Article: COACHING PROFESSION LOSING ANOTHER GIANT.(Sports)

Byline: Hubert Mizell St. Petersburg Times Scripps Howard News Service

Joe Paterno (Penn State), Bobby Bowden (Florida State), LaVell Edwards (Brigham Young) and Hayden Fry (Iowa), they're about the only old wizards left.

It has become monstrously difficult for a college football coach to deliver long-running, high-profile success at a single high-demand institution.

Tom Osborne is done.

At 60, the quiet man from Lincoln is retiring. Orange Bowl will be his last squeeze. Osborne has health complications. Dr. Tom can use some easier breathing.

Human tolls can be severe, even when a Nebraska fellow dominates the Big 12 ...

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