On Wednesday, former Florida and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier appeared on Fox News to promote his new book, titled “Head Ball Coach.”
Now, that was a sensible name for Spurrier’s memoir given that “Head Ball Coach” has been his widely used nickname for decades. The person who runs Fox’s chyrons, however, did not get that memo.
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Here you’ve got the Head Ball Coach, sitting next to a guy holding a book called “Head Ball Coach,” while the banner reads “Head Game Coach,” which sounds like the guy who runs the board-game shelf or maybe someone who offers lessons on how to hunt wild animals.
Seriously though, Spurrier appeared on Fox to promote two things: himself and his book, and the station misnamed both, simultaneously.
In the annals of sports-related graphic mix-ups, this does not quite match the time a Seattle TV station put up a picture of Gary Payton instead of Peyton Manning, but it’s embarrassing nonetheless.
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