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Post by cmow5 on Apr 21, 2008 15:42:42 GMT -6
In my lifespan development class we had to discuss what we will be like at 75. I was the only one that was hoping I would still be working(Coaching Football).
It got me thinking about Joe Pa, Bobby Bowden and even my Varsity coach that is in his 70's. I was also wondering how many of you guys still want to be coaching at 75+? Are any of you guys on here already pushing 75?
I think its great that I am in a career that I am not looking for retirement as a goal. Any one else want to be a old timer coaching?
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Post by jjkuenzel on Apr 21, 2008 15:59:42 GMT -6
I will probably cash in my chips by the time I am 70. Maybe I will help out at the local HS or something. I can't wait to be retired though and golf, fish, travel, and go down to the local coffeeshop and BS with the rest of the old timers.
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Post by airman on Apr 21, 2008 16:33:41 GMT -6
john mickissic is still coaching high school football at 81 or 82. he is the all time high school win championship. I believe he was close to state championship this past year.
my grandfather retired at 76 from the sawmill our owned. he actually worked in the sawmill not in the office. he lived to be 90. his brothers all lived to be 85 or older.
my father, he worked until he was 75. his life was cut short from lung cancer due to a pack or two a day habbit of cigs. Interesting, my grand father smoked but he grew his own tabacco and processed it. my father bought them at the store.
I was brought up you just do not retire if you like your work. besides if you retire, you die.
I read where Coach Paterno's wife said he would drive her nuts if he retired and was home all day and Coach Paterno would most likely die.
I was at a program where we had two guys in the 70's both former head coaches who wanted to work as an assistant.
I believe Gordy Gillespe(sp) rudys head coach, is still coaching baseball at saint francis college in Joliet IL. He is in his 80s.
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Post by chaz111 on Apr 21, 2008 17:21:56 GMT -6
Think about McKissick for a second. That's over 500 wins....so to break his record you would have to coach 50 years and win 10 games a year that might be the most unbreakable record in sports.
Things change but I would love to still be in at 70.
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Post by airman on Apr 21, 2008 17:26:04 GMT -6
Think about McKissick for a second. That's over 500 wins....so to break his record you would have to coach 50 years and win 10 games a year that might be the most unbreakable record in sports. Things change but I would love to still be in at 70. I think it could be broken. people are living longer these days. who is to say in 10 years they do not find the fountain of youth. I know what the fountain of youth is, QI GONG the practice of creating energy. who is to say some one is not coaching to be 90 some day but having a body of a 70 year old. actually, age is really a subjective number. we assign meaning to a number. WE say 20 is great because we are youn however 40 is over the hil and sliding downward. how is to say you cannot be 20 at age 40. It is all a state of mind towards agining. actually, scientist find no real reason why we age. Peter Ragnar, who is a QI GONG expert does not celebrate birth days and he is said to be 75 years old and he looks like he is about 45. he does dips and pullups with 160lbs added weight and can hip sled 1000lbs. |
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Post by phantom on Apr 21, 2008 18:30:50 GMT -6
I can't imagine not coaching. 75? I don't know about that. I'm 54 and will be retiring from teaching in June but will still coach.
If I quit coaching what will I do with my time? Putter around the garden? Please. My fondest wish is that all of my grass die. Golf? Played once and got hit in the head with a ball (explains a lot). Write cranky senior citizen letters to the editor? Most of those are complaining about how much teachers get paid so that's out.
The fact is I don't really enjoy much other than coaching football and I'm not much good at anything else. So, if I make it to 75 and I'm in physically capable (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) I'm probably in.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2008 6:24:21 GMT -6
I'd like to retire from the real gig at about 65 and be a walk-on volunteer coach at some small school that can't afford to pay a lot of salaries--just help where they need me.
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Post by coachcb on Apr 22, 2008 6:41:51 GMT -6
I plan on coaching long past when I am physically able to do it.
I plan on dying of a heart attack/stroke while hollering at my OL to get their a$$es lower on drive blocks.
I'm with phantom on this one; the only thing I enjoy is coaching, the only thing I am any good at is coaching, so I might as well croak during EDDS.
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Post by bluecrazy on Apr 22, 2008 6:45:48 GMT -6
Wow, this encourages me! I'm 50, and just got my 1st head coaching job 2 years ago. I think how long will I last? Well now, maybe till I'm 70! ;D
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Post by fbdoc on Apr 22, 2008 11:24:36 GMT -6
I don't hunt, I don't fish, and about the only thing I do besides football is coach track! I will definitely be coaching in my 70's (I'm 50 now), what else can I do?  |
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Post by kble on Apr 22, 2008 11:43:08 GMT -6
My dad was a green's keeper on a public golf course for 40 years, retired at 62, took a year off and hated it, took over my old high school's weight program and is coaching LB's/TE's. He's 73 and still benches around 400. He absolutely loves what he is doing and most importantly, he is making a difference. Makes me want to continue forever.
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Post by airman on Apr 22, 2008 12:44:22 GMT -6
you are seeing it in my state(wisconsin) coaches retiring from teaching at 55 to 58 and continuing to coach. retirement is a good gig in wisconsin. 80% of the average of your last 3 years of teaching or administration pay.
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Post by flexspread on Apr 22, 2008 13:02:38 GMT -6
kble, I hate thinking there is a 73 year old man out there who can hand me my @$$ on a platter! Thanks for killing any self confidence I had.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2008 16:56:16 GMT -6
Turned 28 back in November and this fall will only be my 7th season, but I can't imagine ever not coaching.
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