11.   For the past several months, Woods, a Republican, has been grooming his top assistant, Tom McGovern, as a likely successor.

12.   He has already dismissed several people, including Chris Nilan, the top assistant to Lemaire and one of the men cited for the problems within the team.

13.   He earned eight Stanley Cup rings as a player and two as top assistant to Serge Savard in the front office of the Canadiens.

14.   He is the second top assistant to leave Villanova in as many years.

15.   He has even departed from his highly successful style by refusing to give his top assistants the titles of offensive and defensive coordinators.

16.   He has been tried but acquitted several times, and Mrs. Good became his top assistant, helping him screen those seeking help to die and consoling their survivors.

17.   He wants his top assistant, Tom McGovern, to succeed him if he resigns midterm.

18.   He worked as a top assistant of the tennis player Jimmy Connors, and was a friend of Arthur Ashe and former Mayor David Dinkins.

19.   He would be returning to the Phoenix department where he spent more than two decades and advanced to become a top assistant.

20.   His top offensive assistant was legend-in-the-making Vince Lombardi.