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If at first you don't succeed ...

By Jeff Merron
Page 2 staff

Tuesday, May 6, 2003

After Mike Price was fired as Alabama's head coach last weekend, he said he'd made a plea for a "second chance." Judging by recent sports history, second chances (and third, and fourth ones), seem almost like a constitutional right. The athletes, coach and broadcaster listed below all got many, many chances after making big mistakes. There's a lesson for Price in the stories below -- just wait. You'll coach again. Just not at 'Bama. 1. Steve Howe Howe, a promising Dodgers reliever when he debut ...

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