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FORREST OPENS HIS BOX OF CHOCOLATES AND FINDS A FOOTBALL JOB

          Former NFL coach and Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg will
     coach the Detroit franchise of the All-American Football
     League when its begins play, as expected, in March '98,
     according to Jeff Taylor of the DETROIT FREE PRESS.  Gregg
     will oversee football operations for the twelve-team league
     until the Detroit franchise, which will play at the
     Silverdome, starts up (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 2/26).  The
     league has signed lease deals in Detroit, Boston, Dallas,
     Houston, Tampa, Miami and Washington (BOSTON GLOBE, 2/26).  
      

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