Dick Jauron
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| Dick Jauron | |
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| Date of birth | October 7, 1950 |
| Place of birth | Peoria, Illinois |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| College | Yale |
| Pro Bowls | 1 |
| Awards | 2001 AP NFL COY 2001 Sporting News NFL COY 2001 Pro Football Weekly NFL COY 2001 Maxwell NFL COY |
| Career Record | 42-56 as of 12/10/2006 |
| Playing Stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Coaching Stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Team(s) as a player | |
| 1973-1977 1978-1980 |
Detroit Lions Cincinnati Bengals |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1985 1986-1994 1995-1998 1999-2003 2004-2005 2005 2006-Present |
Buffalo Bills Green Bay Packers Jacksonville Jaguars Chicago Bears* Detroit Lions Detroit Lions** Buffalo Bills* |
Dick Jauron (b. October 7, 1950 in Peoria, Illinois) is a former Pro Bowl NFL player and is currently head coach of the Buffalo Bills. Jauron has held National Football League head coaching positions with the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions. He held the record as Yale's all-time leading rusher for more than a quarter of a century (1973-2000).
[edit] Playing Career
Richard Manual Jauron attended high school in Swampscott, Massachusetts where he was a star player on the Big Blue football team. His father was Bob Jauron, Illinois high school coach, Jauron's first two high school Manual teams simply overwhelmed almost every opponent. It outscored the opposition 637-79 over two years. Bob retired to Swampscott, Mass.
Jauron was a three-time Yale University letterman in football and baseball, a member of Wolf's Head Society and graduated from Yale with a bachelor's degree in history. At Yale, Jauron became the leading rusher in school history and holds several school records, including consecutive 100-yard rushing games with 16. In 1999, Jauron was named one of the top 10 Massachusetts high school football players of the 20th century by The Boston Globe.
He was drafted in the fourth round by the Detroit Lions in 1973. He started as a free safety and was a Pro Bowl selection in 1974. Jauron played in the NFL for 8 years, first with Detroit, then with the Cincinnati Bengals where he played his last three seasons. He is arguably the most accomplished professional football player and coach from the Ivy League.
[edit] Coaching Career
After stints as the defensive backs coach for the Buffalo Bills (1985) and the Green Bay Packers (1986-1994), Jauron served as the defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars (1995-1998).
In 1999, Jauron was hired by the Bears as the team's head coach, replacing Dave Wannstedt, and served in that role through 2003. Jauron's most successful season with the Bears was 2001, when the Bears finished with a 13-3 record and won the NFC Central division championship. Jauron was named the 2001 Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year. Jauron finished his tenure with the Bears with a regular season record of 35-46 (.432).
After being fired by the Bears, Jauron accepted the position of defensive coordinator with the Lions, beginning with the 2004 NFL season. On November 28, 2005, head coach Steve Mariucci was fired and Jauron was named interim head coach for the final five games of the season. The Lions won one game with Jauron as head coach (against the New Orleans Saints), and finished the season with a 5-11 record. Jauron was succeeded by Rod Marinelli on January 18, 2006.
On Monday, January 23, 2006, Jauron was named head coach of the Buffalo Bills, replacing Mike Mularkey. He started his coaching stint in Buffalo with a 36-49 head coaching record. As of Week 14 in the 2006 season, Jauron's Bills have topped their winning total from 2005.
* - Head Coach
** - Interim Head Coach
[edit] External links
- Buffalo Bills Head Coach Dick Jauron
- Detroit Lions Site: Dick Jauron
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
- Bills Name Dick Jauron Head Coach
| Preceded by Dave Wannstedt |
Chicago Bears Head Coaches 1999–2003 |
Succeeded by Lovie Smith |
| Preceded by Kurt Schottenheimer |
Detroit Lions Defensive Coordinators 2004-2005 |
Succeeded by Donnie Henderson |
| Preceded by Steve Mariucci |
Detroit Lions Head Coaches 2005 |
Succeeded by Rod Marinelli |
| Preceded by Mike Mularkey |
Buffalo Bills Head Coaches 2006– |
Succeeded by current coach |
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| Griffin • G. Clark • D. Clark • Henderson • G. Clark • Edwards • Karcis • Dorais • McMillin • Parker • Wilson • Gilmer • Schmidt • McCafferty • Forzano • Hudspeth • M. Clark • Rogers • Fontes • Ross • Moeller • Mornhinweg • Mariucci • Jauron • Marinelli |
| Buffalo Bills Head Coaches |
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| Ramsey • Saban • Collier • Johnson • Rauch • Johnson • Saban • Ringo • Knox • Stephenson • Bullough • Levy • W. Phillips • Williams • Mularkey • Jauron |
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| Belichick • Billick • Childress • Coughlin • Cowher • Crennel • Del Rio • Dungy • Edwards • Fisher • Fox • Gibbs • Green • Gruden • Holmgren • Jauron • Kubiak • Lewis • Linehan • Mangini • McCarthy • Marinelli • Mora • Nolan • Parcells • Payton • Reid • Saban • Schottenheimer • Shanahan • Shell • Smith |
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