Vince Tringali is a legend in San Francisco high school football and among NFL Hall-of-Famers. The NFL recently made a short documentary of Tringali--- who coached football at St.Ignatius, my alma mater in the Sunset, for several superlative, victorious years.

Vince Tringali, by NFL Films

Aside from nostalgic ardor for the wildcats, I'm hardly a loyal fan of football. But this film says a lot about how local sports and the national players were tied up in the old days of Bay Area (boys club) sports. It's somewhat hard to imagine all this Rudy-worthy wholesome and inspirational athleticism playing out against the backdrop of the San Francisco 1960s counter-culture--- but there you have it. SI and Tringali both, beating the odds every time.