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1. www.sportingnews.com › us › nflHow Raiders coach Jon Gruden was given the nickname 'Chucky'

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   Nov 22, 2020 · 11-22-2020 • 3 min read. While Jon Gruden's sideline anger has been masked (maybe not as often as it should be) in 2020, it's that flamboyant streak on the sideline that earned the Raiders...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jon_GrudenJon Gruden - Wikipedia

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   While Gruden was with the Raiders, Gruden acquired his nickname "Chucky" from Raiders defensive lineman Grady Jackson, who thought that the coach looked like the fictional character "Chucky" in the 1988 slasher movie Child's Play.

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4. heavy.com › sports › 2018Why Is Jon Gruden Called Chucky? - Heavy.com

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   Sep 11, 2018 · Jon Gruden is known for his resemblance to the Chucky doll from the horror movie series Child's Play. He got the nickname from his days as a Raiders coach in 1998, when he was mad at a player who made a bad call. The nickname became popular among Raiders fans and was featured in his ESPN series on quarterback prospects.

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7. apnews.com › article › nfl-sports-business-jonChuckie chucked: Gruden’s words antithetical to modern NFL

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   Oct 12, 2021 · The NFL reacted strongly and quickly Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, to a report that Jon Gruden used a racist comment about Smith in an email 10 years ago. A Wall Street Journal story noted that Gruden, then working for ESPN and now coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, referred in a racist way to Smith’s facial features.

8. www.sportingnews.com › ca › nflHow Raiders coach Jon Gruden was given the nickname 'Chucky'

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   Nov 22, 2020 · Why is Jon Gruden nicknamed 'Chucky'? According to a Gruden interview with Sports Illustrated in 2002, it was Raiders running back Harvey Williams who gave him the nickname. Gruden was...

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   Why did Joe Gruden get the nickname Chucky?

   • According to a Gruden interview with Sports Illustrated in 2002, it was Raiders running back Harvey Williams who gave him the nickname. Gruden was especially mad at Williams, and Williams decided that Gruden reminded him of the Chucky character. Here's how Gruden described what made him mad to SI: “He went the wrong way on an audible.

   How Raiders coach Jon Gruden was given the nickname 'Chucky'

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   Does Jon Gruden have a resemblance to the chucky doll?

   • Getty Jon Gruden shares a resemblance to the Chucky doll. Jon Gruden goes by the nickname “Chucky” thanks to his resemblance to the doll made famous in the horror movie series Child’s Play that has since prompted a number of spin-off movies.

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   How did Gruden get his nickname?

   • Gruden's expressions combined with his red-tinged hair make it a relatively simple leap, although Gruden isn't homicidal like the Chucky character was. It's a nickname Gruden had bestowed upon him more than 20 years ago, when he was in his first year as head coach of the then-Oakland Raiders. Here's more about how Gruden got his nickname.

   How Raiders coach Jon Gruden was given the nickname 'Chucky'

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   Who is Chucky Ray?

   • Charles Lee "Chucky" Ray is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Child's Play horror film series. Chucky is the spirit of a dead serial killer which inhabits a "Good Guy" doll and tries to transfer his spirit back into a human body. Here's a side by side of Gruden and Chucky, if you're curious.

   How Raiders coach Jon Gruden was given the nickname 'Chucky'

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10. deadspin.com › nfl-jon-gruden-derek-carr-saintsJon Gruden embarks on 12-step process to be NFL ... - Deadspin

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    May 27, 2023 · The Mourning After. Jon Gruden embarks on 12-step process to be an NFL head coach again. New Orleans Saints bring in Chucky to help Derek Carr with offense, see if he’s still canceled. By....

11. www.latimes.com › sports › nflAsk Farmer: How did Jon Gruden get the nickname ‘Chucky’?

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    Sep 23, 2018 · Los Gatos. Farmer: You don’t have to be a Raiders fan to know the “Chucky” reference is from the horror movie franchise “Child’s Play,” and that the sneering coach does bear an uncanny ...