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Minnesota’s unexpected mediocrity may have hobbled Bobby Cox on his way to becoming an All-America but he is still quite a football player. And, whatever happens, he will be the last to complain. A young man who grew up in a near slum, ran away from home when barely 14, worked at odd jobs for a living, survived a hasty teen-age marriage and divorce, and then verged upon tramp athleticism only to wind up as the hero of a great university with a beautiful wife, a host of friends and a rosy-hued future dead ahead does not complain of adversity.
Roy Terrell, writing about then Golden Gophers quarterback Bobby Cox for the Nov. 4, 1957 issue of Sports Illustrated. That’s right, in 1957, the Gophers had a quarterback who grew up in South Central Los Angeles, had already survived homelessness for more than several years and also had been involved in a slush fund at the University of Waashington.
A great look back at a story about a young man and redemption. [SIVault]
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All the Texas high school coaches I meet shake your hand and say, ‘Boy, Coach, I really admire what you guys did.’ And under their breath, they’re going, ‘You dummies. This stuff has been going on for 70 years.’
Tom Perry, who worked as a position coach under then TCU coach Jim Wacker, speaking to then Sports Illustrated reporter Rick Reilly about TCU’s efforts to clean up a pay-for-play program at the university. [Sports Illustrated, 11/04/1985]
The late Wacker, of course, went onto coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers for five underwhelming seasons. With his history at the U of M and the recent controversy surrounding future Heisman winner Cam Newton, it’s an interesting look back.
