I'm very happy for Redskin fans with the news about the return of Joe Gibbs. I must confess that I was never a die-hard fan, even though I lived in the DC area during those glory years. (Even met Joe Theismann, once, at his restaurant in Camp Springs, MD.)
But it makes me wonder whether it would be possible to bring back an even more fabled coach, John Wooden of UCLA. I don't have anything against the current UCLA basketball coach, who's said to be fairly decent. But just like the fact that no one has been able to fill Gibbs' shoes, even more can be claimed in the case of Wooden. His teams won many NCAA championships in the 60s and 70s, so it's not surprising that his successors in the past decades have felt the pressure of his legacy.
Well, I don't know how mobile he is, these days, but even if he needs to get around with a walker or motorized cart... that sad excuse of a basketball team has long needed to benefit from his disciplined and sound approach to the game.
(Tina Delgado Is Alive! Alive!)
Posted by raacluse at January 8, 2004 04:46 PMHealth Problems forbid John Wooden.....
Also he coached ina different era....times have changed and he couldnt put up with the mentality of some of this guys....
Posted by: Mitch Taylor at January 8, 2004 08:05 PMAmy: "Bender, your beer belly's so big your door won't even close. And that
doesn't even make sense."
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