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Air Force reprimands DeBerry for race remarks

Associated Press

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

DENVER -- Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry met the academy's new superintendent for the first time Wednesday, and found himself being reprimanded, but not fired, for statements he made about black athletes and recruiting. The 67-year-old coach, known for his folksy, disarming charm and his homespun sayings, found himself in an imbroglio over political correctness for the second time in less than 12 months. Last time, it was about religion in the locker room. This time, it was about black ...

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