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Anthony Morelli	Despite his relatively decent statistics, Morelli expressed frustration over the conservative nature of Penn State's play calling in a November 2006 interview with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Billy Brewer	Specifically, it stated'' There was unethical conduct by a former (Ole Miss) head football coach (Brewer), who was found to show a continuing pattern of disregard for NCAA rules in the operation of the football program ((Jackson, MS) Clarion Ledger, November 18, 1994, p. 6-7C).''
John McKay (American football)	Heading into the 1962 season, McKay felt he might be fired by university president Norman Topping ; alumni were pressuring Topping to fire McKay, but Topping resisted and gave McKay one more year so he could field a team with players he had recruited.
Josh Whitesell	In February 2009, Diamondback President and CEO Derrick Hall, when asked whether Whitesell would be given a shot to make the major league team out of spring training, responded :'' He sure will.
Chuck Ealey	In total, Ealey played for seven seasons with Hamilton, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and the Toronto Argonauts, passing for 13,326 yards and 82 touchdown s. Chuck Ealey is one of a number of black athletes featured in the book for young readers, Choice of Colours : The Pioneering African-American Quarterbacks Who Changed the Face of Football (2008).
Gregg Williams	On March 2, 2012, it was revealed that during Williams' tenure the Saints ran an illegal'' bounty fund'' which paid players for causing injuries to opponents that would result in those players leaving the game.
Tom Moore (American football coach)	On May 6, 2009, ESPN reported that Moore was planning to retire due to a change in the NFL's pension program which affected both him and the Colts' offensive line coach, Howard Mudd.
Levi Casboult	Before the 2009 Christmas break, Casboult attended the team's controversial booze cruise (the fallout from which included the suspensions of Andrew Walker, Eddie Betts and Ryan Houlihan, plus a'' please explain'' to the club from the AFL) ; it was widely reported in the media that, in an initiation game, Casboult was handcuffed to an unnamed senior player and forced to match him drink-for-drink until barely conscious.
Steve Alford	In 2011, before a home NIT Tournament game against heated rival UTEP, Alford and his staff got into a heated argument with UTEP coach Tim Floyd and his staff, in a dispute over practice time.
David Dixon (businessman)	Dixon eventually used the formation of this league to persuade the NFL to expand into New Orleans, which is how the New Orleans Saints came into being on November 1, 1966.
Robbie Bina	With the Las Vegas Wranglers in his second season, Bina developed an offensive talent that was rewarded with a starting position in the 2010 ECHL All-Star Game, Paukovich, who was'' deeply regretful'' about the incident, initially received a two-minute minor penalty for boarding, but was later given a one-game suspension by the NCAA and another from his coach, George Gwozdecky.
Bill Callahan (American football)	For example, with the assistance of his recruiting coordinator John Blake, Nebraska recruited DT Ndamukong Suh (2009 AP Player of the Year, Nagurski Trophy winner, Heisman Trophy finalist, etc.) although Suh later stated that he would'' probably be at Oregon State right now'' had Callahan not been fired.
Matt Kemp	Kemp was the subject of some criticism in 2010 from General Manager Ned Colletti who called him out publicly early in the season for poor baserunning.
Warren Moon	In March 2011, Moon stepped back in the limelight while working as a'' mentor'' to Cam Newton, who became the Overall # 1 2011 NFL Draft Pick to the Carolina Panthers.
Mike Heimerdinger	He was hired to help develop quarterback Vince Young, who was drafted ahead of Cutler in the 2006 NFL Draft.
Frank Kush	John Elway's refusal to play for the Colts after they chose him first overall in the 1983 draft has been attributed to his desire not to play for Kush.
Stu Inman	Inman is probably best known for being the GM who selected oft-injured Kentucky center Sam Bowie with the # 2 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, one spot ahead of the Chicago Bulls who selected Michael Jordan at # 3.
Rich Brooks	Brooks inherited a team that was 7 -- 5 in 2002, but was just beginning to feel the effect of NCAA probation imposed because of recruiting violations committed by a prior Kentucky coaching staff.
Derrick Ward	Because of their success in the backfield during the 2008 season, Ward and his teammates Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw were jokingly referred to as Earth (Brandon), Wind (Derrick) and Fire (Ahmad).
Jerry Krause	Krause and head coach Phil Jackson had been friends for years, but their relationship was, in Jackson's opinion, shattered early in the 1990s after Chicago Tribune reporter Sam Smith (who Krause despised) published a book on the 1991 title team, The Jordan Rules.
Tim Floyd	Floyd was the subject of heightened media attention in October 2006, when 14-year-old high school freshman Dwayne Polee Jr., son of former NBA player Dwayne Polee, verbally accepted a scholarship offer from Floyd.
Jim Johnson (American football)	As I've said many times, Jim Johnson is the best in the business at what he does,'' said Reid upon signing his prized defensive coordinator to a lucrative four-year contract extension in 2005.''
Latrell Sprewell	Despite his accomplishments, his career was overshadowed by a 1997 incident in which he choked coach P. J. Carlesimo during a practice, which ultimately resulted in a 68-game suspension.
Bill Russell	When the NBA All-Stars toured the U. S. in the 1958 offseason, white hotel owners in segregated North Carolina denied rooms to Russell and his black teammates, causing him to later write in his memoir Go Up for Glory,'' It stood out, a wall which understanding can not penetrate.
Craig Robinson (basketball)	In July 2009, President Obama alluded to the possibility of Robinson coaching elsewhere, by saying :'' Craig Robinson is an outstanding coach... Anybody in Oregon and anybody who knows sports knows he turned it around.
Craig Robinson (basketball)	Robinson was drafted in the fourth round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, His sister Michelle had begun dating a law firm colleague, Barack Obama, who played basketball recreationally ; she asked her brother to play with him and give her a character assessment, so that she would know whether she could become serious with him.
Rob Parker (sports journalist)	In October 2008, Parker erroneously reported that Kirk Cousins, quarterback for the Michigan State Spartans, was involved in a fight with members of the Michigan State hockey team.
Doc Holliday (American football)	On December 16, 2009, sources, who asked to remain anonymous, told the Charleston Gazette that no deal has been finalized, but that Holliday is the apparent choice to succeed Mark Snyder, who chose to resign rather than be fired as the MU coach.
Dick Allen	Allen's feats during his years with the White Sox -- particularly in that MVP season of 1972 -- are spoken of reverently by South Side fans who credit him with saving the franchise for Chicago (it was rumored to be bound for St. Petersburg or Seattle at the time).
John Maulbetsch	Maulbetsch arranged a game in Ann Arbor against his alma mater to start the 1926 season.
Arn Tellem	In 1996, Tellem made his mark as an NBA agent by circumventing that year's pro draft to maneuver 18-year-old Kobe Bryant to the Los Angeles Lakers.''
Prechae Rodriguez	In 2003 Prechae Rodriguez' skills nearly earned him national recognition when he participated in the open run of the AND-1 Mix Tape Tour at the University of South Florida (USF) SunDome in Tampa, Florida where Rodriguez instantly became a fan favorite of the more than 500 fans.
Jimmy Smith (cornerback)	Jimmy Smith was another surprise out of Dan Hawkins' transition class of 2006, like Nate Solder, Jimmy was a middle of the pack recruit out of his home state of California (# 57 Athlete by rivals and unranked as a corner by ESPN) that grew into a first round prospect on a series of very mediocre Colorado teams.
Haywood Sullivan	Sullivan further endured the wrath of Red Sox Nation after the 1978 season when he allowed legendary pitcher Luis Tiant to leave for the Yankees as a free agent and, as he had done with Jenkins, Carbo and the others, dumped a clubhouse dissident, lefty pitcher Bill Lee, in a giveaway trade -- in this case, to the Montreal Expos.
Dave Webster	During his tenure at Prairie View A&M University David : In 1960, `` Can Head'', as he came to be known by close friends and teammates, was drafted to play football for the Dallas Texans under Pro Football Hall of Fame owner Lamar Hunt and coach Hank Stram.
Manny Martin	Interviewed in September 2010, Martin recalled Denard Robinson as a freshman trying to persuade him to give him a position on the varsity football team as a defensive back.
Sam Barry	And Barry, along with Kansas coach Phog Allen, was one of the two primary national advocates of the delayed offense (commonly referred to as'' stalling''), which was a staple of college basketball strategy at such powerhouses as Kansas and North Carolina, and throughout the country, before the introduction of the shot clock in 1985.
Hal Elliott	The 1923 Michiganensian noted :'' Elliott was easily the sophomore find of the pitching staff.
Hugh Culverhouse	The Los Angeles Coliseum Council accused the Rams of seeking Culverhouse's counsel when several players held out during the 1980 preseason ; the Buccaneers won a 10 -- 9 victory over that same unprepared Rams team early that season.
Jim Watts	When he retired, once and for all, in 1980, the Annual Report praised both his leadership,' of the highest order', and his' valuable' personal contributions with bat and ball.
Clarence Weatherspoon	Weatherspoon's name was constantly in trade rumors, with the low point occurring during a December, 1997, game with Miami when Brown did n't insert Weatherspoon into the first half because he thought he had already been traded.
Ron MacLean	On January 16, 2010, Ron MacLean presented a pre-game piece together with NHL representative Colin Campbell focusing on Vancouver Canucks player Alexandre Burrows, in follow up to an earlier incident between Burrows and referee Stéphane Auger in which the credibility of Auger was called into question.
Earl Lloyd	According to Detroit News sportswriter Jerry Green, in 1965 Detroit Pistons General Manager Don Wattrick wanted to hire Lloyd as the team's head coach.
Herbert Huebel	After the 1922 Rose Bowl, Washington & Jefferson supporters claimed that their team had been'' robbed'' of a touchdown in a scoreless game against the University of California, due to an offside penalty called by Huebel.
Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)	After a below-expectations year for the Dolphins in 1995, capped off by a blowout loss in the playoffs versus the Buffalo Bills, there was a groundswell among Dolphins fans who wanted Shula to step aside in favor of Johnson.
Tod Rockwell	After the 1923 season, another sport writer said of Rockwell :'' Through the years Michigan has turned out a bunch of brilliant quarterbacks,' Boss' Weeks,' Shorty' McMillan, Tommy Hughitt and Uteritz but Rockwell gives promise of equaling the remarkable performance of all these former celebrities.''
Gary Sheffield	In the June 2007 issue of GQ magazine, Sheffield (a Detroit Tiger at the time) was quoted saying that there are more Latin baseball players than African-American players because Latinos are easier to control : During an July 2007 interview with HBO's Real Sports, Sheffield said that Yankees manager Joe Torre treated black players differently than white players during his time there, citing himself, Kenny Lofton and Tony Womack as examples.
Chuck Bennett	In 1958, the Chicago Tribune credited Bennett with turning the school into an athletic power :'' In his 20th year as athletic director and football coach at Lyons Township High school in La Grange, Chuck Bennett can point with pride to a truly impressive record -- certainly one of the best in the Chicago area prep field.''
Kenesaw Mountain Landis	His first formal act as commissioner was to declare infielder Phil Todt a free agent, dissolving his contract with the St. Louis Browns (at the time run by Rickey, who soon thereafter moved across town to run the Cardinals) ; in 1928 he ruled future Hall of Famer Chuck Klein a free agent as he held the Cardinals had tried to cover Klein up.
Ron Meyer	He was widely criticized in trading up in the draft to obtain George, which included sending star players, receiver Andre Rison, lineman Chris Hinton, and the Colts' first round pick in 1991 to the Atlanta Falcons.
Jabari Parker	Julius Randle at the -LSB- -LSB- 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game -RSB- -RSB- Following a 90-minute April 1 practice session for the April 3, 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, coach Mike Flaherty said'' Jabari is the most complete player on my team,... You look at all the other kids and you see there is one area where they are going to have to improve.''
Koji Mitsui	Mitsui requested to be posted by the Lions to Major League Baseball twice in the 2008 -- 09 offseason, but attracted no bids on either occasion.
Jack Kemp	Years later, Kemp's 1961 Chargers roommate, Ron Mix, recalled that Kemp needed'' ten or so'' shots of painkillers before each game and commented that'' it sounds weird, but he could play football and not be fit to serve in the Army.''
Mervyn Fernandez	His son, Joe Fernandez, was a wide receiver at Fresno State University, who tried out but failed to make the final roster of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks in 2007.
John Bridgers	In the Bears' 1966 season opener against Syracuse at Baylor Stadium, Bridgers sent in John Hill Westbrook, making the sophomore running back the first black athlete to play for a Southwest Conference school.
Gary Zauner	From 2002 Baltimore Ravens Media Guide : `` There is a rare breed of Special Teams Coaches, and in my opinion, a very rare breed, less than a handful, and I think we have the best by way of Gary Zauner,'' said head coach Brian Billick.
Benjie Paras	This was also capped with a controversy back in 1993 when Paras sat out for one conference after a contract dispute with Shell that prompted him to demand a trade deal to rival team Anejo Rhum.
Kobe Bryant	On May 27, 2007, ESPN reported that Bryant stated that he wanted to be traded if Jerry West did not return to the team with full authority.
Harold Miner	He would later attend the retirement of his jersey by USC during half time of the game against UCLA on 15 Jan 2012.
Andre Dawson	I watched him win an MVP for a last-place team in 1987 -LSB- with the Cubs -RSB-, and it was the most unbelievable thing I've ever seen in baseball.
Skel Roach	Upon his arrival at Michigan in March 1903, The Michigan Alumnus wrote :'' Mr. Roach, the new baseball coach, came to Ann Arbor to take charge of the men, March 20.
David Falk	thumb | Dikembe Mutombo was one of the many Falk clients on the NBA Players' Union Negotiating Committee during the 1998 NBA lockout.
John Gill (coach)	In 1939, Gill recommended that the Western Michigan athletic teams change their mascot from'' Hilltoppers'' to'' Broncos,'' and his suggestion was adopted by the school.
Harry S. Hammond	The 1906 University of Michigan yearbook noted :'' No better exhibition of pluck was ever shown than his work in the Wisconsin game.
Punch Imlach	With notable exceptions like Gilbert Perreault and Rick Martin, many Sabres players feuded with Imlach, particularly Jim Schoenfeld, Sabres' captain from 1974 -- 77, whom Imlach criticized publicly.
Elsa Murano	Earlier in June 2009, the university system released a scathing performance review of Murano's first full year on the job, giving her low marks for leadership and management, including the lowest scores possible for decisiveness and for not being a team player.
Jamie Dixon	Specifically, he suggested to TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte that the school pursue Big East membership during a conversation at the 2010 TCU -- Baylor football game.
Grover Cleveland Alexander	Tiring of his increasing drunkenness and insubordination that was often directly related to his epilepsy, the Cubs sold him to the Cardinals in the middle of the 1926 season for the waiver price.
Haywood Sullivan	Gorman received credit for trades that helped the 1986 Red Sox win the AL championship, although Sullivan's determination to build from within helped to furnish the club with many of its key players.
Harry Mattos	The Little Giants got off to a slow start in 1940, and when Ed Danowski was igned by the team, there was n't much need for Mattos.
Kurt Warner	Kurt and Brenda Warner are devout evangelical Christian s. His faith first emerged on the national stage following the Rams' Super Bowl victory, where he was named the game's MVP : Nine years later, upon leading the Cardinals to the franchise's first ever Super Bowl, Warner's response was similar : Warner has usually attended charismatic churches, and believes that God healed him from a concussion he suffered in 2000.
Ernie Kent	He was highly criticized for failing to sign two of the highest profile recruits to come from the state of Oregon for the class of 2007, Kyle Singler and Kevin Love.
Ron Jaworski	In the spring of 1977, Jaworski was traded by the Rams to the Philadelphia Eagles for former All-Pro tight end Charle Young ; the trade was technically illegal under NFL by-laws since both Jaworski and Young had completed their contracts, but no one raised any objection to the deal so it was permitted to stand.
Craig Robinson (basketball)	In June 2012, construction began on a $ 15 million basketball practice facility that Robinson and previous coaches had long been campaigning for.
Bob Gibson	After suffering a fractured ankle late in the season, Gibson, sometimes referred to by the nickname'' Hoot'' (a reference to western film star Hoot Gibson), still finished 1962 with his first 200 plus strikeout season.
John Garrels	At the end of the 1905 season, the Detroit Free Press rated him as the'' Star of Yost's Grid Warriors,'' adding,'' If there was a man who stood out prominently, it was Johnnie Garrels.''
Frank House (baseball)	A native of Bessemer, Alabama, House signed out of high school with the Tigers in 1948 for one of the biggest bonuses of the time -- $ 75,000 and two automobiles, according to news reports.
Danyelle Sargent	Another controversy occurred on Sunday October 26, 2008, while working as a sideline reporter for Fox Sports, Sargent was conducting a taped pregame interview with the new head coach of the San Francisco 49ers Mike Singletary, and said'' I heard that your mentor Bill Walsh was one of the first phone calls that you made when you found out that you had the job.
Emory Folmar	After the Montgomery Rebels departed in 1980, leaving the 7,000 seat Paterson Field in poor upkeep, Folmar decreed the facility and nearby Cramton Bowl would remain dedicated to amateur sports.
John Maulbetsch	One account of the 1908 playoffs noted :'' Ann Arbor's smashing play in the first half was wholly due to Maulbetsch, Ann Arbor's fullback, and his terrific line bucking.
Bootsy Collins	In October 2005, Collins co-wrote a song celebrating the resurgence of his hometown team, the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League called'' Fear Da Tiger'' which features'' raps'' written and performed by several Bengals players, including defensive end Duane Clemons, offensive tackle Stacy Andrews, and center Ben Wilkerson.
Johnny Unitas	He was the first quarterback to throw for more than 40,000 yards, despite playing during an era when NFL teams played shorter seasons of 12 or 14 games (as opposed to today's 16-game seasons) and prior to modern passing-friendly rules implemented in 1978.
Everson Griffen	During spring practices in 2008, USC coach Pete Carroll staged one of his well known pranks by having the Los Angeles Police Department enter a team meeting and arrest Griffen for `` physically abusing a freshman'' (Trojans offensive guard Matt Meyer) ; Griffen was previously aware of the prank.
Stuart Symington	Symington, saying Kansas City should not wait, continued to threaten the league, and the team began play in 1969.
Henry Clarke (baseball)	A later article made note of Clarke's pitching skills as a sophomore in 1894 :'' He will be remembered by Eastern college men for good work in the box his sophomore year at Williams College, when he gave Lewis a close rub for the position of' Varsity pitcher.'''
King Kelly	For example, in 1892, Floyd told the Chicago Herald that he had secured Kelly's new contract with Boston.
Cullen Loeffler	In recognition of Loeffler's contribution to his record-breaking season, the Vikings' rookie kicker Blair Walsh offered to pay for Loeffler to join him in Hawaii for the 2013 Pro Bowl.
Fielding H. Yost	Yost invented the position of linebacker ; co-created the first ever bowl game, the 1902 Rose Bowl, with then legendary UM athletic director Charles Baird ; invented the fieldhouse concept that bears his name ; and supervised the building of the first on-campus building dedicated to intramural sports.
Jimy Williams	But Williams' relationship with general manager Dan Duquette soured, especially after Duquette publicly backed volatile outfielder Carl Everett after a September 2000 dispute with Williams.
Ryan Leaf	He then joined Don Carthel's West Texas A&M University staff as a volunteer quarterbacks coach in 2006, commenting,'' About a year after I retired from playing, I decided that I wanted to get back to college, where I had the greatest time of my life, and to get involved with college football.''
Connie Mack	He is mentioned in the poem Line-Up for Yesterday by Ogden Nash : After Mack's retirement in 1950, Major League Baseball passed two rules that would have affected Mack today.
Hakeem Kashama	During the Blue Bombers 2006 training camp, he was noted for his hard hits on offensive players.
Bob Gibson	On February 4, 1969, Gibson appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and said the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) had suggested players consider striking before the upcoming season began.
Paul Eells	Eells worked with several notable sports figures as'' color men'' while covering Arkansas Football, including Barry Switzer, former football coach of the Oklahoma Sooners and Dallas Cowboys as well as member of the 1964 National Championship Arkansas Razorbacks football team ; Rick Schaeffer, former Sports Information Director for the University of Arkansas, Razorback historian, and author of several Razorback - themed books ; and Keith Jackson, Arkansas native and former tight end for the Oklahoma Sooners, and later Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers of the NFL.
Terrell Owens	On November 3, 2005, Hugh Douglas, former Philadelphia Eagles defensive end, acting as an ambassador for team management, started to have an argument with Owens in front of the team in the locker room before practice.
Jim Woods	He was fired after the 1956 season when sponsor Ballantine Beer wanted to make room for former Yankee shortstop Phil Rizzuto.
William "Tank" Black	In 1999, a rival black agent complained to the NFL Players Association that Black was illegally providing money to college players before they were eligible for the draft.
Bump Elliott	A May 1944 newspaper article reported that the 19-year-old Elliott, who had been a'' high school sensation last year,'' Elliott appeared in the final three games of the football season, and his performance in the season's final game against Indiana'' provided one of the highlights of the Boilermaker season.''
Al Carter	In 1988, with A&M facing the threat of additional NCAA sanctions because of football rules violations under Sherrill, Carter was among the most vocal critics of the Aggies' coach.
Red Snapp	In September 1928, The Sporting News wrote :'' They call him the king of the minors down in certain sections of Texas, and he has done a great deal to earn the title... Red Snapp might be called a one-man board of directors.