Editing Coco Crisp (section)

==Early life==
Crisp was born in [[Los Angeles]] on November 1, 1979. He is the son of Loyce Crisp, a [[fast food]] restaurant owner and former amateur [[boxing|boxer]], and Pamela Crisp, a former champion [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dodd |first=Rustin |date=June 19, 2009 |title=Crisp shares a knockout story of his dad |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090616&content_id=5355628&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827144131/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090616&content_id=5355628&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc |archive-date=August 27, 2014 |access-date=August 27, 2014 |website=[[Kansas City Royals]] }}</ref> He graduated from [[Inglewood High School (California)|Inglewood High School]] in [[Inglewood, California]] before playing one season at [[Los Angeles Pierce College]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=The file on Coco Crisp |language=en |work=[[NBC Sports]] |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/athletics/file-coco-crisp |access-date=May 29, 2021}}</ref> Crisp is a graduate of Major League Baseball's [[Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities]] Program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Platt |first=Ben |date=February 25, 2008 |title=MLB's RBI program enters 20th year &#124; MLB.com: News |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080224&content_id=2387908&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114210251/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080224&content_id=2387908&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb&fext=.jsp |archive-date=January 14, 2014 |access-date=February 7, 2014 |website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref>  His maternal grandfather is [[Nick Newton]], [[Masters men high jump world record progression#Men 60|a masters high jump world record holder]] from 1994 to 1996 and inventor of cast aluminum [[starting blocks]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stone |first=Ken |date=April 8, 2018 |title=Hundreds mourn Hall of Famer Nick Newton at 'last track meet' |url=http://masterstrack.com/hundreds-mourn-hall-of-famer-nick-newton-at-last-track-meet/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 29, 2021 |website=Masters' Track |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409025700/http://masterstrack.com/hundreds-mourn-hall-of-famer-nick-newton-at-last-track-meet/ |archive-date=April 9, 2018 }}</ref> He played on the 1995 Senior Division RBI World Series champions from Los Angeles.

===Nickname===
Crisp was originally nicknamed "Coco" by his sister who teased him that he looked like one of the characters on the [[Cocoa Krispies]] cereal box. The nickname was short-lived, until he started playing AA baseball when the team had all the players fill out a questionnaire to get to know one another.  Covelli listed "Coco" as his nickname on the form and his teammates thought the name was funny so they had it put on the scoreboard during the game.  He was traded to another team after a week and a half, but the nickname stuck and he has been "Coco Crisp" ever since. He officially changed his name on March 5, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Topic Index |url=http://multimedia.foxsports.com/m/video/22154323/how-covelli-became-coco.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004132653/http://multimedia.foxsports.com/m/video/22154323/how-covelli-became-coco.htm |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |access-date=February 7, 2014 |website=[[Fox Sports]]}}</ref>