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Material, not coaches, wins games in sports era
The piece argues that final success hinges on quality players and talent rather than coaches or managers. It cites football, baseball, and college programs, notes coaching upheavals, and highlights early pass attempts and key players from 1906 to the 1940s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Michigan
Harvard
Yale
Washington
Kansas
Durocher
Giants
Shotton
Dodgers
Dusty Cooke
Phillies
Joe McCarthy
Athletics
St. Louis
Chicago
Frank Leahy
Fritz Crisler
Leahy
Connor
Fischer
Czarobski
Bobby Layne
Texas
Chuck Conerly
Mississippi
Harry Gilmer
Alabama
Johnny Lujack
Notre Dame
Tony Minisi
Penn
Ray Evans
Bob Chappins
Paul Governali
Sammy Baugh
Sid Luckman
Otto Graham
Glenn Dobbs
Buck O’neil
Grant
Merrilat
West Point