Remembering Chuck Noll and Tony Gwynn

I hadn't planned on posting anything today, but with the passing of two legends, that changed.

Over the weekend, football lost one of its greatest ever Hall of Fame coaches, Chuck Noll, of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Noll coached the Steelers to four Super Bowl Championships in six years. In fact, he was the only head coach to ever win four Super Bowls. From 1969-91, he coached the Steelers to a 193-148 regular season record. Noll was 16-8 in the playoffs and, obviously, 4-0 in the Super Bowl.

As a player, Noll played with the Cleveland Browns from 1953-59. He served as a defensive coach for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers from 1960-65, where the team won the AFL Championship in 1963. In 1966, Noll moved on to a defensive backfield coach for the Baltimore Colts, where he coached until 1968. After the Colts lost Super Bowl III, Noll was hired as the head coach of the Steelers.

Yesterday, baseball lost a rare gem of the game, Hall of Famer, Tony Gwynn. He played his entire MLB playing career with the San Diego Padres, which spanned from 1982-2001. He also won a slew of awards, including 15 All-Star appearances, 5 Golden Gloves, 8 NL batting titles, and 2 World Series appearances. He finished his career with a .338 batting average. After retiring in 2001, he became the head coach of his alma mater, San Diego State, in 2002, where he coached until his death. Gwynn set the example as a player and as a man. He was class personified.

Thoughts and prayers go out to the Noll and Gwynn families.



On another note, today is the last day that my ebook, Rickshaw, New Mexico will be free. Thank you all for your support so far and let's finish strong.

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Have a great day!!!