A rare non-agate-type appearance in the sports pages for my alma mater:
Holding his award in his hands, Tom Donnelly, Haverford College's longtime men's cross-country and track coach, walked to the banks of the Mississippi River and tossed the trophy in the water. This was 2001, but it could have been any of several years that Donnelly has won an N.C.A.A. Division III Coach of the Year award.
He throws them all away.
He's later described as "something of a spiritual running guru." I do love that school.
Great article. I had a coach like that in high school. A truly gifted motivator can get a lot of miles out of a cross country team.
Posted by: Doug Clark | Nov 14, 2008 at 03:00 PM