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rdfs:comment | - Belichick attended Western Reserve University, where he played at fullback, scoring several touchdowns for the team in his senior season in 1940. After graduation, he worked as an equipment manager for the Detroit Lions. The team was struggling, and Belichick reportedly told the coach, Bill Edwards, "I can do better than most of the guys you've got." Edwards, who had coached Belichick at Western Reserve, agreed, and signed him as a player. Though the team's fortunes did not improve, Belichick had some success, scoring a 65-yard touchdown punt return in a loss against the New York Giants.
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Caption | - Belichick pictured in Yackety Yack 1954, North Carolina yearbook
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Alternative Names | - Belichick, Stephen Nickolas
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coach years | - 1946
- 1949
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- 1956
- Football
- Basketball
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Short Description | - American football player, coach, and scout, basketball coach
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abstract | - Belichick attended Western Reserve University, where he played at fullback, scoring several touchdowns for the team in his senior season in 1940. After graduation, he worked as an equipment manager for the Detroit Lions. The team was struggling, and Belichick reportedly told the coach, Bill Edwards, "I can do better than most of the guys you've got." Edwards, who had coached Belichick at Western Reserve, agreed, and signed him as a player. Though the team's fortunes did not improve, Belichick had some success, scoring a 65-yard touchdown punt return in a loss against the New York Giants.
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