Coaches with ISU Connections

joefrog

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I can't find a reference to it, but seem to remember that Jackie Sherrill was on Majors staff. Can anybody confirm/deny?

If I recall correctly, Jackie often speaks quite fondly of his time at ISU. He still has a soft spot for Ames, and really enjoys talking about it.
 

swiacy

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Sherrill got in trouble down South after his stint at Pittsburgh, when for team motivation prior to playing Texas he had a Longhorn Bull castrated at the 50 yard line. Caused an uproar and could you imagine doing that today with the political correct crowd. It would be worse than Mangino and Leach who were only verbally abusive.
 

ISU4Life

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Sherrill got in trouble down South after his stint at Pittsburgh, when for team motivation prior to playing Texas he had a Longhorn Bull castrated at the 50 yard line. Caused an uproar and could you imagine doing that today with the political correct crowd. It would be worse than Mangino and Leach who were only verbally abusive.

If true that ... is .... AWESOME
 

Dryburn

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A bit of a stretch, but...
Joe Avezzano (1969-72 @ ISU), Special Teams with Dallas Cowboys & Oakland Raiders, Head Coach of Dallas Desperados

I was going to mention Avezzano too. Wasn't he also Head Coach at Oregon for a couple of years? He failed miserably there I think.

Edit: Looked it up. He as head coach at Oregon State from 1980 to 1984. Overall record of 6-47-2. Yikes!
 
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XLK9

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I was going to mention Avezzano too. Wasn't he also Head Coach at Oregon for a couple of years? He failed miserably there I think.

Edit: Looked it up. He as head coach at Oregon State from 1980 to 1984. Overall record of 6-47-2. Yikes!

You are correct, sir! 6-47-2 - no wonder I forgot about it!
 

woodie

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clay stapelton.
who was the coach that was at isu b4 stapelton who recruited most of the dirty thirty talent. he lft iowa state after being at iowa state for one year and was the weight coach for tom landry
and the dallas cowboys for the rest of his career.
 

dunar

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clay stapelton.
who was the coach that was at isu b4 stapelton who recruited most of the dirty thirty talent. he lft iowa state after being at iowa state for one year and was the weight coach for tom landry
and the dallas cowboys for the rest of his career.

Jim Myers
 

XLK9

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Pete Rodriguez - ISU DC '76-'78
Western Illinois HC '79-'82
Northern Iowa DC '86
Ottawa Rough Riders DC '87
Seattle Seahawks Special Teams & AHC '98
 

XLK9

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Charlie Sadler - ISU Def Line '79-'82
Oklahoma DC - '89-'90
Northern Illinois HC '91-'95
 

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