1967: The sporting world is stunned when the Green Bay Packers fire Vince Lombardi for gross incompetence
1982: That sick fuck hockey coach in the next town has to move in the middle of the night after six kids finally tell their parents
1985: Billy Martin staves off his fourth firing for a good 15 minutes by wrestling George Steinbrenner to the ground and not letting go
2000: Indiana University officials say they would have fired Bobby Knight for merely grabbing an IU freshman by the arm, and the fact that he then ripped it out at the shoulder was irrelevant
2003: In a move many feel came six years too late, Lou Piniella is finally dismissed as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers
2006: After a one-day experiment, the Sacramento Kings quickly fire Ron Artest as head coach
2008: Isiah Thomas is fired by every person he walks past in New York City
2008: In a move some saw as over-the-top, Omar Minaya waits until Willie Randolph is asleep and enters his dreams to fire him there
2011: After decades of recruiting violations, John Calipari is finally fired for it
