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maleficent · 02-22-2005, 06:59 PM

I had originally posted about this guy in Entertainment, because of the book just released and the movie rights being sold. But, while he's not an athelete, he's a coach, he's definitely a hero.
Bob Hurley, coach of St Anthony's High School in Jersey City. He's the coach of a Catholic High School in a pretty run down area of pretty rundown city. It's a place where kids going on to college are the exception rather than the rule. Not only does he have an impressive 843 - 96 record in his 33 years of coaching, to get to the hero portion of his record, all but one of his players (in 33 years) has gone on to college. 100 of those kids have gone on to play college ball, 5 of them(including his son) have gone on to the NBA.

What makes him a hero and someone to be admired, in an age where it's all about the money, he clearly could have gone on to a more lucractive career coaching at the college or even pro level. He opted to stay at St Anthony's because he could do a lot more good there. And he has...

02-22-2005, 06:59 PM	#19 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	I had originally posted about this guy in Entertainment, because of the book just released and the movie rights being sold. But, while he's not an athelete, he's a coach, he's definitely a hero. Bob Hurley, coach of St Anthony's High School in Jersey City. He's the coach of a Catholic High School in a pretty run down area of pretty rundown city. It's a place where kids going on to college are the exception rather than the rule. Not only does he have an impressive 843 - 96 record in his 33 years of coaching, to get to the hero portion of his record, all but one of his players (in 33 years) has gone on to college. 100 of those kids have gone on to play college ball, 5 of them(including his son) have gone on to the NBA. What makes him a hero and someone to be admired, in an age where it's all about the money, he clearly could have gone on to a more lucractive career coaching at the college or even pro level. He opted to stay at St Anthony's because he could do a lot more good there. And he has... __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.