A Few More Details on Haley Claus
by Joel Thorman on Dec 29, 2009 6:50 AM CST
in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign
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PrintYesterday, I pointed out that a KCTV-5 news reporter told Chiefs head coach Todd Haley that someone had called into their station and told them that Haley had "helped him out" the day after Christmas.
Today, we find out what "helped him out" means via a KCTV-5 10 o'clock news segment.
The Chiefs coach was on his way to Arrowhead on the morning after Christmas. He takes the back route to the stadium so he was at an intersection at Blue Parkway and Hardesty.
A man was standing there waiting for the bus stop and, if you were in Kansas City over the weekend, you know how bitterly cold it must have been. Haley got out of his car, approached the man and said, 'Anyone standing at a bus stop the day after Christmas deserves this' and handed him a wad of $20 bills.
Haley said, 'Merry Christmas' and began to get into his car. The recipient of the gift was Brian Mondaine. His response to Haley, whom he immediately recognized?
"Thanks, coach."
Mondaine is the one that contacted KCTV-5 to tell his story.
"It's touching," Mondaine told the news station. "I just want to say thank you."
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Haley rewarded the guy's toughness
A guy is waiting in the cold to catch a bus. Life can be hard. It takes a real toughness to get through the day for millions of Americans. Haley gave the guy some money and an “Attaboy.”
I like both guys in this story.
Haley Claus!
Love the Xmas heart felt story. Sent over to Bill at Espn and he responded to it. Maybe he will talk Haley up for once.
by kriscrossley1977 on Dec 29, 2009 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
Haley Claus!
What a cool story. I’m sure ESPN won’t run this though – not sexy enough.
Now back to your regularly-scheduled Tebow- and Urban-fluffing session
Courtesy of ESPN.
by burntorangehorn on Dec 29, 2009 8:37 AM CST up reply actions
+1
HaHa.
Tebow is like JC to the media
"I’d go to battle with him every day of the week." Todd Haley on Matt Cassel
This statement is why I am on the Cassel train, drinkin the Kool-Aid!
Did you hear about Florida DE Carlos Dunlap's DUI arrest?
Apparently Tebow had handed him a water bottle that he’d accidentally turned into wine.
by burntorangehorn on Dec 29, 2009 9:29 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Woowwwww!!!
Burn, that was right on time! I just laughed out loud in my office………rec’d!
by Hail2DaChiefs on Dec 29, 2009 9:32 AM CST up reply actions
To be fair
ESPN.com’s blogger Bill Williamson did recognize it.
by Joel Thorman on Dec 29, 2009 6:47 PM CST up reply actions
Sweet
Love this story! Haley is a very genuine guy…glad to hear he has a soft heart under all that gruff…
"Its going to be a challenge, its going to feel like forever, and there will be difficulties. But we will emerge on the other side of it stronger than we were when we entered." ~ Sudden
by Matt_Grbac on Dec 29, 2009 8:02 AM CST via mobile reply actions
love this!
coach gets a +1 from me
Young, dope & flashy.
Good to hear something nice about Haley for once...
It’s not been very often we hear anything nice about him through the local media. That is a very cool gesture.
Helping others
Is always a sign of a good man.
is it me? or isn't about time the Lamar Hunt trophy belonged to His team?
This Chiefs team is closer to a new expansion team than it is a playoff contender, your expectations should match that.
All I Have to Say
He needs two more years here in KC to see his vision through.
by Ryan in Nixa on Dec 29, 2009 8:41 AM CST up reply actions
It will probably take that long but...
If he doesn’t have at least an 8-8 record next year, there is no way he will get another year.
by Chiefsfan1970 on Dec 29, 2009 8:53 AM CST up reply actions
Seriously?
8-8.
Granted I don’t think that’s asking to much but you can’t put a direct W/L milestone on him.
By the way, I have been reading your comments and most are very synical lately, need some Kool Aid?
"I’d go to battle with him every day of the week." Todd Haley on Matt Cassel
This statement is why I am on the Cassel train, drinkin the Kool-Aid!
Next year the team has to compete in almost everygame...
No more “not showing up at all” for weeks in a row.
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on Dec 29, 2009 9:41 AM CST up reply actions
W's and L's will be ugly again next year...but he needs to put a product on the field every week that actually looks like an NFL team.
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on Dec 29, 2009 9:42 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
8-8 is NOT that far fetched!
A GOOD coach should be able to put an 8-8 product on the field after 2 seasons. If he can’t, we need to find another coach.
We have been close in a lot of games against some pretty good teams. He should be able to squeak out 8 wins next year. Especially with the emergence of Jamal Charles, Chambers, Cottam etc. IT’S HIS JOB TO WIN!
If you can’t take the heat, don’t have a Barbecue.
by Chiefsfan1970 on Dec 29, 2009 9:55 AM CST up reply actions
you say "after 2 seasons"
I’m not sure if that’s what you meant, but obviously that means he should be 8-8 by 2011.
But I agree that this team should be able to win 8 games next season considering the last place schedule & the fact that we are playing the NFC West. I’ll be pretty disappointed with less than 8 wins, but I don’t think I’ll be calling for Haley’s head. They better be competing for the playoffs by 2011 though.
Predictions:
Kansas City will not win more than four games in 2009
Kansas City will have a new OC and DC in 2010
Kansas City will win at least seven games in 2010
Eh..
There are some pretty darn good teams in the NFL around .500. Dolphins, Ravens, Steelers, Titans, and thats just the AFC. It just goes to show really good teams can have some problems and find themselves 8-8
You say a good coach should have his team at 8-8 after two seasons but we can all agree Dick Vermeil was a “good” coach…(might not have been great, but it’s hard to not at least call him a good coach.) His first two years with the Eagles and Rams went: 4-10, 5-9 with PHI and 5-11, 4-12 with STL. His 3rd year with STL was 13-3 and they won the SB
I’m not saying Haley is a good coach…at all. I’m not saying if he goes 4-12 next year he should get another shot. But if the team really improves, unlike this year, and look like a legit NFL team and he wins 6, he might deserve one more shot.
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on Dec 29, 2009 10:13 AM CST up reply actions
Cassel will either make or break Haley IMO.
If Cassel steps up and becomes the great QB we are all hoping for, Haley will be fine. If he doesn’t, I’d say it’s very likely that Haleys career here will be over. At least as a HC.
There is going to be a TON of pressure on Cassel next year. If he thinks it’s bad now, he hasn’t seen anything yet!
by Chiefsfan1970 on Dec 29, 2009 10:42 AM CST up reply actions
He'll get two more seasons
unless there’s a total meltdown next year.
Then again, there may not be a 2011 season so who knows.
Predictions:
Kansas City will not win more than four games in 2009
Kansas City will have a new OC and DC in 2010
Kansas City will win at least seven games in 2010
This is one more reason
why my blood boils every time I hear some jackass trash Haley without even knowing who he is.
Whitlock is now writing a column
about how Pioli actually gave Haley the stack of $20s to go hand out, as a PR move.
Predictions:
Kansas City will not win more than four games in 2009
Kansas City will have a new OC and DC in 2010
Kansas City will win at least seven games in 2010
I wonder if that's what Whitlock thinks of the philanthropist handing a giant check to a college fund
by burntorangehorn on Dec 29, 2009 9:32 AM CST up reply actions
Whitlock feels like he is a philanthropist handing out college tuition.....
Every time he goes to the titty bar
Predictions for 2009:
The Chiefs will regret cutting LJ
Bowe's numbers regress due to lack of decent QB play.
The D gets better in the second half but still is plagued by big plays
Cassel looks more like the guy Pioli almost cut in the '08 preseason instead of the franchise QB he hoped he would be when he traded him for
Chiefs 3-13
by bonesjackson on Dec 29, 2009 10:17 AM CST up reply actions
LOL
He is, don’t you know EVERY one of those girls is in college …just ask them
by Ryan in Nixa on Dec 29, 2009 10:22 AM CST up reply actions
I always thought
i was buying the strippers diapers and baby formula. I guess they are all grad students and not single moms….Thanks for ruining it for me. :)
Don't blame me, I voted for content of character.
by paratrooper on Dec 29, 2009 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
No doubt Whitlock will conclude
that the reason Haley did this was Whitlock has been telling him that he needs to mellow out. If he writes about it at all, rest assured he’ll make it out to be all about Whitlock.
This is my signature line. It is full of awesome and win.
by KCSatchmo on Dec 29, 2009 9:39 AM CST up reply actions
Summary:
“Haley’s shameless act of handing over a sweaty wad of Hamiltons was, well, shameless. It was a PR move—nothing more. I know this because I’ve done PR moves. I used to do a lot of things to get attention, up to and including giving money to people. I’ve been there. I had a problem, and I know how hard it can be to overcome it. Todd Haley is a PR whore, and it takes one to know one.”
by burntorangehorn on Dec 29, 2009 10:15 AM CST up reply actions
Really?
The dude happened to recognize him, it’s not like Haley was announcing to the guy, “Hi, I’m Todd Haley, coach of YOUR Kansas City Chiefs, and I want you to have this wad of twenties good fellow…”
Give me a break.
by Ryan in Nixa on Dec 29, 2009 10:24 AM CST up reply actions
Wow Sorry :(
Yeah I read above it again sorry burntorange
by Ryan in Nixa on Dec 29, 2009 10:50 AM CST up reply actions
no problem
I actually meant to make it a little more obvious that I was writing as Whitlock. No harm done.
by burntorangehorn on Dec 29, 2009 10:52 AM CST up reply actions
wouldn't it be a wad of "Jackson's"?
;)
My long, drawn-out predictions that no one cares about, nor will bother to remember:
1. Todd Haley will still be the Chiefs Head Coach up to the 2011 season.
2. Clancy Pendergast won't make it to the 2010 season and was never intended to. Last-minute hire for a position that needed to be filled.
3. Todd Haley will not be the OC at the start of the 2010 season.
Ah, right
As a bonus, I’m sure that would allow Whitlock to work in the race card.
by burntorangehorn on Dec 29, 2009 12:21 PM CST up reply actions
Nice move, Coach.
Prediction for '09: Chiefs are looking like a .500 team, especially considering Denver's inattention to D-Line, Chokeland's disarray, and a San Diego team that looks like it's on the decline. With a weak schedule, Chiefs steal a few and win between 7 and 9 games, and if .500 or better, will contend for supremacy in a weak division.
Great stroy.
I can see Haley giving the guy a stack of $20’s, and then yelling “Catch the f***ing bus!”
LOL!
So you think you are so important that no one can replace you? Put your finger in a bucket of water and pull it out. Does it leave a hole? Nope, just some ripples that eventually calm themselves!
by Fan of the Red And Gold on Dec 29, 2009 10:49 AM CST up reply actions
I hope this story gets picked up nationally!
Haley deserves some positive press for a change!
Good deed coach!
Problem with me though was my first thought when reading this. The headline will soon read: “Coach Haley refunds ticket price to fan he recognized after the game against _________!” (fill in the blank) ;<p
To a Happy New Year for everyone!
So you think you are so important that no one can replace you? Put your finger in a bucket of water and pull it out. Does it leave a hole? Nope, just some ripples that eventually calm themselves!
by Fan of the Red And Gold on Dec 29, 2009 12:47 PM CST reply actions
Next year if the Chiefs suck all the season ticket holders should go stand outside in the cold at the bus stop in front of Haleys house.
"Success is never ending, failure is never final."
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