Friday, December 29, 2006

Former Coach Fairbanks Visits Practice












Chuck Fairbanks, a Michigan State grad coached at Ishpeming High School from 1953-1958. He was then an assistant coach at Arizona State, Houston and Oklahoma before becoming head coach at Oklahoma in 1967. His offensive coordinator was Barry Switzer. In 1973 he was hired as the head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots. He later was the head coach at the University of Colorado and the USFL's New Jersey Generals. He is currently a consultant for the Dallas Cowboys.

He lives in the Phoenix area in the winter and Northern Michigan in the summer.

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