FORM 3
                    UNITED STATES
         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION          _____________________
                WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549             |    OMB APPROVAL     |
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                 INITIAL STATEMENT OF               |OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104|
          BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES        |EXPIRES:             |
                                                    |   December 31, 2001 |
      Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the        |ESTIMATED AVERAGE    |
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934,            |BURDEN HOURS         |
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility          |PER RESPONSE..... 0.5|
         Holding Company Act of 1935                |_____________________|
      or Section 30(f) of the Investment
             Company Act of 1940
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1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person

      Grom                          Gary
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       (Last)                      (First)                    (Middle)

      c/o Sara Lee Corporation, Three First National Plaza, 70 West Madison
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                                  (Street)

      Chicago                        IL                         60602
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       (City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

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2.  Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
                  on or about October 4, 2000 (effectiveness of registration)
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3.  I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)

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4.  Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
      Coach, Inc.             COH
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5.  Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
    (X) Director
    ( ) 10% Owner
    ( ) Officer (give title below)
    ( ) Other (specify title below)

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6.  If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

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7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
    _X_Form filed by One Reporting Person
    ___Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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|1. Title of Security|2. Amount of   |3. Ownership   |4. Nature of        |
|   (Instr. 4)       |   Securities  |   Form: Direct|   Indirect         |
|                    |   Beneficially|   (D) or      |   Beneficial       |
|                    |   Owned       |   Indirect (I)|   Ownership        |
|                    |   (Instr. 4)  |   (Instr. 5)  |   (Instr. 5)       |
|____________________|_______________|_______________|____________________|


No securities of Common Stock of Coach, Inc. are beneficially owned

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TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
          (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)
            None
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2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
                N/A                                        N/A
         Date Exercisable                            Expiration Date
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3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)
                N/A                                       N/A
               Title                          Amount or Number of Shares
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4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
   N/A
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5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct(D) or Indirect(I)
   (Instr. 5)
                        N/A
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6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

                        N/A
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   EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES:

  /s/ Gary Grom                                        October 4, 2000
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      Gary Grom                                            DATE

   **  SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
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   **  INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACTS CONSTITUTE FEDERAL
       CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 AND 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

  NOTE:  FILE THREE COPIES OF THIS FORM, ONE OF WHICH MUST BE MANUALLY
         SIGNED. IF SPACE IS INSUFFICIENT, SEE INSTRUCTION 6 FOR PROCEDURE.

  POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
  CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM
  DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB NUMBER.
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