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threemonkeysToday I came across the story of Gabriel Hanot (1889-1968). I'd never heard of him before, but I will remember this story for a while.
He made 12 appearances for the French national football team, but following an aviation accident he gave up football and became a journalist. After World War II, Hanot served as both coach of France and a journalist for L'Équipe and France Football. The dual roles created a celebrated complication: after his France side was humiliated in a loss to Spain in 1949, Hanot, the journalist, wrote a withering criticism of his players' performance, and followed this the next day by submitting an unsigned editorial calling for the resignation of Hanot the coach. A day later Hanot, the coach, resigned. Hanot never tried to combine both roles again.
I encountered the story in a cricinfo article about the IPL Champions League but it could be used in so many other situations.
He made 12 appearances for the French national football team, but following an aviation accident he gave up football and became a journalist. After World War II, Hanot served as both coach of France and a journalist for L'Équipe and France Football. The dual roles created a celebrated complication: after his France side was humiliated in a loss to Spain in 1949, Hanot, the journalist, wrote a withering criticism of his players' performance, and followed this the next day by submitting an unsigned editorial calling for the resignation of Hanot the coach. A day later Hanot, the coach, resigned. Hanot never tried to combine both roles again.
I encountered the story in a cricinfo article about the IPL Champions League but it could be used in so many other situations.