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Griggs and JoeJess Neely Cecil
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the staff includes twoDavi
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minds One of these men is BillBeallBeall
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navy pilot durig
coaching
found time to do some coachingRetiringwhile in the service Retiring
duty in 1947 BeallBeall
from active dutyin
finish- ¬
entered Memphis State and finish
De ¬
ed work on his Bachelors Dedidntgree When asked why he didnt
repliedBeaU replied
play football Coach Beall
play
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athleticmodestly dismisses any athletic
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by statinglclaims tto fame
familyOurs is a unique athletic family
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In January 1955
to Rice for the purpose of showshow ¬
to
ing prospective footballer
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Wade
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played
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him
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a permanent job which hehe
quickly
acceptedqu ckly accepted
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