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'He had all the qualities that you wanted in a coach' ; The Miami football legend is fondly remembered as a player, a coach and a remarkable person.
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Dayton Daily News
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July 2, 2008
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- Pete Conrad Staff Writer
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OXFORD -- Miami University has lost one of its stalwart members
of the Cradle of Coaches. John Pont, who died at his home in Oxford
on Tuesday, July 1, at age 80, succeeded spectacularly as both a
player and head coach for Miami's football team, and that was only
the beginning of a career that seemed to defy time and space.
"John was beloved by Miami and the Oxford community," said Miami
athletic director Brad Bates. "He was a leader among leaders in
collegiate athletics and shaped the future of intercollegiate
athletics as a student, coach and administrator."
Pont, whose football jersey No. 42 was the first of only three to
be retired at Miami, was a charter member of the university's ...
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Rio's Fluminense fires head coach after defeat
Xinhua News Agency;
August 11, 2008 ;
256 words
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EA Rolls with NFL Head Coach 09
Wireless News;
March 2, 2008 ;
302 words
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University Wire;
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Jamie Cook & Jeff Karzen;
689 words
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Tom Fitzgerald named head coach of UCLA's men's soccer program
University Wire;
March 6, 2002 ;
J.P. Hoornstra;
240 words
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The Boston Globe;
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489 words
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UC-Davis men's basketball head coach resigns
University Wire;
March 31, 2003 ;
Suresh Raman;
414 words
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AP Worldstream;
November 9, 2004 ;
312 words
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524 words
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EA's NFL Head Coach 09 Hits the Stores
Wireless News;
September 9, 2008 ;
329 words
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Timberwolves hire Casey as new head coach
Xinhua News Agency;
June 18, 2005 ;
197 words
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 "Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)")
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Lanier new basketball UF assistant: Rob Lanier was the head coach at Siena...
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);
May 23, 2007 ;
239 words
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Lewis, Fox Up for Head Coach Jobs
AP Online;
January 26, 2001 ;
HAL BOCK, AP Sports Writer;
663 words
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Review: 'Head Coach' Is Work in Progress
AP Online;
August 23, 2006 ;
400 words
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Northern Colorado football signs new head coach
University Wire;
January 9, 2006 ;
Patrick C. McFadden;
460 words
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