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Frank Spaziani was loyal to BC to the end

Was comfortable in his many roles

Sixty-one years is a long time to wait, but patience had never been one of Frank Spaziani’s issues.

He spent eight years at the University of Virginia under George Welsh, an unfathomable lifespan at a time when college coaches have the life expectancy of an insect.

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Of course Spanziani loved BC.  What other institution would put up with such a bad coach for so long and pay him so much money?  He's a nice guy and all that but so are most of the guys I meet.  I wouldn't have any of them coaching a college team. BC was good to him.  He was not good for BC. End of story.