I love coin flips having to be made by a coach in professional sports. They can make history.
My favorite all time favorite coin flip move happened in another sport- baseball. In the 1968 World Series, Detroit manager Mayo Smith was faced with a critical decision. Facing the strong pitching staff of the St. Louis Cardinal led by ace and Hall of Famer Bob Gibson and his 1.12 ERA, Smith had to decide whether to bench starting shortstop Ray Oyler, who that season batted an MLB worst .135 and was the ultimate automatic out, and start a better hitter while sacrificing defense at a critical position. Smith decided to start regular centerfielder Mickey Stanley at SS, bench Oyler and his anemic bat, and the rest is history, as Stanley hit, made 2 errors (not leading to any runs) and Detroit would win the World Series 4 games to 3.
