RIP coachFormer Syracuse football coach passed away at 70 today
OMG. That's awful. Maybe he wasn't cut out to be a head coach, but he was a decent man trying his best.
I will never forget, after beating Notre Dame in South Bend, and was being interviewed, he paused the interview until after the ND band finished playing their alma mater. Very classy. I knew right then, regardless of his coaching prowess, he was a good man.
RIP, Coach.
During his time here I gave him a large framed successories portrait of Vince Lombardi with one of his favorite/famous speeches in a sort of good luck both here and after moment at a team dinner.I ran into him at Barnes and Noble in Dewitt a few days after his day's here were done. I said "Good luck in whatever you do next Coach" He smiled and said thanks. Regardless of performance, the dude was a gracious guy.
Yup -- I spent a lot of time chatting with him his first season. Very generous with his time and a very nice person. Too young for anyone -- rest in peace, Coach.Greg was a high quality human being. This is very sad.