Read more about the article Duffy’s Hawaiian Pipeliner Charlie Wedemeyer returns home to Polynesian Football Hall of Fame induction

Duffy’s Hawaiian Pipeliner Charlie Wedemeyer returns home to Polynesian Football Hall of Fame induction

PHOTO: Charlie Wedemeyer's athletic career spans his career at Michigan State, coaching at Los Gatos High in the Bay Area and his induction into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame in Hawaii. He was joined in this photo around him left-to-right: NFL coaches Jon Gruden and John Madden, two family friends, former 49ers coach Steve Mariucci and Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN A high school coach’s invaluable role too…

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Read more about the article Former Jud assistant Jim Boylan on Izzo’s longevity

Former Jud assistant Jim Boylan on Izzo’s longevity

PHOTO: Tom Izzo has cut down many championship nets, but it's not a number as great as the total of Big Ten coaches he has outlasted. By TOM SHANAHAN Many measuring sticks gauge Tom Izzo's success. Here's one beyond citing one national title, eight Final Fours, 10 Big Ten regular-season titles, six Big Ten tournament crowns and 624 victories: 53 and counting. That’s how many Big Ten basketball coaches have come and gone since Izzo took over Michigan…

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Read more about the article Philadelphia jewel John Chaney led Temple to 2001 NCAA Elite Eight at time Izzo elevated Spartans

Philadelphia jewel John Chaney led Temple to 2001 NCAA Elite Eight at time Izzo elevated Spartans

By TOM SHANAHAN Five months ago we lost John Thompson, the Georgetown Hall-of-Fame coach. This week another influential African-American college basketball coach passed away, Temple Hall-of-Famer John Chaney. Both men were outspoken and often misunderstood. I was never around Thompson, but I was fortunate to see Chaney up close at the 2001 NCAA South Regional. It was easy to gain a deeper understanding of the man. What a weekend that was in Atlanta. Chaney’s Temple Owls were among…

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