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“Jim Hock: Father on the Line”
By Jim Hock
Rare Bird Books
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As coaches go, as people go, Dick Coury was a gem
I saw a local car dealer’s “Believe in Nice” ad today.
It made me think of a man whose life embodied that approach.
To Dick Coury, “nice” was more than a slogan. It was his way of life. Sunup to sundown.