Coach is a honorific/title; a honorific/title is used as a term of endearment/respect.
Such as, ‘Doctor’, ‘Director’, ‘President’, or ‘CEO’.
Or Family endearments: Japanese honorifics - Wikipedia
You mean thats not his first name?
Jesus did run a great football team. Too bad the twelfth man decided to play for the other team.[/quote]
Fuck that made me laugh!