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January 7, 2004
Client Coach: Benched? Get back in the game
By RANDY TUMINELLO
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
It was 36 years ago, but I remember the day as if it were yesterday. My junior high football team stood toe-to-toe against our crosstown rival for the city championship. As the team's tailback, I had unfortunately picked the wrong time to have one of the worst games of my life. For someone who was usually sure-handed, I had fumbled the ball three times before the end of the first half!
Coach must have thought I'd do the team more good off the field than on, so he kept me on the bench at the start of the second half. I sat there all the way through the third quarter ...
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