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It wasn’t until I was named the head coach at the University of Minnesota in 1984 that I got the chance to spend some personal time with John. It didn’t take me long to realize he was a national treasure. Yes, I heard many positive things about him from his former players, the media, and people on the street, but they didn’t talk about his amazing win-loss record and the numerous championships he had won. Instead they talked about his leadership, his morale, his values, and the impact he had on players, students, faculty, and virtually everyone who knew him.

I never passed up the chance to spend time with John at the various events we both attended. His philosophy was different. He didn’t scrimmage, he seldom practiced his team in pads—yet he won. There are many different ways to win, and John exemplified this. He is a legend not because of his win-loss record, but because of his values. The coaching class he teaches—which is just as much about winning in life as it is about winning in football—is the most popular course on campus.