Last season, even as Stanford won its third Pac-12 championship in four seasons, Hart's eye for talent landed on someone whose effort didn't measure up to Hart's standards. Hart saw himself slipping.
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He retired because he asked Earle Bruce, his lifelong mentor, for advice. [. . .] Bruce lost his wife five years ago. He told Hart, "I tell you what I'd do, if you could financially do it. You get out of it this year and you spend time with Linda. You spend time with your wife."
http://espn.go.com/college-football/stor...-sidelines
"For the first time in 50 years, spring football begins without Randy Hart," by Ivan Maisel. ESPN.com, March 10th, 2016.
[. . .]
He retired because he asked Earle Bruce, his lifelong mentor, for advice. [. . .] Bruce lost his wife five years ago. He told Hart, "I tell you what I'd do, if you could financially do it. You get out of it this year and you spend time with Linda. You spend time with your wife."
http://espn.go.com/college-football/stor...-sidelines
"For the first time in 50 years, spring football begins without Randy Hart," by Ivan Maisel. ESPN.com, March 10th, 2016.