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Johnny L.A.
11-30-2004, 10:37 AM
What's with the 'tuna' signs at Dallas Cowboys games?
brianjedi
11-30-2004, 10:39 AM
Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells's nickname is "The Tuna."

(I probably screwed that apostrophe up.)
Stringer
11-30-2004, 10:42 AM
Nitpick, but I think his nickname is "The Big Tuna."
brianjedi
11-30-2004, 10:43 AM
Nitpick, but I think his nickname is "The Big Tuna."

Good catch. Seeing as how I dislike both the man and the team, I didn't really pay that much attention to it.
Johnny L.A.
11-30-2004, 10:45 AM
Why is he called 'The Big Tuna'? Does he look like a fish?
Earl Snake-Hips Tucker
11-30-2004, 10:49 AM
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/football/4865926.htm
spingears
11-30-2004, 04:08 PM
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/football/4865926.htm
A link to a "Sign Up" to gain access to information is a DUD, in my opinion.Another log-in to keep track of and most likely never use again.

QUOTE: "Players who hate Parcells came up with the idea. Tuna is "A Nut" spelled backward. He still doesn't get it."
ElvisL1ves
12-01-2004, 09:32 AM
The story isn't that interesting. In his earlier career as an assistant coach, Parcells was running a drill and thought the players weren't paying attention. He yelled, "Who do you think this is talking to you? Charlie the Tuna?" (a character from Starkist commercials). There's no explaining how nicknames catch on, but that one did, and he's been The Tuna ever since.