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Jim Coffin

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In Memoriam - Jim Coffin

Coffin was born in Waterloo, Iowa, in 1931, and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). After playing professionally in Los Angeles, he returned to Iowa and taught high school starting in 1956. TO READ…

Rick Mattingly
Feb 23, 2017