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Before he was the beloved patriarch of the Braverman clan on Parenthood, Craig T. Nelson was the head of another family, albeit his football family, as the coach of the Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles on Coach. The role of Hayden Fox earned Nelson an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and the part became the defining role of his career, besides Zeek Braverman of course. In fact, he was close to donning his coach threads again in 2015 when plans were underway for a sequel series to center on Hayden's son. But executives ultimately decided to pass on the show, so we'll just have to stick with the DVDs instead.