John Riordan: A long farewell to college coaching icon Krzyzewski
Duke Blue Devils fans hold up a sign of head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils during the first half against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 5. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Next week is the 50th anniversary of the premiere of The Godfather, the Francis Ford Coppola epic which memorably depicted the messy transition of power from a powerful leader to an uncertain future.
It was a markedly different era that produced Vito Corleone. And a different country too. His children are first generation US-born immigrants, shaped by the only country they know. Don Corleone fades away, uncertain if the murderous empire he built up can sustain itself after his death.
