Before he became a football coach, Rich Kotite dabbled in boxing. Actually, it was more than dabbling. The Brooklyn-born Kotite attended the University of Miami and became the school's top heavyweight as a freshman.
It's also where he met Muhammad Ali.
Ali trained at Angelo Dundee's famed Fifth Street Gym, which wasn't far from the Miami campus. One thing led to another, and Kotite ended up sparring with the great Ali.
Kotite was occasionally asked about it during his years as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets.