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Dave Boling: In a different age of college sports, Jim Livengood gave time to a losing coach. Then Kelvin Sampson became a winner.

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Houston 's Kelvin Sampson says Jim Livengood saved him from being fired in 1990 .

Sampson lost 18 consecutive games, including the first game in the conference tournament.

The coach's athletic director professed a deep faith in Sampson 's ability to get things turned around.

The following season, Sampson was named Pacific-10 Coach of the Year and given a raise and a contract extension.

Kelvin Sampson has won nearly 700 Division I games since he was granted a stay of execution by Livengood in 1990 .

Sampson 's progression through Oklahoma , Indiana and the past 11 seasons at Houston have proven the wisdom of LivenGood ’s faith in Sampson ’s abilities.

The NCAA didn’t always share his high esteem of Sampson , leading to investigations at both Oklahoma and Indiana .

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