The last season
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George Allen took a job coaching winless Long Beach State University at 72, after 23 years as a pro football coach. By teaching discipline and setting a personal example of hard work, he achieved a winning season, just before he died.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1991
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The last stand
Article Abstract:
A description is presented of the experiences of a rancher whose ranch lies beside the border between Texas and Mexico and who has to face the difficulties caused by illegal immigrants on a daily basis.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 2001
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'Best wishes, George Allen's daughter'
Article Abstract:
George Allen was a driven man who loved coaching, but whose win-at-all-costs demeanor did not fit in the National Football League by the late '70s, shortening his career and his life.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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