John Levra

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  www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_10376177 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/3/2008    Last Visited: 9/4/2008  

  John Levra, formerly an assistant under legendary coach Mike Ditka's Super Bowl-winning Chicago Bears, offered his services for about a month during camp.

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  www.dailysentinel.com/hp/content/sports/stories/2008/04 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/19/2008    Last Visited: 4/22/2008  

  The players spoke of their time at SFA playing for John Levra, a tough-nosed, cigar-clenching head coach who recently retired from a long, successful career as an assistant in the NFL.
  
  The room where the tribute was held was full of laughter and good times, from start to finish.
  
  "It was a great time," Levra said.
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  Levra said SFA turned back the threat, won the game and went on to the memorable season that concluded in Gainsville, Ga., at the Poultry Bowl.
  
  "We had hard-nosed football players," Levra said.
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  Players at the tribute said Levra was a special leader , one who never forgot a player's name.
  
  "I will come anywhere for this guy," Ike Hayes said of Levra.
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  The next day, at the airport, Coach Levra had a trophy that was his size.
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  Coach Levra came in and threw a cup of water at me.
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  Coach Levra always had a better plan, and I had a ball."

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  billsdaily.com/frontoffice/2003.shtml - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/1/2003    Last Visited: 9/3/2007  

  DL Coach John Levra - Retired - 12/30

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  Published on: 1/1/2001    Last Visited: 9/3/2007  

  DL Coach John Levra - Retained - 2/12 Def. Asst.

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  'Buffalo's season packed away' - timesunion.com - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/23/2002    Last Visited: 12/23/2002  

  The Bills weren't as opportunistic but their defensive line coach, John Levra, labeled it the team's finest defensive effort of the season.

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  Beyond the Jungle with TeamKong.net - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/25/2002    Last Visited: 4/13/2003  

  -- Buffalo coach Levra to Retire - The Sun Online; 12-24-02: John Levra, a member of the Pittsburg State University 1957 national championship.(read)

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  Bills Daily Week in Review - 2002 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/1/2003    Last Visited: 7/1/2003  

  Other quick news tidbits from the week, DL coach John Levra announced he will retire after the season.He has been coaching for more than 20 years, the last six with the Bills.
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  Our Take: Levra has been a great coach and it is sad to see him hang it up.

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  BillsReport.com :: Bills News and more - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/17/2002    Last Visited: 6/18/2005  

  Assistant coach John Levra retires
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  John Levra
  
  Buffalo Bills defensive line coach John Levra retired today, ending a 44-year career.He announced these plans before the season started but made it official today.The 65-year-old Levra has spent the last five seasons with the Bills after stints in the NFL with New Orleans, Chicago, Denver and Minnesota.It is thought he will be replaced my O'Neill Gilbert , who joined the Bills earlier this season as a defensive line assistant after coaching the University of Cincinnati's D-line in the 2001 season.He worked with current Bills head coach Gregg Williams as LB coach with the Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers from 1997-2000.
  
  Levra was given a game ball after the Bills 27-9 win over the Bengals.
  
  "[Levra] has done a great job for us in his five years with the club," Wilson said."While we really hate to see him retire, we are happy that he will be able to spend more time with his family."
  
  Levra is not the only coach who won't be rejoining the Bills next year, QB coach Steve Kragthorpe has taken the head coaching job at the University of Tulsa.

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  Boston Globe Online / Sports / Names - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/1/2003    Last Visited: 1/1/2003  

  B uffalo (AFC): Assistant coach John Levra retired.

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  Boston.com / Latest News / Sports / Bills add... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/4/2002    Last Visited: 9/4/2002  

  Gilbert served that role through Bills training camp, and is considered a candidate to eventually replace defensive line coach John Levra, who has announced he will retire at the end of this season.
  
  From 1997-99, Gilbert was the Tennessee Titans linebackers coach.
  
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