Who is Bill Belichick?
Bill Edwards (American football coach)
Edwards was also close with Steve Belichick, who played for him at Western Reserve and for the Detroit Lions and later served as an assistant under him at Vanderbilt and North Carolina. Belichick's son Bill was named after Edwards, who was also Bill's godfather. Bill Belichick later became an assistant coach in the NFL and is the head coach of the New England Patriots as of 2022. At what is now known as Case Western Reserve University, the football stadium, DiSanto Field, hosts its distinguished guests inside the "Coach Bill Edwards President's Suite."
Ernie Adams (American football)
Adams left Wall Street to join the Cleveland Browns in 1991, who had just given Belichick his first NFL head coaching position. Adams was again an offensive assistant, working with tight ends and running backs. However, Belichick was fired by the Browns in 1996, and Adams returned to Wall Street, starting his own investment business.