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The Fan Army Goes To Work

By Elena Bergeron (text) and Various (Photos)
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

To see a 24-picture photo gallery of the Fan Army described below at work, please click here. BEN MURPHY (AGE 31) Day Job: High school history teacher, boys' basketball coach, Kapolei, Hawaii Assignment: Assistant basketball coach for the University of Illinois For nine hours over two days, I was knee-deep in discussions and preparations for the Eastern Michigan game on Dec. 28, 2008. Me, assistant basketball coach at Illinois? Why not? The night before the game, around 10:15, I attended a ...

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