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GIVE ’EM HELL, PELL: PART I - Florida hires Charley Pell with an eye on its first SEC crown - Read and Reaction
Why do I have any level of interest in a coach with a lengthy NCAA rap sheet from the late 1970s/early 1980s who went 33-26-3 in under six seasons in Gainesville?
Well, he’s overlooked.
Charley Pell is the black sheep of the Florida football family. His tenure wreaked all kinds of havoc with the NCAA, but he also arguably laid the beginnings of the foundation that Galen Hall would manage turn over for Steve Spurrier to run with in the 1990s.
I’m careful about how much credit Pell should be given considering the negatives that came with the positives. However, it’s hard to argue that Charley Pell did not play a significant role in developing Florida into one of the major powers in college football.
One thing I know for certain: Charley Pell should not be ignored.