Tyrone Wheatley named HC at Wayne State

Switched in 1999, archived press release - LINK

Random wikipedia links say they switched because they thought the nickname was dated, and that people didn't understand what a Tartar was

..and you never scored three touchdowns or won a Rose Bowl MVP..

It seems like he's made some odd choices.  

If he had stayed here, he probably could have gotten the OC gig, maybe as soon as 2017.  Leaving for a position coach job at Jacksonville was a questionable move, especially when he'd already held that position at Buffalo.

Then, taking the head job at Morgan State ... if he really wanted a head job, OK, but that's an awful program.  Predictably he didn't last, and then went back, once again, to an NFL RB job.

He's never coached anywhere more than three years.  He might have been better off putting down roots in a place and establishing his name as a coach.  

Oh no doubt, I didn't imply in any way that translating extreme athletic ability into coaching would be his only challenge (or the most important one).  I just thought it was one potential aspect unique to those who standout even amongst a field of other extremely athletic college athletes and that considering how Bo Jackson might translate his experiences into coaching mortals was a neat thought experiment.  But you're entirely right, that isn't an all-exclusive list of challenges, racism and systemic barriers in coaching also exist.

Truth be told the best managers/coaches were usually Try-Hard players who had limited ability and had to out work others just to make the team.  

100%. Naturally gifted players often, not always, have a difficult time communicating what they do that's effective to others. There's a difference between being elite at a sport and being able to coach others how to be good and play well together. 

Many of the best players had long careers that preempted a coaching career. And there are far fewer great players than average ones that don't make it which might make the sample size smaller. There are a ton of try-hard players who make terrible managers/coaches too.

And how do you define a "try hard player?" Hall of Fame? Pro career? Division I starter? I don't consider Bill Belichick and Steve Kerr in the same categories. Steve Kerr was an All-American college basketball player with a long pro career, but he also wasn't Michael Jordan. But he is on a different level than Bill Belichick who had no pro career to speak of.

It would be interesting if someone did a study to look at success rates of hall of famers vs professional experience vs no pro experience in terms of winning percentage.

Wow, what a unique perspective. I never thought about it this way. I think Gretzky was a coach or GM at some time, but sucked. Maybe why Mike Hart is appreciated as a good coach as well; he had an amazing career at Michigan, but he worked hard every down.