I wanted the players to feel like they were part of a family, to be conscious of that controlled togetherness as they made that slow entrance onto the field. It had a great psychological effect on the opposing team, too. They'd never seen anything like it.

The people who run a university are far more qualified and intelligent in handling people than someone who inherited his money and used it to buy a pro team.

We changed our image. At least when we ran out on the field or broke the huddle, we would look like winners.

I learned a great many things in the Marines that helped me as a football coach. The Marines train men hard and to do things the right way, just as a football team must train.

When it's football season, I'm all football.

We'll take what the other team gives us. We'll scratch where it itches.

I wanted the players to feel like they were part of a family, to be conscious of that controlled togetherness as they made that slow entrance onto the field. It had a great psychological effect on the opposing team, too. They'd never seen anything like it.