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Michigan in 1964. He played 300 minutes, principally at linebacker, in Michigan's nine regular season games, helping the Wolverines to an 8-1 record and a Big Ten championship. He was again selected by the UPI as the Midwest Lineman of the Week for his
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In 1984, Cecchini quit coaching to form a computer document processing company and a software company. In the mid-1990s, Cecchini's companies went out of business, and
Cecchini filed for person bankruptcy. In September 1998, Cecchini was hired by Michigan athletic director
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After receiving his bachelor's degree from
Michigan in 1966, he remained at Michigan as a member of Michigan's coaching staff. He also received a master's degree in education at Michigan. In 1970, he was hired as the defensive line coach at
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reported that Goss stated that
Cecchini had been making about $ 200,000 a year, but an investigation by the newspaper showed he had been a $ 38,400 employee of a Minnesota video technology company when he was hired by Goss. The
306:. He served as the head football coach at Xavier from 1972 to 1973. At the end of the 1973 season, Xavier terminated its intercollegiate football program. In January 1974, he was hired as an assistant football coach at the
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player and coach. He played college football as an All-
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16:American football player and coach (born 1944)
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553:. November 25, 1964. p. 5D – via
547:"Lightning Can Strike Twice -- Ask U-M Star"
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596:. January 27, 1965. p. 2C – via
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632:. November 24, 1965. p. 3B.
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512:. September 14, 1963.
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718:. December 28, 1973.
650:. November 24, 1965.
612:"1965 Football Team"
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754:. January 26, 1974.
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