Bill Belichick makes the day of March Madness hero with thoughtful gesture
The NCAA Tournament almost always provides some great stories and this year has been no exception. One of the best stories to emerge from this year's edition of "March Madness" has easily been Fairleigh Dickinson's win over Purdue in the first round. Fairleigh Dickinson became just the second No. 16 seed to knock off a […]
The NCAA Tournament almost always provides some great stories and this year has been no exception.
One of the best stories to emerge from this year's edition of "March Madness" has easily been Fairleigh Dickinson's win over Purdue in the first round.
Fairleigh Dickinson became just the second No. 16 seed to knock off a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. And they're the first No. 16 seed to do it after winning a play-in game (FDU beat Texas Southern to advance to the field of 64).
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was particularly impressed with Fairleigh Dickinson's win over Purdue.
According to NFL Network's Jamie Erdahl, who worked as a courtside reporter for CBS Sports during the opening weekend of the tournament, Belichick made it known through a mutual friend that he wanted to call Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Tobin Anderson.
"He (Anderson) did tell us that someone who had a mutual friend of Bill Belichick's reached out to him because Coach Belichick wanted to call Tobin and congratulate him," said Erdahl on Tuesday's "Good Morning Football". "We did not find out if that phone conversation did occur, but he (Anderson) was on cloud nine just to even consider that Bill Belichick knew who he was."
Belichick and Anderson may not have a personal relationship, but there is a connection between the two coaches. Belichick and Anderson both attended Wesleyan University. Anderson just happens to be almost 20 years younger than Belichick.
