Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Joe and Mike Gottfried. A lifetime of Impacting and Caring about others. Learn about the journey from small town Crestline Ohio to a life in coaching and athletic administration!

1:35 - Growing up in a railroad blue collar town in Crestline, Ohio.
2:00 - The influence of legendary coach Merle Hudson.
5:00 - The importance of helping other people.
7:00 - The night their lives changed forever.
10:00 - Learning the lesson to never quit.
12:00 - Life has now changed with the death of their father.
14:10 - The story of the younger brother John Gottfried.
16:30 - A possible return to coaching for Mike Gottfried.
17:30 - The impact on young people through coaching.
27:00 - The lesson to be an expert at something.
30:00 - Kansas goes on the road and wins at USC.
33:00 - Pete Rose on the lesson of never being satisfied.
36:00 - Coaches dealing with being fired.
40:00 - Learning the lessons of Patience.
44:00 - Winning in Cameron indoor stadium versus Duke.
47:00 - “Some days you win, some days you learn.”
53:00 - Learning toughness in basketball games in the garage.
57:00 - The connection to the Harbaugh family
1:02:00 - John Harbaugh
1:13:00 - Johnny Gottfried and his eye surgery.
1:16:00 - Gates Brown.