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Post by FLCardinalFan on Aug 5, 2023 16:24:33 GMT -7
Coach Don Coryell enters the Hall Of Fame
About time and well deserved
His speech given by his daughter Mindy Coryell Lewis
Dan Fouts
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Post by End Zone on Aug 5, 2023 16:35:48 GMT -7
Coach Don Coryell enters the Hall Of Fame About time and well deserved His speech given by his daughter Mindy Coryell Lewis Dan Fouts When Don Coryell was nominated for the HOF award last year, it was primarily due to his success at Chargers with Fouts. Remember "Air Coryell?" That banner was for Don's West Coast work only. I'm glad that I was able to watch Don at STL when I was in college at SIUE. Don was a beloved HC. The players would die on the field for the man.
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Post by FLCardinalFan on Aug 5, 2023 16:49:20 GMT -7
Coach Don Coryell enters the Hall Of Fame About time and well deserved His speech given by his daughter Mindy Coryell Lewis Dan Fouts When Don Coryell was nominated for the HOF award last year, it was primarily due to his success at Chargers with Fouts. Remember "Air Coryell?" That banner was for Don's West Coast work only. I'm glad that I was able to watch Don at STL when I was in college at SIUE. Don was a beloved HC. The players would die on the field for the man. View AttachmentExactly: I remember one player crying on the sideline (forget who). He had cost the Cardinals the game. Coach Coryell went over and hugged the guy saying its alright I REMEMBER THAT SCENE.
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Post by thomas cat on Aug 5, 2023 17:10:17 GMT -7
Don Coryell is easily my favorite all time Cardinal coach. IMHO, there are no others that even come close.
During his tenure is when the Cards got the Cardiac Cardinals nickname. So many games were won in the last minutes thus the name. His teams weren't perfect, but they sure could put on a show. If he got a little more help from the front office, who knows what might have been.
He was an innovator and helped shape the game as it is today.
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Post by cbltv on Aug 6, 2023 18:01:55 GMT -7
Don left ST. Louis because Billy and George Boone would not listen to him about the draft. Boone was Billy's hand picked draft man. Many times we scratched our heads at some of the choices. Other times like when Dierdorf was picked we cheered. But most of the time we wondered what the Heck was Boone thinking!
If Coryell had been given more say in the draft the Cardinals of the 70's would have changed the NFC East. And a Division Championship would have occurred without a doubt in my mind. But...Such was not the case and card fans suffered because of bad management.
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Post by FLCardinalFan on Aug 6, 2023 18:32:32 GMT -7
Don left ST. Louis because Billy and George Boone would not listen to him about the draft. Boone was Billy's hand picked draft man. Many times we scratched our heads at some of the choices. Other times like when Dierdorf was picked we cheered. But most of the time we wondered what the Heck was Boone thinking! If Coryell had been given more say in the draft the Cardinals of the 70's would have changed the NFC East. And a Division Championship would have occurred without a doubt in my mind. But...Such was not the case and card fans suffered because of bad management. I remember and I am sure you do to cbltv. Don Coryell wanted to draft linebacker Robin Cole Billy made him pick Steve Pisarkiewicz QB from M0. who was awful.
Coryell got fired and even Bud Wilkinson thought Pisarkiewicz was bad
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Post by End Zone on Aug 7, 2023 2:08:53 GMT -7
Don left ST. Louis because Billy and George Boone would not listen to him about the draft. Boone was Billy's hand picked draft man. Many times we scratched our heads at some of the choices. Other times like when Dierdorf was picked we cheered. But most of the time we wondered what the Heck was Boone thinking! If Coryell had been given more say in the draft the Cardinals of the 70's would have changed the NFC East. And a Division Championship would have occurred without a doubt in my mind. But...Such was not the case and card fans suffered because of bad management. I remember and I am sure you do to cbltv. Don Coryell wanted to draft linebacker Robin Cole Billy made him pick Steve Pisarkiewicz QB from M0. who was awful.
Coryell got fired and even Bud Wilkinson thought Pisarkiewicz was badBig egos dominate every pro team's top management group. When those managers start thinking they are the smartest people on Earth, then the organization is doomed to fail. Bill Bidwill was plain awful as an owner.
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