51.   Before taking over at Northwestern, Byrdsong spent five seasons as the head coach at Detroit Mercy.

52.   Before that he spent three seasons as an assistant with the Washington Redskins, helping the team to a victory in Super Bowl XXVI.

53.   Bill Fitch has settled on his first lineup, revealing Monday the team of assistants for his debut season as Clippers coach.

54.   Bill Blass Coats is looking at the upcoming season as a chance to change its direction.

55.   Bird, an Indiana native, has said this is his final season as coach of the Indiana Pacers.

56.   Blauser, coming off his finest season as a Brave, was returning from a hunting trip Monday and could not be reached for comment.

57.   Besides, about every other week someone would write a story that Al Davis was only using the season as a bargaining chip to move the team somewhere else.

58.   Bob Wickman, acquired from Milwaukee in a trading deadline deal, returns for a full season as closer.

59.   Bob Hartley, in his second season as coach, agrees.

60.   Bobby Hoying is learning brutal lessons in his first season as the Philadelphia starter.