Long Beach State hiring an aging George Allen. Definitely not a bad hire for the team. Allen was great. I'd sit on the grass and watch his practices. He led them to a winning season.
But it was very bad for Allen. After the last game, which Long Beach won... his enthusiastic young players, who loved Allen, dumped a huge container of icy Gatorade over the frail Allen's head (on a chilly day in Long Beach). This great Hall of Fame coach died from pneumonia very soon after.......