Steve Mariucci
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Steve Mariucci (born November 4, 1955 in Iron Mountain, Michigan) is a former National Football League coach, most recently for the Detroit Lions. He and his wife, Gayle, have four children: Tyler, Adam, Stephen, and Brielle.
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[edit] Early career
Mariucci was a three-time All-America quarterback at Northern Michigan University. He began his coaching career at his alma mater (1978-79), and moved to Cal State Fullerton (1980-82) and Louisville (1983-84). He joined the USC staff in 1986, then moved to Cal in 1987. In 1990-91, he served as the Bears' offensive coordinator. Mariucci became the head coach at Cal in 1996 and guided the squad to a 5-0 start and a berth in the Aloha Bowl.
[edit] Professional coaching career
Mariucci was named the Lions' twenty-second head coach on February 4, 2003, and was fired on November 28, 2005. He compiled a 15-28 record during that time. The decision to fire him came after a 27-7 loss on national television on Thanksgiving Day to the Atlanta Falcons.
Mariucci joined the Lions after spending six years as the head coach for San Francisco 49ers (1997-2002). He compiled a 60-43 (.583) record, while his teams earned playoff berths four times (1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002).
He is one of thirteen head coaches since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 to lead his team to a division title in his first season. Mariucci established an NFL mark for consecutive wins by a rookie head coach with an 11-game winning streak.
He served as quarterbacks coach for the Green Bay Packers (1992-95), during Brett Favre's early years. His first pro position was as a receivers coach for the USFL's Orlando Renegades in 1985. Later that fall, he had a brief stint with the Los Angeles Rams as quality control coach.
[edit] Post Lions Career
After being fired by the Detroit Lions after a loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Thanksgiving Day, he has not returned to football. He has since been hired by NFL Network to work on their show NFL Total Access.
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| Preceded by Marty Mornhinweg |
Detroit Lions Head Coaches 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Dick Jauron |
| Preceded by George Seifert |
San Francisco 49ers Head Coaches 1997–2002 |
Succeeded by Dennis Erickson |
| Preceded by Keith Gilbertson |
University of California Head Coaches 1996 |
Succeeded by Tom Holmoe |
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