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Family and friends say goodbye to Air Force's longtime coach.(The Gazette)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| August 01, 2004 | Jacobson, Todd | COPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Todd Jacobson

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. _ They came to say goodbye to the man they called coach, to the man they called dad, to the man they called a friend, and to the man called the "father of Falcon football."

Hundreds of family and friends said goodbye Saturday to Ben Martin, Air Force's longtime football coach, the man who energized sidelines with his trademark blue hats, made them laugh with his dry sense of humor, and made them trust him with his deep sense of loyalty.

"A person lives as long as he is remembered," current Air Force football coach Fisher DeBerry said at the Air Force Academy's Cadet Chapel. "And Ben Martin will live ...

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