Larry Kehres adapts, uses chaos well, becomes Mount Union legend
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Our Year of the Coach series winds to the NCAA Division III national championship game — the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl − pitting North Central against Wisconsin-River Falls at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, in Canton. Larry Kehres piloted Mount Union to an astounding 17 Stagg Bowls. This is Part 4 of his story. Bobby Knight, an Orrville High School football player who became a famed college basketball coaching grumpus, got a million laughs with this: “If I ever need a brain transplant, I’ll request it come from a sports writer. That way, it’ll be one that hasn’t been used.” Larry Kehres’ sports writer moment came shortly before he began winning every NCAA Division III national football...