EDITOR'S NOTE: Our Year of the Coach series kicked off in August and winds to the NCAA Division III national championship game — the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl pitting North Central against Wisconsin-River Falls — at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, in Canton. The subject of this week's articles piloted Mount Union to 17 appearances in the D3 finals. This is Part 1 in the Larry Kehres story. Basketball has its Larry Legend, Bird. Football has its Larry Legend, Kehres. We’re talking pro vs. small college, basketballs vs. footballs and apples vs. oranges here, but let’s humor ourselves with a few juicy facts. During Larry Bird’s 12 seasons in Boston, the Celtics built a regular-season record of 660-237, a...
