On Saturday He Was 8-0, on Sunday 0-5

Aldo T. (Buff) Donelli, who died recently at 86, is remembered as the only man to coach college and professional teams at the same time.

In 1941, he coached Duquesne to an 8-0 record while doubling for a while as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“It was exhausting, but when you’re young you can do a lot of things,” Donelli told Bob Smizik of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in a 1989 interview.

Donelli’s dual role didn’t last long. After five games with the Steelers, all losses, he got an ultimatum from NFL Commissioner Elmer Layden to coach only one team. He chose Duquesne.

Trivia time: Who holds the UCLA record for most yards gained rushing in a game?

Heavyweight: Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle noted that offensive lineman Lincoln Kennedy of the Atlanta Falcons reported to training camp weighing 348 pounds, compared with 415 last year.

“But even though he slimmed down significantly, he still weighs more than Lincoln and Kennedy,” Ostler wrote.

Right Guard?Mark Schlereth, an offensive lineman with the Washington Redskins and reportedly the only native-born Alaskan to play in the NFL, is called “Stinky” by his teammates.

The reference is to stinkheads, which are an Eskimo delicacy made from rotting fish heads.

Spooky: Bud Collins, television commentator and columnist, on Andre Agassi’s basically black tennis outfit at the U.S. Open:

“If you liked it on Bela Lugosi as Dracula, you’ll love it on Andre.”

Indigestion: David Casstevens, writing in the Arizona Republic before last Sunday’s Arizona Cardinal-Ram game:

“The Cardinals couldn’t order a better opening opponent if the Rams were on the menu at Buddy’s Bar & Grill.”

The Rams beat Buddy Ryan’s Cardinals, 14-12.

Daly’s gang: In the October issue of Golf Digest, Hale Irwin described the type of gallery that follows John Daly:

“His following seems to be the rough journeyman. The good old boys. I have seen it.

“They don’t know anything about golf. They want to see him hit a long way. You can’t deny that he is popular.”

Looking back: On this day in 1979, 16-year-old Tracy Austin became the youngest player to win the U.S. Open when she defeated Chris Evert Lloyd, 6-4, 6-3.

Trivia answer: Theotis Brown, with 274 yards against Oregon in 1978.

Quotebook: NBC’s Conan O’Brien, on the Little League World Series: “It’s just like the major league World Series, except the players are smaller and more mature.”