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/Much I I R ^<3 ?Norfolk Otote quarterback WlIHe G At last year's Virginia UnionNorfolk State football game in Richmond, someone unveiled a green and gold (Norfolk State's colors) sign with this message Erected at tfrg . Union coach: "Won*t you come home, Will Bailey, won't you come home?" Now, after cryin' nearly a whole decade long, the legions of fans at Norfolk State have gotten their wish. PL Vdo Abe r V ^KMoo ooarohootef a rooolvor againot f - ~ * | ? m. m*mw> m Native son wmara isaiiey, insu Class of '63, has come on home. And this is one coach worth doin' the cookin* and payin* the rent for. In 13 seasons^*! VirginiaUnion, a, private school with nowhere thefinancial clout or I I'll Norfolk State, Bailey produced a 106-32-4 record, making him the most successful coach in NCAA Division II, based on percentage. tr w \rr cciLfce si tut Norfo ri x ^ : Bi r^W r . > I ^L- ? jKt A fw ival VirginiaUnion <photoby JoaDaniaJ * ~ s*Mt >* ..5 ?./ Decorating tha great record at Union were five CIAA championships, in eluding the last three in a row, and five consecutive trips to the select, eight-* At Union, a lot of common people ^id uapcHonon thiq^" ifim "I was only one of many. Jesse Chavis was just as valuable as myself. So many of our victories at Union were the result of that great man." 3CCIT REVIEW Ik f FREEMAN PLEASANTS mmmmm m H M ' V > '"THi / i^l ). fcv&y&ey- v ? ' Pkatfig Dn?la??>? ?4??l?t W?w/I ?wwr> tAB viibvW) warn/ 9 i i^iii-iicuiu mcui, iuj; recruiter and drill-sergeant defensive boss, passed away two summers ago, a victim of cancer. In Chavis'M place, Bailey hired two 'long-tune friends, Tom Morris and ^John fright, whom he made sure he brought along to Norfolk State. "Tom and John are cut from the Chavis mold. I'm so fortunate in that regard," says Bailey. "In preparing for SS9BSES5552Nevember,'1984>Page 7
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