Danny Gonzales, defensive coordinator coach at ASU with his wife Sandra and their 4-year-old daughter Abby during a press conference. Nick Oza, The Republic | azcentral.com
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Danny Gonzales is a tough-guy football coach who’s gotten surprising production from Arizona State’s improbably young defense.
He’s also a butter-soft family man, raising a daughter who can change the world one perception at a time.
ASU’s first-year defensive coordinator is doing both by setting high expectations where others might make excuses, and he’s not making a big deal about it.