Legendary Coaches: John Wooden

As we reach the end of this series of posts about legendary coaches from the special feature on the We Are Marshall DVD, we’re ready to learn from one of the greatest leaders/coaches in sports history, John Wooden. “… never cease trying to be the best you can be.” (Wooden) On teaching … A coach … Read more

Legendary Coaches: George Horton

We’re nearing the end of this series of posts about legendary coaches from the special feature on the We Are Marshall DVD. See my (Randy) earlier posts on Jack Lengyel, Bobby Bowden, Pat Summit, and Lute Olson. “… it’s the quality of time that we spend.” (Horton) Of all the coaches featured, I was the … Read more

Legendary Coaches: Lute Olson

I’ve (Randy) been posting quotes from the legendary coaches special feature on the We Are Marshall DVD. So far, I’ve covered Jack Lengyel, Bobby Bowden, and Pat Summit. Lute Olson has some great quotes as well. “If you’re going to be good, you’re gonna have to be dedicated.” (Olson) On motivation … If you’re gonna … Read more

Legendary Coaches: Pat Summit

We’re in the middle of a series of posts with quotes from the We Are Marshall DVD, specifically the legendary coaches special feature. So far, we’ve posted quotes by Jack Lengyel and Bobby Bowden. Next up, Pat Summit, who has had an incredible coaching career, coaching women’s basketball at the University of Tennessee. Pat Summit … Read more

Legendary Coaches: Bobby Bowden

Continuing with quotes from the Legendary Coaches special feature on the We Are Marshall DVD, next up is Florida State Head Football Coach Bobby Bowden Of all the coaches featured in this DVD spot, I think I transcribed more of Bobby Bowden’s words than any of the others. There’s some great leadership material here. “You … Read more

Legendary Coaches: Jack Lengyel

As mentioned in the previous We are Marshall movie post, the DVD has a great special feature called Legendary Coaches which includes several great coaches in their own words. Over the next several days, we’ll post some highlights. First up is Jack Lengyel, head football coach of the Marshall University Thundering Herd from 1971-1974. He … Read more

“We are Marshall”

We’ve been wanting to watch We are Marshall for a long time but it’s been hard to find a copy of the DVD on the shelf at one of the local video rentals stores. We finally watched it, and it was worth the wait. We are Marshall is a true story about the rebuilding of … Read more

Football

Football and leadership — learning leadership from coaches in the NFL. I have been a football fan since I was about 8 years old when I watched a game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers. From that point on, I was a Cowboys’ fan. Over the course of the years, however, I … Read more