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Did a football to the head ignite Bill Belichick's football mind?

Jeff Hostetler discusses a moment durning 1984 training camp with then-Giants linebackers coach Bill Belichick:

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Bill Belichick was the Giants’ 32-year-old linebackers coach when Jeff Hostetler joined the team in 1984. Belichick had already earned a reputation as a brilliant, demanding, detailed-oriented coach who had the respect of coach Bill Parcells and linebacker Lawrence Taylor, both now enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Now, of course, Belichick is a mortal lock to join them.