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		Lovie Smith is in his third season as the head coach of the Chicago Bears after being the 13th man named to that post in team history on January 15, 2004.
		Lovie Smith set forth with three stated goals when he was hired as the 13th head coach in Chicago Bears history on January 15, 2004: end the decade of dominance by the Green Bay Packers over the Bears, capture the NFC North Division for Chicago and win the Super Bowl.
		Smith was named the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year for 2005 after becoming the fastest head coach in Bears history to lead the team to a division title, doing so in his second campaign while setting a franchise record for victories by a sophomore head coach with 11.
	www.chicagobears.com /team/coach.asp?coach_id=1 (1976 words)

	Bears football blog: Lovie Smith
		Smith, the 2005 NFL coach of the year, led the Bears to a 15-4 record and their first NFC championship in more than two decades last season before they lost 29-17 to Indianapolis in the Super Bowl.
		Smith was asked Friday, in between questions about a contract impasse that has dominated the off-season and could define next season, why he allowed quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson to return to his home state to work for the Dallas Cowboys when he was still under contract with the Bears.
		Despite Smith insisting Monday he was certain a long-term contract agreement will be worked out, his agent told ESPN Wednesday night that the two sides were at a "stalemate" and he expected Smith to become a free agent at the end of the 2007 season.
	www.bearsfootballblog.com /lovie_smith (1505 words)

	FOX Sports - NFL - Why isn't Lovie Smith a genius? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Smith runs the so-called Tampa 2 defense that goes back to his time as linebackers coach for Tony Dungy with the Buccaneers from 1996 to 2000.
		Smith, Dungy and Kiffin all arrived in Tampa Bay at the same time, and although Smith had left for St. Louis before the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl, Smith's role in developing the Tampa Bay defense shouldn't be overlooked.
		Smith has one truly innovative approach to defense: his obsession with eliminating "loafs." A loaf is any play in which a player isn't giving his full effort at any point between the snap and the whistle.
	msn.foxsports.com /nfl/story/6289610?print=true (1068 words)

	ESPN - Lovie Smith scores $22 million extension with Chicago - NFL
		LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Lovie Smith walked into the conference room and took a seat at the center of the dais, which seemed fitting, considering he was in the middle of a storm the past few weeks.
		Smith said Thursday he had no doubts the Bears would give him the contract extension he wanted, so he never envisioned himself coaching elsewhere -- despite numerous reports to the contrary, including one from his agent.
		It was a sharp turnaround, considering Smith's agent Frank Bauer said a week earlier the talks had stalled and that his client would likely leave when his contract expired after the 2007 season.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=2783609&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines (1032 words)

	Lovie Smith wants better deal from Bears - Boston.com
		In Smith's first public comments since his agent, Frank Bauer, said the two sides were at a stalemate in negotiations, Smith said he expected to get a more lucrative deal after his contract runs out next season.
		Smith, the 2005 NFL coach of the year, led the Bears to a 15-4 record and their first NFC championship in more than two decades last season before they lost 29-17 to Indianapolis in the Super Bowl.
		Smith said he wants to coach the Bears for the rest of his career and that team president Ted Phillips has told him Chicago wants to keep him.
	www.boston.com /sports/football/articles/2007/02/23/bears_coach_lovie_smith_wants_better_deal (593 words)

	Lovie Smith - ArmchairGM - Sports Wiki, Sports Blog, Sports Resource, Sports Community, Sports 2.0 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Lovie Smith (born May 8, 1958 in Gladewater, Texas) is the head coach of the Chicago Bears professional football team.
		Smith turned to rookie quarterback Kyle Orton as his starter and worked with his offensive assistants to create game plans that accommodated his new quarterback.
		Smith's unusual name comes from the fact that his parents believed that they would be having a girl and wished to name her after a great-aunt Lavana.
	www.armchairgm.com /mwiki/index.php?title=Lovie_Smith (444 words)

	Lovie Smith
		Lovie Smith became the Chicago Bears 13th head coach on January, 15 2004.
		Smith is quoted as saying the offense finished "48th" in the league because statistically the Bears were so far behind the 31st team.
		So since Smith dispatched Shea after one season, led some to believe that Shea was hired by Angelo who let Smith take the heat for the firing.
	www.northwoodsbearsfc.com /coaches/lovie_smith.htm (674 words)

	Getting to Know the Chicago Bear's Head Coach, Lovie Smith - Associated Content
		Lovie Smith is the man's name and it was the one given to him by his parents.
		Lovie Smith was born in the deep south.
		In high school, Lovie was all-state three years as an end and a linebacker in addition to being on those three championship teams.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/46713/getting_to_know_the_chicago_bears_head.html (605 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Smith has traveled to the Super Bowl twice, as the defensive coordinator for the 2001 Saint Louis Rams and as the head coach for the Chicago Bears in 2006.
		Smith was a linebacker and safety at University of Tulsa and was a two-time All-American.
		Lovie is an active supporter of the American Diabetes Association (his mother is blind due to diabetes).
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Lovie_Smith (834 words)

	Debra Pickett: Sunday Lunch with Lovie Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Smith, who is one of five siblings, was one of those kids who takes on a certain maturity very early.
		So Smith remembers feeling like he had to be the man of the house sometimes, and he still remembers the time when his mistake -- being a little too rough when tightening a thermostat valve -- meant the family car was out of commission indefinitely.
		Smith is the kind of guy for whom the word "man" means something quite specific.
	blogs.suntimes.com /pickett/2006/02/sunday_lunch_with_lovie_smith.html (1025 words)

	Lovie Smith set tone for Bears reversal - Boston.com
		Smith was hired to resurrect a proud franchise in Chicago.
		There was coach Lovie Smith telling his assistants, point blank, "At the end of the year, we're going to look back at this meeting, laugh, and say, 'We made the playoffs and we were 1-3.'"
		And on Saturday, Smith became the fourth Bears coach voted The Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year, joining two-time winners George Halas and Mike Ditka and 2001 recipient Dick Jauron.
	www.boston.com /sports/football/articles/2006/01/08/lovie_smith_set_tone_for_bears_reversal (852 words)

	Smith Gets What He Wants From Bears \| ajc.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Lovie Smith walked into the conference room and took a seat at the center of the dais, which seemed fitting, considering he was in the middle of a storm the past few weeks.
		Smith said Thursday he had no doubts the Chicago Bears would give him the contract extension he wanted, so he never envisioned himself coaching elsewhere — despite numerous reports to the contrary, including one from his agent.
		It was a sharp turnaround, considering Smith's agent Frank Bauer said a week earlier the talks had stalled and that his client would likely leave when his contract expired after the 2007 season.
	www.ajc.com /falcons/content/shared-gen/ap/General_Football_News/FBN_Bears_Smith.html (905 words)

	The big time has arrived for former small-town coach Lovie Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Lovie Lee, as he is called back home, has long been a hero in Big Sandy, where he starred on three consecutive Class B state championship football teams from 1973 to 1975.
		Smith credits the simple, disciplined, faith-guided country life with helping to make him who he is. They didn't need fancy weight rooms to stay in shape in Big Sandy; they had watermelon season.
		Smith is the lowest-paid coach in the NFL, where five coaches make more than $5 million a year, but tell the guys back in Big Sandy that he's underpaid and they'll laugh.
	www.statesman.com /sports/content/sports/stories/other/12/10/10lovie.html (1953 words)

	African American Registry: Lovie Smith, leadership on the gridiron. . .
		Lovie Smith* was born on this date in 1958.
		Smith began coaching at his hometown high school in 1980.
		In 1996, Smith began his professional coaching career as a linebacker coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, under the guidance of Tony Dungy.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/2960/Lovie_Smith_leadership_on_the_gridiron__ (244 words)

	cbs2chicago.com - Bears Sign Coach Lovie Smith For 4 More Years
		Smith was scheduled to make $1.45 million in the final year of his initial four-year deal.
		The new deal comes one week after Smith's agent said the two sides were so far apart that he expected Smith to leave after the 2007 season.
		Figures for Smith's new deal were not immediately available, but reports said he was seeking close to $5 million a season and the Bears had upped their initial offer to the neighborhood of $4 million per season.
	cbs2chicago.com /topstories/local_story_059231415.html (572 words)

	Lovie Smith takes charge of the Chicago Bears Ebony - Find Articles
		IF he was looking for one, Lovie Smith could have found any number of excuses to fail.
		For Smith, leading the Bears was a dream come true, and the culmination of enduring dedication to a sport that has taught him as much about life as football.
		Smith says that he also relies on his faith, which was cultivated in him during his childhood.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1077/is_2_60/ai_n7577972 (945 words)

	cbs2chicago.com - Lovie Smith Named Coach Of The Year
		Smith was hired to resurrect the proud Chicago Bears franchise once coached by George Halas and Mike Ditka.
		Smith, who served as Dungy's linebackers coach from 1996-2000 in Tampa, recently attended the funeral of James Dungy, his close friend's oldest son, who died last month.
		Smith, who moved from defensive coordinator of the Rams to the Bears, chose Ron Rivera to coordinate the defense, but remains heavily involved with a unit sparked by Defensive Player of the Year Brian Urlacher.
	cbs2chicago.com /local/local_story_007124847.html (869 words)

	Stubbornness helps Bears coach Smith live out boyhood dream - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Lovie Smith knew from the minute he signed on as coach of the Chicago Bears that the armchair quarterbacks would rise up.
		Smith met his wife on a blind date during college, and a month later they were talking marriage.
		Smith says that experience taught him to be open to allowing people and players second chances after mistakes.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/bears/2006-12-27-lovie-smith-cover_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA (1898 words)

	josettedupres's Blog - FOX Sports Blogs
		Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears head coach, received 24 1/2 out of 50 possible votes for the 2005 NFL Coach of the Year Award.
		Smith was hired by the Bears in 2004, replacing BLEEP Jauron.
		Smith's assistant coaches are to Smith what the defense is to Brian Urlacher - a great support system that makes the individual awards of NFL Coach of the Year and NFL Defensive Player of the Year more like a team award.
	community.foxsports.com /blogs/josettedupres/Lovie_Smith/32142 (445 words)

	Lovie Smith named NFL's coach of the year
		Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears won the Associated Press NFL coach of the year award on Saturday.
		Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears is the NFL's coach of the year for 2005.
		Anna Nicole Smith was mourned by about 100 family and friends during a funeral service in the Bahamas Friday before her body was taken by white limousine to a cemetery.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/story/2006/01/07/nfl_coach060107.html (1152 words)

	Bessie Smith
		Despite having no record company Smith was still very popular in the South and continued to draw large crowds, although the money was not nearly as good as it had been in the 1920s.
		Bessie had started to style herself as a Swing musician and was on the verge of a comeback when her life was tragically cut short by an automobile accident in 1937.
		Smith bled to death by the time she reached the hospital.
	www.redhotjazz.com /bessie.html (573 words)

	Lovie Smith Becomes First African-American Coach To Lose Super Bowl \| The Onion - America's Finest News Source
		MIAMI—As devastating as their 29-17 Super Bowl XLI loss to the Colts was for the proud Chicago Bears, it was worse for their coach: Lovie Smith will forever be remembered as the first African-American coach to lose a Super Bowl.
		Smith became the first fl coach to lead his team to the Super Bowl less than three weeks ago when his Bears defeated the New Orleans Saints mere hours before the Colts advanced past the Patriots.
		With Smith's dubious place in history now assured, prominent figures around the league worry that his ignominious loss will only add to the stereotypes surrounding fl coaches.
	www.theonion.com /content/news/lovie_smith_becomes_first_african (919 words)

	Pantagraph.com \| Sports Extra \| Lovie Smith still a hometown guy
		Smith grew up in a house two blocks from where the Darty children live, on what was called Church Street until two years ago, when it was renamed Lovie Smith Drive.
		Smith, a member of the National Honor Society, was voted "Most Likely To Succeed" by the other 33 members of his graduating class at Big Sandy High.
		Smith was a linebacker and tight end on Wildcats teams that were unbeaten from 1973-75, winning three straight Class B state titles.
	cgi.pantagraph.com /articles/2007/01/29/sportsextra/122955.txt (2554 words)

	Sports: Add Lovie Smith to Bucs' guest list
		Rams defensive coordinator Lovie Smith could become the latest to be interviewed by McKay after Sunday's title game.
		Despite having expressed reservations about returning to Tampa Bay, Smith said Thursday he would welcome an opportunity to interview for the Bucs' coaching job and tried to distance his offensive coaching philosophy from Tony Dungy's.
		Smith, who improved one the league's worst defenses to third overall in his first season with the Rams, said he's ready to become coach.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/02/01/news_pf/Sports/Add_Lovie_Smith_to_Bu.shtml (698 words)

	Tyler Morning Telegraph - MOTHER IS LOVIE SMITH'S BIGGEST FAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Well, not until her son, Lovie Smith, was named head coach of the Chicago Bears.
		Smith will be cheering on her son and the Bears.
		Smith, Lovie's four sisters, Shelly Smith, Martha Lemons and Sandra Davis, all of Tyler, and Cris Gray of Longview, and brother Willie Smith of Dallas, will be heading to Florida.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=17773494&BRD=1994&PAG=461&dept_id=374749&rfi=6' (837 words)

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