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Mike McDaniel sits in the seat where Don Shula lost Hall of Fame quarterback Bob Griese and still navigated The Perfect Season, where Jimmy Johnson lost Hall of Famer Dan Marino and still went 5-1 to help a playoff push.

So this is how it goes, I guess. Every year, the Thrill of Christmas will be followed by the Agony of the Vote.

When Roberto Clemente Jr. woke on the morning of Dec. 31, 1972, he immediately tiptoed to his parents' bedroom to see whether his father was up.

PHILADELPHIA — Roberto Clemente Jr. was dressing for his first spring training workout in February 1986 when a Phillies official alerted him to a group of reporters waiting outside the clubhouse in Clearwater, Fla. He signed with the team a month earlier for $40,000. Now the press wanted to know…