Complex sentence: Anticipating a players' strike and having no ownership confidence in his ability to handle the situation, Eckert was forced to resign at the end of the 1968 season although he still had three years on his contract.
Split into simpler sentences: Anticipating a players'strike and having no confidence in Eckert's ability to handle the situation. Eckert resigned at the end of the 1968 season although he still had three years on his contract.