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Time to clean out the notebook. Here goes: A bargain basement five columns in one …
Everyone knows the story of LaVell Edwards, the legendary gentleman-coach of BYU who recently passed away. Among the many stories and salutes that followed his recent passing, there was one that was overlooked. If not for Clara Louise (Peggy) Pyne, the Cougars as we’ve known them — the glory days of the '80s, Jim McMahon, Ty Detmer, Luke Staley, the 1984 national championship, the Heisman and Outland trophies — might never have happened.
Peggy and LaVell were raised in the same Orem neighborhood, and their lives crossed in at least one significant way.