publication date: Thursday, January 17, 2019 (part of Winter 2019)

category: Sports

clue: When a certain football team needed to break through (head-first) in a tough market after moving to Los Angeles, they were lucky to hire the youngest head coach they could.

explanation: McVay became the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams at 30, and has led two very successful seasons since. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Erik Bates, and Stan Iwanchuk


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