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Article: Miami Fires Basketball Coach Perry Clark
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- March 27, 2004
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MARK LONG, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
03-27-2004
Dateline: CORAL GABLES, Fla.
Miami coach Perry Clark shows signs of frustration as his higher-seeded Hurricanes trail behind Missouri in the second half during the first round at the NCAA West Regionals in Albuquerque, N.M., in this March 14, 2002 photo. Clark was fired Friday, March 26, 2004, as Miami's basketball coach after a second straight losing season that included a 10-game losing streak.(AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf)
Perry Clark had consecutive losing seasons and very little support from boosters _ a troubling combination Miami officials couldn't overlook.
So athletic director Paul Dee fired Clark on Friday despite having to pay him ...