10 Coaches Who Look Nothing Like The Athletes They Once Were

Not all of us can stay svelte long after our playing days -- our metabolism slows down, our joints give way and our body continues to betray us through decay. But all lectures on aging aside, there is no way you can look at these 10 coaches without wondering just what in the hell happened between their playing days and now -- if you actually believe they played in the first place.

10 Coaches Who Look Nothing Like The Athletes They Once Were

Not all of us can stay svelte long after our playing days -- our metabolism slows down, our joints give way and our body continues to betray us through decay. But all lectures on aging aside, there is no way you can look at these 10 coaches without wondering just what in the hell happened between their playing days and now -- if you actually believe they played in the first place.

10. Stan Van Gundy

Stan Van Gundy looks like he sells mustache wax on eBay -- which makes it pretty hard to comprehend he was once a point guard at Division III SUNY-Brockport.

10. Stan Van Gundy

Stan Van Gundy looks like he sells mustache wax on eBay -- which makes it pretty hard to comprehend he was once a point guard at Division III SUNY-Brockport.

9. Rob Ryan

I won’t argue that Ryan’s center of gravity hasn’t changed, but I will argue there’s a lot more gravitational pull now. Apparently “Beer Gut Bob” played defensive end with his brother Rex at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

9. Rob Ryan

I won’t argue that Ryan’s center of gravity hasn’t changed, but I will argue there’s a lot more gravitational pull now. Apparently “Beer Gut Bob” played defensive end with his brother Rex at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

8. Tom Coughlin

Before Tom Coughlin became a geriatric New York Giants icon, he was actually playing football in New York state — specifically at Syracuse and as a halfback. No kidding. Also Jim Boeheim was Coughlin’s RA during his senior year. Seriously.

8. Tom Coughlin

Before Tom Coughlin became a geriatric New York Giants icon, he was actually playing football in New York state — specifically at Syracuse and as a halfback. No kidding. Also Jim Boeheim was Coughlin’s RA during his senior year. Seriously.

7. Tom Thibodeau

This aggressively balding basketball genius used to play for Salem State College in the late 1970s and early 80s.

7. Tom Thibodeau

This aggressively balding basketball genius used to play for Salem State College in the late 1970s and early 80s.

6. Bo Ryan

This churlish badger look-a-like was once a point guard for Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. Although I assumed Ryan last played during the “Roaring 20s,” it turns out the current Wisconsin head coach played for the Colonels as recently as the late '60s.

6. Bo Ryan

This churlish badger look-a-like was once a point guard for Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. Although I assumed Ryan last played during the “Roaring 20s,” it turns out the current Wisconsin head coach played for the Colonels as recently as the late '60s.

5. Clint Hurdle

Clinton Merrick Hurdle not only once played baseball, he played it in the Majors and for 10 seasons. Hailing from the small town of Big Rapids, Michigan, Hurdle spent time with the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals.

5. Clint Hurdle

Clinton Merrick Hurdle not only once played baseball, he played it in the Majors and for 10 seasons. Hailing from the small town of Big Rapids, Michigan, Hurdle spent time with the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals.

4. Claude Julien

The respectfully round Claude Julien played for more professional hockey teams than I could fit in this paragraph. Most notably, Julien was a Quebec Nordiques defenseman in 1984 and 1986 (spending time with the AHL’s Fredericton Express in 1985).

4. Claude Julien

The respectfully round Claude Julien played for more professional hockey teams than I could fit in this paragraph. Most notably, Julien was a Quebec Nordiques defenseman in 1984 and 1986 (spending time with the AHL’s Fredericton Express in 1985).

3. Buck Showalter

Would you believe that Buck Showalter was once a college baseball All-American? It's true, but perhaps not technically. That's because back at Mississippi State, the current Baltimore Orioles' skipper was known as 'Nat Showalter.' Put that in your baseball almanac and smoke it.

3. Buck Showalter

Would you believe that Buck Showalter was once a college baseball All-American? It's true, but perhaps not technically. That's because back at Mississippi State, the current Baltimore Orioles' skipper was known as 'Nat Showalter.' Put that in your baseball almanac and smoke it.

2. Mike Scioscia

Mike Scioscia was under a Major League baseball player contract as recently as 1994. Well, at least that feels recent to me. Considering Scioscia’s aesthetic propensity to turn the corner on rotund, I find this fact amazing.

2. Mike Scioscia

Mike Scioscia was under a Major League baseball player contract as recently as 1994. Well, at least that feels recent to me. Considering Scioscia’s aesthetic propensity to turn the corner on rotund, I find this fact amazing.

1. Andy Reid

By now we should all know about the 1971 Punt, Pass and Kick video that portrays Andy Reid as a gargantuan teenager. But did you also know that Reid was a two-way player at Brigham Young? The legacy of Reid continues to provide us with visuals we just can't un-see.

1. Andy Reid

By now we should all know about the 1971 Punt, Pass and Kick video that portrays Andy Reid as a gargantuan teenager. But did you also know that Reid was a two-way player at Brigham Young? The legacy of Reid continues to provide us with visuals we just can't un-see.