Given the question: Facts: - sport: football - coach team: mater -rrb- pittsburgh steelers cal state fullerton denver broncos -lrb- wr dei -rrb- portland storm san diego chargers -lrb- lb -rrb- philadelphia hs eagles -lrb- wr -rrb- boston breakers new orleans breakers portland -lrb- breakers los angeles rams -lrb- qb -rrb- new england patriots ca -lrb- oc -rrb- minnesota vikings -lrb- assistant -rrb- houston oilers -rrb- -lrb- oc -rrb- houston oilers -lrb- oa/pg -rrb- st. louis usc rams -lrb- wr -rrb- -lrb- dc - coach years: 1957 1971 1972 -- 1973 1974 1975 1976 -- 1981 1983 -- 1984 1985 1986 -- 1990 1991 -- 1992 1993 1994 1965 1995 -- 1996 1997 -- 1998 1966 -- 1968 1969 1970 -- - awards: usfl coach of the year -lrb- 1983 -rrb- - birth date: 29 september 1929 - name: dick coury - overall record: 13 -- 8 -- 1 -lrb- college -rrb- - cfbdwid: 3949 - birth place: athens , ohio - alma mater: university of notre dame Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dick coury .
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richard p. '' dick '' coury -lrb- born september 29 , 1929 -rrb- is a former american collegiate and professional football coach .he served as head football coach at california state university , fullerton from 1970 to 1971 , compiling a record of 13 -- 8 -- 1 .coury also was the head coach for the portland storm of the world football league -lrb- wfl -rrb- in 1974 , and the boston/new orleans/portland breakers of the united states football league -lrb- usfl -rrb- from 1983 to 1985 .he was named as the usfl coach of the year in 1983 .a 1951 university of notre dame graduate , coury was not a football player , but served as a student assistant for head coach frank leahy .coury also served as head coach of mater dei high school , compiling a record of 85 -- 9 -- 5 from 1957 to 1965 before joining university of southern california coach john mckay 's staff as defensive coordinator .coury then moved on to california state university , fullerton , serving as the school 's first head coach in 1970 and 1971 , tallying a record of 13 -- 8 -- 1 .coury has also held coaching positions with the pittsburgh steelers , denver broncos , houston oilers , los angeles rams , minnesota vikings , new england patriots , philadelphia eagles , and san diego chargers and served as head coach of the portland storm of the world football league , as well as the three different versions of the united states football league breakers franchise , which began in boston in 1983 , moved to new orleans the next year before then shifting to portland in 1985 . .