Head Coach Hotbed
by Todd Bell (2003 Extra Point)

Hayden Fry earned a reputation as a teacher of future head coaches.

In 1981, when Fry called a staff meeting, the future head coaches seated around the table included former Wisconsin head coach Barry Alvarez (linebackers), Iowa's Kirk Ferentz (offensive line), former Iowa State head coach Dan McCarney (defensive line), former Western Illinois head coach Don Patterson (tight ends) and Kansas State's Bill Snyder (offensive coordinator).

Also on the roster that year was a junior defensive back named Bob Stoops.....

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