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Coach Holmgren, bookseller
A reflective Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren muses on the possibility of a career change:
“I’ve always wanted to buy a bookstore,” he said. “You know, sell some of those muffins and a little coffee. I don’t care if we make any money. I don’t want to lose a lot of money, but we could visit with people and get books.
“People say I could never do that,” said the man who started out teaching and coaching high school football for $600 a month in San Francisco and now makes $8 million a year. “The cynics in the world say if you’ve been in this business, to all the sudden do that, you can’t do it. I would say, maybe, maybe not.”
Kathy Holmgren laughs when told of her husband’s musing. She understands him better than anyone.
“People don’t know that side of him,” she said. “My dream is to run a hardware store. He’s the one who likes books.”
Profit margins are so slim at bookstores that selling hardware on the side sounds like a savvy idea.
Following the Seahawks’ playoff loss at snow-bound Lambeau Field this weekend, it might be a good idea for someone from the American Booksellers Association to give this man a call.
Update: Looks like that bookstore will be postponed for at least one more season.
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