Proper noun
Sparano (plural Sparanos)
A surname from Italian.
It was reported that Stephen Ross was interested in hiring Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh after flying to California to meet him; however, Ross denied those rumors, and in that same week he gave Tony Sparano a three-year extension. Source: Internet
Sparano, 56, died Sunday from heart disease, leaving hundreds across the National Football League in shock about the loss of coach and person widely regarded as a tremendous man of faith and family. Source: Internet
The Dolphins, looking to move on from the Tony Sparano era, hired former Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin to mixed reactions from fans on January 20, 2012, to serve as their tenth head coach. Source: Internet
With the firings of Todd Haley and Tony Sparano this week, the annual coaching frenzy officially has begun. Source: Internet