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| 268fe91 | As integral as religion was to his sense of self, it was not until he reached West Point and combined his spiritual discipline with Blaik's military discipline that his coaching persona began to take its mature form. Everything he knew about organizing a team and preparing it to play its best, Lombardi said later, he learned at West Point. "It all came from Red Blaik." | David Maraniss | ||
| 7a68af7 | Oftentimes the child is the father of the man. | David Maraniss |