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Ten years ago next month, former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga chancellor Dr. Bill Stacy made perhaps the most difficult personnel decision of his professional career.
Staring into the eyes of then Mocs basketball coach Henry Dickerson, Stacy told the coach of five years that his overall record of 72-73 would not warrant a sixth season.
“It had absolutely nothing to do with his character or the way he ran his program,” Stacy said Tuesday. “Henry’s just the finest gentleman around. I wouldn’t hesitate to have a son of mine play for him.”
But most coaches aren’t terminated for what goes on outside the field or court. Most are let go for the cold, harsh numbers on a scoreboard.