Count Steeler
09-07-2014, 06:09 AM
By MYRON COPE
Complicated, unfathomable, mysterious, an enigma never to be solved – Chuck Noll was given all of these descriptions. And when he kept every last member of the media guessing right up to the moment he announced his retirement, he underscored the notion that nobody could plumb his mind.
But he was neither complicated nor enigmatic.
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PHOTOS: Chuck Noll
Private, yes, but so what? Is it so unusual for a public figure to guard his innermost thoughts?
Actually, it was easy to decipher Chuck Noll, because once you have identified a man’s principles and his willingness to remain largely faithful to them, you know you have a fairly predictable man. But there was this that set him apart from the field: More than any man I have every known, he possesses the strength of his convictions.
full story @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Archive-Myron-Cope-on-Chuck-Noll-/ba61fa53-08fc-4c9e-bf82-d069ddf4e6ab#start
Complicated, unfathomable, mysterious, an enigma never to be solved – Chuck Noll was given all of these descriptions. And when he kept every last member of the media guessing right up to the moment he announced his retirement, he underscored the notion that nobody could plumb his mind.
But he was neither complicated nor enigmatic.
http://www.steelers.com/assets/images/imported/PIT/photos/clubimages/2014/06-June/tempChuckNoll_23--nfl_mezz_1280_1024.jpghttp://www.steelers.com/nfl-assets/img/slideshow-icon.pngVIEW GALLERY | 25 Photos
PHOTOS: Chuck Noll
Private, yes, but so what? Is it so unusual for a public figure to guard his innermost thoughts?
Actually, it was easy to decipher Chuck Noll, because once you have identified a man’s principles and his willingness to remain largely faithful to them, you know you have a fairly predictable man. But there was this that set him apart from the field: More than any man I have every known, he possesses the strength of his convictions.
full story @ http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Archive-Myron-Cope-on-Chuck-Noll-/ba61fa53-08fc-4c9e-bf82-d069ddf4e6ab#start