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Post by Village Aztec on Jul 1, 2010 21:20:25 GMT -8
Saint Don just died. Look at his eyes at 1:24 and you will see where I learned intensity. I got to be around a great leader and a Man's man. I have seen him cry for his boys. If Don got angry grown men would cower. You trusted this man like no other. You would do what ever he asked out of respect. He would look after his guys for as long as he lived. You could take on any one no matter what the odds were. There was always hope. He got 110% out of everyone around him all the time. He was a small man with a lisp who was the biggest man I have ever met. He was never out worked or out coached. He worked on every detail. He hugged his guys and slapped pro football players on the butt. I have never heard him being second guest. No one held back. Money was never important to him. He was always out numbered, but it never effected his head. It was an honor to have had the opportunity to see a great man up close.
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Post by aardvark on Jul 1, 2010 22:49:29 GMT -8
As far as dedicating an Aztec game to Coach Coryell, how about the whole season? I would hope to at least see his initials on the uniforms this season. RIP Coach Coryell.
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Post by mattpohl on Jul 2, 2010 5:12:18 GMT -8
We had a great one. You only get one St. Don, one Marshall, etc. in a lifetime, and we've had ours. Hang in there, Matt
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Post by Borg on Jul 2, 2010 5:32:01 GMT -8
Condolences to the Coryell family and Aztec fans to whom he was an icon and brought you so many great memories.
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Post by ziggy on Jul 2, 2010 5:32:51 GMT -8
Condolences. He will be missed.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2010 7:11:20 GMT -8
Buddy in town from Virginia, went out last night with 3 hot girls in PB, saw the news on the TV, and went into depression.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2010 7:14:44 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2010 8:07:57 GMT -8
As far as dedicating an Aztec game to Coach Coryell, how about the whole season? I would hope to at least see his initials on the uniforms this season. As others said above, that is indeed appropriate and I understated it in suggesting merely a single game. Coach Coryell was far more important to SDSU football than just that. Great suggestion on the initials on the unis too. That also is a must. |
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Post by aztec619 on Jul 2, 2010 8:37:05 GMT -8
RIP Coach Coryell. Having a hard time saying much more now, for real
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Post by wolfstartec on Jul 2, 2010 8:39:53 GMT -8
As far as dedicating an Aztec game to Coach Coryell, how about the whole season? I would hope to at least see his initials on the uniforms this season. As others said above, that is indeed appropriate and I understated it in suggesting merely a single game. Coach Coryell was far more important to SDSU football than just that. Great suggestion on the initials on the unis too. That also is a must. YES. |
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Post by sleeveless on Jul 2, 2010 8:54:25 GMT -8
RIP Don
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Post by zbt69 on Jul 2, 2010 9:05:05 GMT -8
Very sad day for all Aztecs. I had the pleasure of meeting the Mr. Coryell several time. The nicest person you will ever meet. One of the greatest coaches to ever lead a football team. Every week during football season we get to watch a game that is still emulating what he created years ago.  |
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Post by longtimebooster on Jul 2, 2010 9:05:42 GMT -8
I always remember the press conference SDSU held in 1980 after they fired Claude Gilbert. I believe it was AD Mary Alice Hill who pulled the trigger. Hill and Prez Day gave a press conference at the Murph to announce the sacking of Gilbert. After they were done, Coryell stopped by, walked up to the podium (apparently uninvited and impromptu) and blasted the SDSU administration with both barrels. I've never seen a guy so mad in front of the press. He looked like he was going to scream or cry or both. He got so excited that he really sounded like Daffy Duck. Every news station in town picked it up. Essentially, Don said that SDSU was making a monumental mistake. Claude was the best coach on the West Coast and they wouldn't find a better coach no matter how hard they looked or how much they paid. He said this was the kind of blunder that the school wouldn't recover from in two or three decades.
I remember at the time thinking, "Man, I've never seen anyone stick up for one of his guys like that in a public forum. Everyone is usually so circumspect and politically correct."
I then thought, "Two or three decades? C'mon. We'll have a couple 5-6 seasons and then be back on top to stay. Three decades later, Coryell is still proving (sadly) what a genius he was.
RIP, Mr. Coryell.
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Post by ron on Jul 2, 2010 9:41:04 GMT -8
If he had coached in NY or Chicago he'd have been in the Hall years ago. I hope every one of those voters feels some guilt about leaving him out of the HOF while he was alive. They simply can't be looking at how much he changed the game when they leave his name off their ballot.
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Post by monty on Jul 2, 2010 10:15:20 GMT -8
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Post by bearfoot on Jul 2, 2010 11:57:15 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... I'd think a better tribute would be for the athletic department to dedicate the entire season, the 1st winning season in years, to the great man and coach. I bet Brady would be for it. |
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Post by davdesid on Jul 2, 2010 12:35:34 GMT -8
RIP, Coach. Shoulda been in the NFL HoF YEARS ago!  |
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Post by zurac315 on Jul 3, 2010 20:18:58 GMT -8
As a kid back in the 60s I had more fun with my family at Aztec Bowl than in anything else we did. Coryell made it possible. I think my favorite memory was the "fog bowl," but there are just so many memories it is tough to pick out just one. And there were so many great players it is tough to name them all. Going to those games with my folks brings back such great memories. I'll never forget.
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Post by aztectlg on Jul 5, 2010 13:54:10 GMT -8
We've lost a great coach and a wonderful guy. Don put San Diego State on the map athletically, and his legacy will live on through his players. He was one of a kind, and it's not likely we'll see anyone like him again. His passing cuts a hole in the hearts of all who knew him, players and fans alike.
Sincere condolences to Don's family. God rest and keep you, Coach.
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Post by aztecfan1 on Jul 5, 2010 16:08:16 GMT -8
There was probably a fair amount of spying that went on in the old days of college football. About 1971 or so I had just started at SDSU and a guy I knew well from high school was on the staff of the U of Arizona as a grad assistant. Zona was going to play the Aztecs in a week and he was coming over on a "recruiting" trip and I was only two happy to be a friend. Turned out his real purpose was to attend the Aztec practice and spy on what the Aztecs were doing so he could relay back to Tucson. He told me that Coryell had players walking around the perimeter of the old practice field looking for people they did not know and asking them who they were. He said he had a hard time not laughing out loud the way they did it. Said Coryell, "Find anyone from Arizona and get em the hell out of here." My pal ended up on the then metal bleachers on the east side of the field, watched the whole practice, called Arizona with the Aztecs schemes. Final score from memory was about 45-10 Aztecs.
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