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Introduction:
"These coaches are best known for coaching at one particular place, but they also coached at other places. Can you figure out where their "other gigs" were?"


1. Jimmy Johnson was the head coach for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. With which university did he win a national championship?
    Florida
    Texas
    Oklahoma
    Miami (Fla)


2. Paul "Bear" Bryant led Alabama to six number one rankings while coaching at Alabama. He was also the head coach at all these universities except one. Which place was he NOT a head coach?
    Texas A & M
    Arkansas
    Maryland
    Kentucky


3. Billy Martin managed the Twins, Rangers, Tigers and Athletics. He was best known as the manager of the Yankees. How many times was Martin hired and fired as the Yankees skipper?
    2
    5
    3
    6


4. Joe Torre has had much success as the manager of the New York Yankees. He has managed three other teams as well. Which of these teams has Torre NOT managed?
    Philadelphia Phillies
    St. Louis Cardinals
    New York Mets
    Atlanta Braves


5. Jim Valvano's Wolfpack team won an improbable national championship as North Carolina State won the NCAA basketball championship in 1983. Before going to NC State where was Valavano the head coach?
    Niagra
    Rutgers
    Manhattan
    Iona


6. Vince Lombardi led the Green Bay Packers to seven championships from 1959 to 1968. After leaving the Packers for what team did Lombardi become a head coach?
    San Diego Chargers
    Washington Redskins
    Kansas City Chiefs
    Boston Patriots


7. Bobby Knight became famous (or infamous dependng upon your point of view) as the basketball coach at Indiana University. Before going to Indiana where was Knight the head coach?
    Navy
    Rutgers
    George Washington University
    Army


8. Casey Stengel won 10 AL pennants and 7 World Series championships with the Yankees. However, he coached three other major league teams as well. Which of these teams did he NOT manage?
    New York Mets
    Boston Braves
    Boston Red Sox
    Brooklyn Dodgers


9. Bill Russell won 8 straight NBA titles and 11 championships overall in his 13 years as a Boston Celtic. From 1966-1969 he was the player-coach of the Celtics. What other NBA teams did Russell coach?
    Seattle and the Los Angeles Clippers
    Dallas and Seattle
    Indiana and Seattle
    Seattle and Sacramento


10. Don Shula won two Super Bowls as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. What other NFL team was Shula a head coach for?
    New England Patriots
    Baltimore Colts
    New York Jets
    New York Giants


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