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Buddy Teevens documentary, 'The Buddy Way,' is a warm tribute to a football trailblazer

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Dartmouth 's all-time winningest football coach was a trailblazer who devoted his career to making the game safer and more inclusive.

He died in 2023 at age 66 six months after he was hit by a truck while riding his bicycle in Florida .

Teevens' no-tackling-in-practice approach was eventually adopted by the entire Ivy League.

He was a pioneer in hiring female coaches, some of whom made their way to the NFL .