It's also possible that football coaches have a tendency to commonize their names - whether to fit in and make their players more relaxed, or maybe they were ju

It's also possible that football coaches have a tendency to commonize their names - whether to fit in and make their players more relaxed, or maybe they were just raised in solid blue-collar American families. Their birth certificates could very well read Daniel, William, Michael, James, Richard, Steven. Similarly, the EE's probably have a tendency to be more formal on their resumes or business cards. Their family and buddies probably calls them Bernie, Gene, Eddie, Chuck, Freddy, Harv.