Brian Dobie's 29-year career as head coach of the Bisons is ending with the 71-year-old’s retirement after this season.
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“Everyone knows he’s a good guy and that’s why he’s such a good coach,” fifth-year linebacker Nick Thomas said. “Everyone’s playing for him. We’ve got a purpose bigger than ourselves, bigger than personal accolades at this point. I feel like that’s going to drive us in the playoffs.”Dobie, known for his gift of the gab, shared part of his life story at that team meeting which ran 90 minutes.
He became a U of M receiver, then head coach at Churchill High School for 21 years, making this season his 50th at the helm of a football team. “All those relationships, they all count. They all mean a lot to me. What we’re doing here not just counts, it matters. It affects people’s lives, it changes people’s lives.”Thomas, drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders last year , is grateful Dobie gave him a chance.
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