My dad taught me to be that way. He wants me to take it right there, over the phone. He managed to hold off Ecklund until he could get some advice. Everyone told him being a head coach would be good for him. Even his father said so.
Some lessons come hard.
He got the job even after he wrecked one of Ecklund's snowmobiles on his first trip to Green Bay. Ran it right into a tree. Pat knows his name helped. Ecklund, whose family owns a trucking business and other interests, didn't know much about basketball. He really wanted an indoor football team, and now he owns two.