Following the successes of his trial-run games, Foster moved ahead with his idea for arena football. He founded the Arena Football League with four teams: the Pittsburgh Gladiators, Denver Dynamite, Washington Commandos, and Chicago Bruisers. Foster appointed legendary Darrel "Mouse" <answer>Davis</answer>, godfather of the "run and shoot" and modern pro offenses, as executive director of football operations. <answer>Davis</answer> hired the original coaches and was the architect of the league's original wide-open offensive playbooks.
Who was responsible for hiring the first coaches of the AFL teams?
Davis