Why is Bill Parcell's nickname "Tuna"? (1 Viewer)

[gbill2004]

Anyone know the reason/background??

 

[kupcho1]

Fat tub of goo was already taken

 

[GRIDIRON ASSASSIN]

He's got more brown fat (the fat below the belt) than all the tuna found in the off of Asia.

 

[Avery]

Chicken of the Sea

 

[Despyzer]

The truth really isn't very interesting.

Lots of people have asked why Bill Parcells has the nickname "The Tuna." Does he really like tuna sandwiches or something? Some years back, he gave the explanation below. (You may know football, but do you know tuna? Take our quiz.)

[Coach Parcells discusses how he got the nickname ''Tuna'' at a 1997 press conference.]

Bill Parcells:I think it goes back to my first time with the Patriots. There was an old commercial from StarKist with Charlie the StarKist tuna. So my players were trying to con me on something one time, and I said, 'You must think I'm Charlie the Tuna,' you know, a sucker, and that's kind of how it started. We started with it that year and [Charlie and the other fish] used to wear those little tuna helmets, you know, tuna pictures on their helmets. That's where it all started.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Fat tub of goo was already taken

Awesome

 

[Despyzer]

A better question might be why he is called "Bill" when his name is Duane Charles Parcells.

 

[Ridgelake]

He started going by Bill in high school. Someone called him that and it just stuck.

 

[hankd]

"New Jersey Con-Man" and "Glorified Gym Teacher" are my fav's...

merkin

 

[redman]

Because he eats a lot of it to stay lean and healthy.

 

[Spartans346]

Fat tub of goo was already taken

 

[coolnerd]

"New Jersey Con-Man" and "Glorified Gym Teacher" are my fav's... merkin

This is very P-1 of you.

 

[snarfsnarf]

Fat tub of goo was already taken

Sadly, this was the most I've laughed in about two weeks.

 

[Englishteacher]

Fat tub of goo was already taken

Sadly, this was the most I've laughed in about two weeks.

You must have missed Green Bay's preseason.

yeah but if you have favre as a Qb they'll throw it a ton

 

[phrozen]

He's got more brown fat (the fat below the belt) than all the tuna found in the off of Asia.

No disrespect to the Orientals

 

[firecrackerfreakshow]

a certain stench he has?

 

[Wingnut]

http://www2.jsonline.com/packer/arc/13097/opp/patn121.html

Scroll down to the bold "Sorry, Charlie" and you see this:

Parcells also found time to address the burning question of how he got his nickname: "Big Tuna."

"I think it goes back to my first time with the Patriots," said Parcells, who was New England's linebackers coach in 1980.

"There was an old commercial from Starkist with Charlie the Starkist Tuna, so my players were trying to con me on something one time, and I said, 'You must think I'm Charlie the Tuna,' you know, a sucker, and that's kind of how it started.

"We started with it that year and they used to wear those little tuna helmets, you know, tuna pictures on their helmets. That's where it all started."

 

[redman]

a certain stench he has?

Is this Yoda schtick?

 

[Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll]

He's got more brown fat (the fat below the belt) than all the tuna found in the off of Asia.

What the hell was that?

 

[Southern Knight]

So who does have the nick name "Fat tub of goo"

 

[Wingnut]

So who does have the nick name "Fat tub of goo"

Andy Reid?

 

[snarfsnarf]

So who does have the nick name "Fat tub of goo"

Thought that was Ron Dayne.

 

[Borat]

Because I enjoy him with mayonnaise, and I otherwise don't like mayonnaise at all.