men's basketball strength coach and the assistant strength coach for the football and baseball programs at his alma mater from 1987 to 1989.
"Coach Callahan is the talk of the nation in terms of the staff he has assembled and to have the opportunity to work with him, building national championship teams here at Nebraska, that's simply an opportunity I could not pass on.
Kennedy, 43, was lured away from the University of Pittsburgh by Coach Callahan, who had previously tried to hire Kennedy a year ago when Callahan was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders.
www.swnebr.net /newspaper/cgi-bin/articles/printversion.pl?155256   (906 words)

  
 The NCAA News: News & Features
Osborne's winning percentage of.835 is first among active I-A coaches and fifth in history behind Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy, George Woodruff and Barry Switzer.
Osborne's retirement closely follows recent retirements of two other coaching greats -- basketball's Dean Smith and college football's Eddie Robinson.
The 60-year-old coach announced December 10 he is retiring because of health problems and to spend more time with his family and at church.
www.ncaa.org /news/1997/19971222/active/3446n19.html   (906 words)

  
 Sporting News, The: Resurrection man - University of Virginia football coach George Welsh - includes related rankings of college football coaches
He's the winningest coach in a league that includes Frank Howard, Danny Ford and Lou Holtz among its alumni and he has won at least twice as many games at Virginia (112) as any other coach m school history.
Welsh is the fifth-oldest coach in Division I-A--behind Penn State's Joe Paterno (71), Iowa's Hayden Fry (69), Bowden (68) and BYU's LaVell Edwards (67)--yet he hopes to coach into the next century and into his 70s.
Other coaches praise Welsh for his work ethic, for his teams always being prepared and for his sideline work during a game.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n33_v222/ai_21076279   (906 words)

  
 AugustaSports.Com: The Augusta Chronicle's College Football Headlines for: 12/04/98
ATLANTA -- Georgia Tech football coach George O'Leary signed a new six-year rollover contract Thursday that should keep him at the school well into the next century.
Division I football prospects in South Carolina were in precarious situations this season as they watched the head coaches of both in-state colleges fired.
LAS VEGAS -- John Robinson knows something about coaching one of the elite teams in college football.
augustasports.com /college/120498.html   (253 words)

  
 Frank Howard timeline
6, 1948: Howard named Southern Conference Coach of the Year; his first of three such honors.
Clemson scored on the first offensive play when George Floyd raced 18 yards for a touchdown.
1, 1969: Howard won his last game as Clemson coach in Death Valley with a 40-0 win over Maryland.
greenvilleonline.com /news/sports/tigers/frankhoward/timeline.htm   (253 words)

  
 CED Timeline of Historical Events for 1981
Confusion arises when Secretary of State Alexander Haig announces on television the he is "in control" while Vice President George Bush is flying back to Washington.
* University of Georgia defeats Notre Dame 17-10 in the Sugar Bowl at the New Orleans Superdome for the National Collegiate Football Championship.
* The Indiana University Hoosiers (from Bloomington) led by irrepressible head coach Bobby Knight win the NCAA Basketball Championship for the fourth time.
www.cedmagic.com /museum/press/ced-timeline.html   (253 words)

  
 George Allen's Induction Speech - Pro Football Hall of Fame
In fact, George Allen is the only coach in the history of the NFL to have coached 12 years or better and never had a losing season.
George Allen, as a coach and father, believed that discipline, consistency and a fighting spirit were keys to success.
George Allen's commitment to defense is well known in the world of football.
www.profootballhof.com /history/release.jsp?release_id=600   (1849 words)

  
 NFL.com: NFL Films spotlights George Allen
Allen's family and former players join NFL Films in honoring the life and career of the man who said, "Every time you lose, you die inside and every time you win, you're reborn," in Winning Is Living and Losing Is Dying: The George Allen Story.
Allen is a finalist for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in January.
The hard-working, milk-drinking son of a Detroit auto worker, Allen is the only head coach in NFL history to serve more than 10 seasons and never have a losing record.
www.nfl.com /ce/feature/0,3783,4436572,00.html   (355 words)

  
 Buccaneers.com - Print News
His father, George, was a Hall of Fame coach; his brother, Bruce, is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager; his other brother, Greg, is a psychologist; his sister, Jennifer, is the author of Fifth Quarter; and he is the United States Senator, George Allen (R-Va).
Allen: When my father was with the Bears he was also a scout as well as a coach.
And this is another thing my father would always say: "Play your position." Well, I got on an onsides kick and got my knee all twisted around and needed an operation.
www.buccaneers.com /news/newsprint.aspx?newsid=4151   (2004 words)

  
 Legendary Profile; George Allen
George Allen created the famous "Over the Hill Gang" during his seven years as the head coach of the Washington Redskins, making him one of the most beloved and successful coaches in Redskins history.
Allen was also one of only two coaches to employ a Special Teams coach at a time when the rest of the league considered special teams an afterthought.
Allen's passion was defense and he asked his offense to do little more than not lose games.
www.hailredskins.com /allen.htm   (903 words)

  
 George Allen's Guide to Special Teams (book)
George Allen was a head coach in the NFL and the USFL for 14 years.
George Allen's approach to special teams has added a new dimension to football that has permeated the game at every level—from the NFL to Pop Warner, the strategic importance of special teams is a given these days.
A leading football innovator, Allen hired the first special teams coach, was the first to develop situation substitution, and introduced weight training for football in 1948 while at Morningside College.
www.onlinesports.com /pages/I,HK-PALL0370.html   (973 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Fifth Quarter : The Scrimmage of a Football Coach's Daughter: Books: Jennifer Allen
While George could bond more with his sons and take them along to training camps, the author stayed behind with her mother, a French woman who apparently spent most of her time building and remodeling homes while her husband lived and breathed football.
It is unfortunate that George Allen essentially ignored his family in his obsessive quest to do what he believed he was born to do: coach.
Her father, Coach George Allen, focused like a laser beam on the game.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679452028?v=glance   (1670 words)

  
 George Allen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Herbert Allen (1922-1990), an American football coach and father of United States Senator, George Felix Allen.
George Felix Allen (1952-), a current United States Senator and former Governor of Virginia.
George William Allen, (1860 - ?), Canadian Member of Parliament.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Allen   (122 words)

  
 The Templar Pundit: 2008 Profile: George Allen
Allen is the son of NFL football coach George Allen.
Being very similar to George W. Bush in presentation and positions he runs the risk of becoming polarizing and facing another 50-50 split electorate like 2000 and 2004.
George Allen is considered to be one of the leading candidates for the Republican nomination in 2008 by most observers and party insiders.
thetemplarpundit.blogspot.com /2005/06/2008-profile-george-allen.html   (389 words)

  
 A Daily Tribute To Dad - from Tampa Bay Online
A family that includes George Jr., a U.S. Senator from Virginia; Gregory, a psychologist in Torrance, Calif; Jennifer, a teacher and writer who explored George Allen's life and career in ``Fifth Quarter,'' which was published in 2000; and nine grandchildren.
George Allen was fired three times, including a stunning ouster by the Rams in 1978 after the second exhibition game.
George Allen died Dec. 31, 1990, at the age of 72 - one month after the completion of his final season, when he coaxed a 6-5 record from Long Beach State.
sports.tbo.com /sports/MGB0V5LFOVD.html   (1039 words)

  
 CSULB Online 49er: v8n119: First 10 years down after sudden death
Allen was a former NFL head coach that led the Washington Redskins to the Super Bowl in 1972.
Football would be cut due to financial reasons, along with the swimming, golf and men's tennis teams, which had folded earlier in the year.
When the football team practiced that summer on the field named after their fallen leader, it would be the last time a football team would prepare for an upcoming season for LBSU.
www.csulb.edu /~d49er/archives/2001/spring/sports/v8n119-football.shtml   (1276 words)

  
 Visit from Senator George Allen Highlights NSU Scrimmage
He also met with athletics director Marty Miller and head football coach Pete Adrian.
Allen, a former quarterback at the University of Virginia, was presented with a No. 17 NSU football jersey, the same number he wore for the Cavaliers.
The Spartans were greeted midway through their session by United States Senator George Allen (R-Va.), who visited the NSU campus Wednesday.
www.nsu.edu /athletics/story.php?id=711   (286 words)

  
 Former Whittier College Coach George Allen to be Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame 50 Years After First Championship Season
In 1952, George Allen led the Whittier College Poets, a Division III team, to a record-setting championship season, the first in his coaching career.
After Allen retired from the NFL, he coached for the Arizona Wranglers and the Chicago Blitz of the United States Football League.
Fifty years later, Allen’s professional football career will be celebrated as he is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 3.
www.whittier.edu /pr/rls.georgeallen.html   (634 words)

  
 Politics1 - 2008 Presidential Candidates: US Senator George Allen (R-VA)
Son of the late George H. Allen, the legendary NFL coach of the L.A. Rams and Washington Redskins.
Pro Football Hall of Fame: George Allen - Allen's Father.
George Allen's Hoe Down - Official US Senate Re-Election Site #2.
www.politics1.com /p2008-allen.htm   (102 words)

  
 CSULB Online 49er: v9n132: Former coach finally achieves Fame
When former NFL coach, George Allen, came to coach the Long Beach State 49ers in 1990, he immediately became the inspirational whirlwind that the struggling football team needed.
Allen spent 23 years as a head coach in both the collegiate and professional football ranks.
On a warm, breezy afternoon at Fawcett Stadium, behind the Hall of Fame, Allen’s son, Sen. George Allen (R-Va), accepted the honor on behalf of his late father, who died of heart failure New Year’s Eve 1990, in front of a crowd of nearly 18,000.
www.csulb.edu /~d49er/archives/2002/summer/sports/v9n132-for.shtml   (486 words)

  
 Townhall.com :: Columns :: George Allen by George Will - Jul 7, 2005
He has the same name as his father, the late Hall of Fame head coach of the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins who was, to say no more, tightly wound, as coaches tend to be.
Allen expects them to be ended, and hopes the occasion will be the confirmation of William Myers to the Ninth Circuit, the hyperliberal and frequently reversed court that declared the Pledge of Allegiance phrase ``under God'' unconstitutional.
Allen says, let the Democrats define themselves by filibustering Myers to preserve the Ninth Circuit as it is, while also filibustering John Bolton to preserve the United Nations as it is. Bolton, says Allen, speaking the lingua franca of Republican activists, ``will not be seduced by the vacuous platitudes and meaningless pontifications of international bureaucrats.''
www.townhall.com /columnists/georgewill/gw20050707.shtml   (737 words)

  
 Motivational and Inspirational Resources, Quotes, Short Stories, Articles, and Poems
When in college working on his masters thesis on scouting and defensive football, George Allen wrote up a 30-page survey and sent it out to the great coaches in the country.
Great people will share, which is what made George Allen one of the greatest football coaches in the world.
John Wooden, the great UCLA basketball coach, has a philosophy that every day he is supposed to help someone who can never reciprocate.
www.motivational-messages.com /inspirationalstories8.html   (1881 words)

  
 April 29 Birthdays in History
April 29, 1922 George Allen, football coach, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins
April 29, 1943 Duane Allen, born in Taylortown, Texas, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira
April 29, 1942 Klaus Voorman, rock bassist, Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn
www.brainyhistory.com /daysbirth/birth_april_29.html   (1587 words)

  
 With Guinea Vs
It took the Liberia Football Association and the Ministry of Youth and Sports six months to announce a replacement for the former head coach, Vava George, who was assisted by Frank "Jericho" Nagbe, who were part of the Lone Star's technical staff headed by George Weah.
As far as our research have revealed, George Weah and James Debbah, who have already announced their retirement from the national team, are active but their ages won't permit them to play for the Lone Star and perform like in the past.
Following Liberia's dismal performance at the Mali 2002 African Nations Cup Finals, the Liberia Football Association and the Ministry of Youth and Sports pronounced the disbandment of the national football team, the Lone Star.
www.liberiansoccer.com /with_guinea_vs.htm   (1233 words)

  
 With Guinea Vs
It took the Liberia Football Association and the Ministry of Youth and Sports six months to announce a replacement for the former head coach, Vava George, who was assisted by Frank "Jericho" Nagbe, who were part of the Lone Star's technical staff headed by George Weah.
As far as our research have revealed, George Weah and James Debbah, who have already announced their retirement from the national team, are active but their ages won't permit them to play for the Lone Star and perform like in the past.
Following Liberia's dismal performance at the Mali 2002 African Nations Cup Finals, the Liberia Football Association and the Ministry of Youth and Sports pronounced the disbandment of the national football team, the Lone Star.
www.liberiansoccer.com /with_guinea_vs.htm   (1233 words)

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