‘"I’m thrilled for Thurman," Levy said. "He was unconcerned about statistics, unconcerned if we took him out and put another guy in to rest him. Even though he was an extroverted personality, he was anything but a self-centered personality. I got to know him. I got to know his foibles. Every now and then we’d even butt heads a little bit. I’d call him into the office. But I found out what a team-oriented guy he was. I got to know his wife, his children, his mother, so it was more than just a coach-player relationship."’