Jim Sweeney
Jim Sweeney
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JIM SWEENEY
Trent Dilfer: Fresno State legend Jim Sweeney 'was a truth-teller'
He arrived at Fresno State in 1990 a raw quarterback, aimless yet gifted. An Aptos beachboy loaded with false bravado.
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JIM SWEENEY
The day Jim Sweeney recalled his father's death
The death of former Fresno State football coach Jim Sweeney made me recall the day back in the mid-1980s when I interviewed him about another death: The passing of Bill Sweeney, his father.
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JIM SWEENEY
Boogaard: Covering Jim Sweeney was a remarkable experience
I covered Fresno State football for the last of coach Jim Sweeney’s nine seasons, and I long lost count the number of college beat reporters from other newspapers who said they envied me.
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JIM SWEENEY
Warzone: Legendary coach Jim Sweeney won and molded men
Enter the Warzone, bite-sized chunks from the smorgasbord of sports.
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JIM SWEENEY
Jim Sweeney: Son Kevin reminisces about playing for Fresno State coach
Kevin Sweeney had a chance to play for just about any university in the nation coming out of high school.
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JIM SWEENEY
Jim Sweeney: Pat Hill, others praise Valley's 'father of football'
The year was 1984, and Pat Hill had lost his job as an assistant with the CFL's Calgary Stampeders.
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JIM SWEENEY
Players: Jim Sweeney taught life lessons at Fresno State
For all the glory he experienced while involved in a Fresno State football program that went 46-13-1 with four league titles and two bowl wins -- one over USC in the 1992 Freedom Bowl -- Ron Collins' greatest thrill at Bulldog Stadium came 16 years a
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JIM SWEENEY
Twitter lights up with memories of Jim Sweeney
[ View the story "Remembering Jim Sweeney" on Storify ] Remembering Jim Sweeney Fans, friends and Fresno State faithful react on Twitter to the death of former Fresno State football coach Jim Sweeney.
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JIM SWEENEY
Jim Sweeney, legendary Fresno State football coach, dies at 83
Jim Sweeney, who christened Fresno State a "sleeping giant" when he arrived in 1976 and then awakened not only the school but a region with 19 years of charismatic, firm and witty leadership as a football coach, died Friday. He was 83.
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Honoring a Valley legend
Stories, photos and video of tributes to revered Bulldog coach Jim Sweeney.




