"But I don't know how anybody can turn down being a pro coach," she said.

I had spent 22 years trying to become a pro coach and finally landed a job with the Saints in 1980.

And so are the careers of pro coaches who persist.

A college coach and a pro coach can benefit from the work they did.

Steinberg plans to talk to at least two other pro coaches.

"The pro coach in me says I don't have the time."

What were the do's and don'ts of being a pro coach?

A pro coach must try to stay on an even keel.

But what about the pro coach who moves to the college game?

"George probably had more effect on me as a pro coach than anyone else," Levy said.