Morris Berger was hired just one week before his comments got him suspended
A college football coach was suspended just a week into the job after he told his school’s student newspaper he’d like to dine with Adolf Hitler because he was a “great leader.”
Morris Berger was hired as the offensive coordinator coach at Grand Valley State University in Michigan on Jan. 20., published an interview in which Berger, who has a bachelor’s degree in history, discussed his new gig, as well as the three historical figures with whom he’d most like to have dinner. Berger first named Hitler, former leader of the Nazi Party in Germany, and later picked former President“This is probably not going to get a good review, but I’m going to say Adolf Hitler,” Berger said. “It was obviously very sad and he had bad motives, but the way he was able to lead was second-to-none. How he rallied a group and a following, I want to know how he did that. Bad intentions of course, but you can’t deny he wasn’t a great leader.
Grand Valley State University confirmed to PEOPLE in a statement that Berger has since been suspended for his comments as the college investigates.student newspaper, do not reflect the values of Grand Valley State University,” the statement read. “Berger has been suspended and the university is conducting a thorough investigation.”
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