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August 27, 2012 / Sports

Duquesne coach Buff Donelli

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Oct. 28, 1941: Duquesne coach Buff Donelli, left, kept a close eye on drills (sans helmets) during an autumn practice. The Dukes finished the 1941 season undefeated. Donelli, a Duquesne graduate, made history as the only man to coach a college team and an NFL squad at the same time. Later, he coached at Boston University and Columbia University. He died at age 87 in 1994.

(PIttsburgh Press photo)

— Steve Mellon

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Steve, a writer and photographer at the Post-Gazette, has lived and worked in Pittsburgh so long that some of his images appear on "The Digs."

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