Bruce Arians came out of retirement to coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019 (viaESPN).
Bruce and Christine Arians have beenmarriedfor nearly 50 years after meeting in high school.
“You do know I’ve known him since we were 14, right?”
Christine Arians joked in an interview withThe Tampa Bay Times.
“Sophomore year, he sat behind me in homeroom.
He’d had French the year before.
He figures that’s something I can talk to her about.
I’ll offer to help her with French.
But I let him help me.
He was kind of cute.”
Christine Arians originally supported Bruce’s retirement because of concerns for his health.
“He could be sitting in the recliner at home.
She takes care of things at theArians Family Foundation, established in 2013.
Christine joined with CASA after working for years as a family-law attorney.
She emphasized the importance of the work in a 2019 interview withFox 13.
“They need consistency and they need a home and they need caring adults.
For way too many of them, that child advocate becomes that person.”
She couldn’t resist the urge to do more to help.
“What more can you want to do?
I just, I have to help.
