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Article: Coach of the Three-Quarter Century.(Scholastic Coach & Athletic Director)
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- Coach and Athletic Director
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- February 1, 2007
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When Scholastic Coach & Athletic Director got ready to light the candles for its 75th anniversary year, the staff decided that any coaching magazine worth its title had to honor its constituents. After serious consultation, we decided to ask each state to name its top coach--male or female, any sport, anytime from 1931 to the present. Sounded easy. It wasn't. We enlisted the help of NOCAD, the National Organization of Coaching Association Directors, the umbrella group of many of the nation's top high school coaches associations.
Most of them were delighted to take part. From what we gathered, more than a few association boards of directors debated into the wee ...