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Title: ara parseghian passed away
Post by: rolltidefan on August 02, 2017, 10:11:24 AM: http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/20125111/notre-dame-fighting-irish-coach-ara-parseghian-legend-soon-forgotten
Title: Re: ara parseghian passed away
Post by: MarqHusker on August 02, 2017, 01:43:02 PM: A familiar voice from my childhood, first when he was with Keith Jackson (and they couldn't believe their eyes when Woody Hayes decked the Clemson kid) and then later on CBS with Jim Nantz, where I think he wasn't bad at all.
Title: Re: ara parseghian passed away
Post by: betarhoalphadelta on August 02, 2017, 01:46:50 PM: I honestly had not even a clue he was still alive...
Title: Re: ara parseghian passed away
Post by: MrNubbz on August 02, 2017, 03:19:19 PM: Evidently he beat Woody 3X and Bear also.Coached & played under Paul Brown & coached under Woody.RIP Coach
Title: Re: ara parseghian passed away
Post by: ELA on August 02, 2017, 03:42:15 PM: Quote from: MrNubbz on August 02, 2017, 03:19:19 PM
Evidently he beat Woody 3X and Bear also.Coached & played under Paul Brown & coached under Woody.RIP Coach
He did well against those guys, but McKay seemingly had his number. That was his kryptonite.
Title: Re: ara parseghian passed away
Post by: Hawkinole on August 03, 2017, 12:37:02 AM: I watched that MSU game on television in 1966 with my dad. I wasn't a fan of either team. But we were Big 10 fans. It was supposed to be the game of the century, and it was.
Title: Re: ara parseghian passed away
Post by: MaximumSam on August 03, 2017, 06:20:48 PM: Man, thinking about all the legends coaching then - Royal, Woody and Bo, Parseghian, Bear, and other guys I'm forgetting off the top of my head.