Romeo Crennel

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Romeo Crennel
Romeo Crennel at a press conference.
Date of birth	June 18, 1947
Place of birth	Lynchburg, Va
Position(s)	Head coach Defensive coordinator
College	Western Kentucky
Career Record	9-17-0
Coaching Stats	Pro Football Reference
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1970-1974 1975-1977 1978-1979 1980 1981-1992 1993-1996 1997-1999 2000 2001-2004 2005-present	Western Kentucky Texas Tech Mississippi Georgia Tech New York Giants New England Patriots New York Jets Cleveland Browns New England Patriots Cleveland Browns

Romeo Crennel (born June 18, 1947) was an American football player and is currently the head coach of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.

A 25-year veteran of the NFL, Crennel was previously the defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots (2001-04), where he helped the team win three Super Bowl championships in four seasons.

Prior to spending the 2000 season as Browns' defensive coordinator, he spent three seasons with the New York Jets (1997-99), and four with the Patriots (1993-96) -- all as a D-line coach.

From 1981-92, he worked under legendary coach Bill Parcells and alongside current Patriots head coach Bill Belichick with the New York Giants. With the Giants, Crennel coached in Super Bowls XXI and XXV -- winning championships in both contests.

Overall, Crennel has coached in six Super Bowls, coming home with five championship rings.

Before entering the NFL in 1981, Crennel coached at Western Kentucky University — his alma mater — (1970-74), Texas Tech (1975-77), Ole Miss (1978-79), and Georgia (1981).

Crennel is a native of Lynchburg, Virginia. He was a high school standout at both Fort Knox (Ky.) High and Central High (Amherst, Va.). He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Western Kentucky, and then a master’s degree while serving as a graduate assistant for the school in 1970. Crennel played as both a defensive and an offensive lineman for the Hilltoppers in the late 1960s; he also captained the squad his last year on the team. He switched to offensive line as a senior at the request of the coaching staff, and was voted team MVP for his contributions and sacrifice.

[edit] External links

• Boston Globe: On top of things: Finally a head coach, Crennel remakes the Browns – from August 23, 2005

Preceded by: Terry Robiskie

Cleveland Browns Head Coaches 2005–present

Succeeded by: Current coach

Cleveland Browns Head Coaches
Brown • Collier • Skorich • Gregg • Modzelewski • Rutigliano • Schottenheimer • Carson • Shofner • Belichick • Palmer • Davis • Robiskie • Crennel

Current National Football League head coaches
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