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Former NIU Coach Joe Novak
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:27 pm
by transfer2BGSU
Just received the following from former NIU Head Coach Joe Novak, thought I would share it with the board:
David,
Thanks for the nice e-mail concerning my retirement.
We had some great games with the Falcons over the years. I have great respect for the university and the people who represent it.
All the best,
Joe Novak
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:01 am
by Falconfreak90
Dude, that was very cool. Novak is a class act and he really did a great job building the NIU program. Thanks for sharing.
ROCK TULSA!!!
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:19 am
by rocketfootball
Joe Novak is definitely a class act and has always been very kind to me any time I interviewed him. The MAC lost a good coach and a great man the day he retired.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:01 am
by 1987alum
rocketfootball wrote:Joe Novak is definitely a class act and has always been very kind to me any time I interviewed him. The MAC lost a good coach and a great man the day he retired.
... and when is the last time a coach voluntarily retired from a MAC school? Class guy who obviously loved NIU.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:38 pm
by JoeFalcon
Class, loyalty, honesty, humility...Novak is among the last of a dying breed of football coaches.
The younger coaches would be wise to follow his example.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:10 pm
by nwofalconfan
Very classy of him to respond, as was it very classy of you to write to him.