White was a California boy.
by BeijingIrish (2020-02-08 14:26:31)

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He came to Illinois from Cal where his '75 team won the PAC-8. So he knew the landscape. After Illinois he returned to the Bay Area, coached the Raiders for a couple years, then went to the Rams later on, I think. Didn't he replace Gary Moeller at Illinois?

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Bob Blackman was successful everywhere he coached
by BeijingIrish  (2020-02-08 19:00:20)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

except at Illinois. He tried, but he never had any good players. Which players who were any good wanted to go to Illinois in the early/mid 1970"s? His 1954 team at the University of Denver went 9-1 and won the Skyline Conference title. DU finished #18 in the national rankings, the only time a DU team was ever ranked. He was no slouch.