Longtime football coach Bill McGovern died after long, difficult battle with cancer
Bill McGovern, a former assistant coach with the Giants and Eagles, was remembered at his wake and funeral services last week.They kept coming down pathways that lead to the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River last week. Super Bowl winners and All-Pro linebackers; team managers and security guards. Inside the vestibule, they viewed the remains of Bill McGovern’s football life.
To the left were purple and white jerseys worn by McGovern, an All-American free safety at Holy Cross who picked off Doug Flutie on the day Flutie won the Heisman Trophy in 1984; to the right were all 11 helmets of the teams he played for or coached. Between game balls was a sign McGovern’s widow, Colleen, posted at the homes they kept along the way.
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