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College football's all-time winningest coach John Gagliardi - Aug 25, 2008 | 8:31:52
posted by: Howard Smith
St. John's (Minnesota) coach John Gagliardi is college football's all-time wins leader with 453 career victories. Remarkably, he is getting ready to begin his 60th season as a college head football coach - his first four seasons were at Carroll (Montana) and the last 56 at St. John's. Gagliardi has a career record of 453-122-11 in his 59 seasons on the sidelines. On the list of the 10 college football coaches with more than 300 career wins, Gagliardi's .782 winning percentage is tops, just ahead of Paul "Bear" Bryant's .780 mark. He has also won four Division III national championships at St. John's. In our conversation, Gagliardi shares how he initially got involved in coaching, the biggest change in college football in his 60 years, whether he ever considered leaving St. John's and what has given him the most satisfaction in his career. 
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It means that two very good teams with very good coaches made it to the final game.
- Marie
   
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