Sublime

Bill was a genius at making the complex comprehensible, the comprehensible achievable.

I had stood my ground and protected my turf when my position and authority were challenged. Leaders who don’t understand what their territory is and how to protect it will soon find themselves with no turf to protect.

founding member of a new organization called 100 Black Men. The

He would ask me to get up and “teach” my offensive techniques to a defensive coach, who would play the part of a student—a player. Bill would critique us, teach us how to communicate better and better so that the players would be more fully informed. No other coach in the NFL was coaching his coaches like this. And it was serious business with him.

Chuck Proudfit,

(1) He could identify problems that needed to be solved; and (2) He could solve them.

Al Davis at Oakland (and by default, the great Sid Gillman under whom Al had served in San Diego with the Chargers);