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Jim Fassel’s Got No Doubt

Running a pro football franchise in Las Vegas takes audacity and swagger. The Locomotives coach—a former NFL boss—has plenty of both.

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In more than 30 years of coaching, Jim Fassel has amassed quite a collection of memories. As an assistant at Stanford he helped recruit a kid by the name of John Elway in 1979. A couple of years later he watched in horror from the sidelines as Cal ran through the Stanford band and into the end zone to cap the most bizarre finish to a college football game ever. Later came NFL Coach of the Year honors in 1997, after his first season leading the New York Giants.

Full article: http://weeklyseven.com/sports/2011/08/25/jim-fassel-s-got-no-doubt