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Post by aztecmoxie on Jul 1, 2010 17:40:56 GMT -8
An Aztec for life.
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Post by hoobs on Jul 1, 2010 17:44:52 GMT -8
ATTENTION SDSU MARKETING GUYS: Dedicating a game this year to THE MAN is an absolute must. This needs to be repeated 1,000 times a day until it comes to fruition... |
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Post by aztecryan on Jul 1, 2010 17:50:34 GMT -8
So sad. RIP Coach. What a legacy he left us fans.
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Post by dshawfan on Jul 1, 2010 17:56:43 GMT -8
Thanks for the memories Coach; your teams made for a happy little Aztec on many a Saturday night.
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Post by The Aztec Panther on Jul 1, 2010 18:28:05 GMT -8
While I am sad that he is gone, he did live a full life and even before Hank Bauer said it on 1360 I was thinking the very same thing...
He should have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame while he was still alive to enjoy it. As soon as I heard that he died I felt anger at those who have kept him out for the last 15 years.
Don was a great man, a great coach, and his impact will be felt both on and off the field for decades to come.
I'm just sorry that I never got to meet him.
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Post by aztec70 on Jul 1, 2010 18:44:58 GMT -8
So glad I got to watch his teams while I was in school. Spoke to him several time at Aztec events and always told him how much I enjoyed his football teams. RIP Saint Don.  |
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Post by cvbigguy on Jul 1, 2010 18:46:25 GMT -8
ATTENTION SDSU MARKETING GUYS: Dedicating a game this year to THE MAN is an absolute must. amen. rest in peace Don, we will mis you....... |
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Post by aztecmusician on Jul 1, 2010 18:48:48 GMT -8
A great man and a terrific coach.
His great Aztec and Charger teams made San Diego a football town.
Name the Stadium after him!!
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Post by misterv on Jul 1, 2010 19:11:38 GMT -8
So sad he left us with so many things we wished for him left unfinished. A first ballot unanimous Hall of Famer in my heart.
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Post by aztecryan on Jul 1, 2010 19:18:22 GMT -8
So glad he was recognized with the honorary doctorate, a small token of appreciation for a giant of a man.
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Post by Old School on Jul 1, 2010 19:32:16 GMT -8
Hoke and Staff, dedicate this season to....The DON.
Oldie Out
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Post by sdsu1975 on Jul 1, 2010 19:33:58 GMT -8
A great man and a great coach! He is one of the reasons that I am proud to be an Aztec alum.
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Post by RiffelBooks on Jul 1, 2010 19:34:27 GMT -8
We older fans are as frustrated as we are because he gave us a high standard to aspire to, something carried forward by Claude Gilbert but no one since. We are blessed that he gave us this standard, because the program was faltering when he took over. There was no certainty that things would have worked out how they did.
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Post by retiredaztec on Jul 1, 2010 19:35:07 GMT -8
Feeling no pain at an Aztec tailgate I crashed a "private party" so Coach could sign my visor. As security was about to SMTD my buddy "AztecBruce" told Coach, "he comes all the way from Georgia to watch the Aztecs play", in which Coach replied, "we need more fans like him" as he happily signed my visor, (which is in a place of honor). It was probably my proudest moment as an Aztec. My first year at State being his last, I feel fortunate to say I was an Aztec when Coach was still there.
I think I'll make a sincere effort to catch every "home" game I can this year.
RIP Coach.
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Post by laaztec on Jul 1, 2010 19:47:42 GMT -8
ATTENTION SDSU MARKETING GUYS: Dedicating a game this year to THE MAN is an absolute must. Not just a game the Season. |
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Post by lanceroten on Jul 1, 2010 20:00:23 GMT -8
Never saw him coach at SD St or St Louis, but I did have the good fortune to see his Charger teams play. And those teams from 79-82 offensively were as good as anybody before or since. NFL Hall of Fame missed it here, Don should have been in long ago. An innovator, a winner, a great man. RIP Coach
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Post by sandiegoeric on Jul 1, 2010 20:11:39 GMT -8
sad. I really liked him. Great guy. This. he was a true legend in all of football. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2010 20:23:27 GMT -8
Lucky I got to meet him once and had a photo taken with him. I think it was in Ann Arbor a few years back. Great guy.. really nice. What a genius too. But you're right.. he lived a long full life. He will be greatly missed.
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Post by tonatiuh on Jul 1, 2010 20:25:56 GMT -8
Coryell was a great, and humble man. I was fortunate to be able to meet him, and his wife about
6 years ago at a AAF tailgate. I will always cherish that meeting. Don was San Diego State Football.
He will be missed not just as a coach, but as a great fan of the Aztecs.
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Post by AztecTom on Jul 1, 2010 20:59:05 GMT -8
RIP Don! You are a legend and should be in the NFL Hall Of Fame! San Diego thanks you my friend.
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