Brian Billick
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| Brian Billick | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 28, 1954 |
| Place of birth |  Fairborn, Ohio |
| Position(s) | Tight End |
| College | BYU |
| NFL Draft | 1977 / Round 11/ Pick 295 |
| Career Highlights | |
| Career Record | 75-53-0 (Regular Season) 5-3 (Postseason) 80-56-0 (Overall) |
| Super Bowl Wins |
2000 Super Bowl XXXV |
| Championships Won |
2000 AFC Championship |
| Stats | |
| Coaching Stats | Pro Football Reference |
| Coaching Stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1978 1981-1985 1986-1988 1989-1991 1992-1998 1999-Present |
Brigham Young (graduate assistant) San Diego State (tight ends coach) Utah State (offensive coordinator) Stanford (assistant head coach and tight ends coach) Minnesota Vikings (offensive coordinator) Baltimore Ravens (head coach) |
Brian Billick (February 28, 1954) has been the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League since January 19, 1999.
Billick led the Ravens to a 34-7 victory over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, the franchise's only championship appearance, and has won the most games in team history.
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[edit] Playing career
Billick, who played football and basketball at Redlands (Calif.) High School, had his No. 17 jersey retired by the school in March 2001. He played both quarterback and safety in high school and holds the state record with 21 career interceptions.
After spending his freshman season as a linebacker at the United States Air Force Academy, Billick transferred to Brigham Young University and became a tight end. He received All-Western Athletic Conference and honorable mention All-America honors in 1976.
Billick was selected in the 11th round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers but was cut by the 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys, and never played in the NFL.
[edit] Coaching career
[edit] College
Billick worked as a graduate assistant at Brigham Young for one season (1978) before joining the 49ers as the assistant director of public relations for two years (1979-1980).
He returned to coaching with San Diego State University, serving as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator for five seasons (1981-1985). After being named the offensive coordinator of Utah State University, Billick improved the second-worst offense in Division I-A into a top-ten offense in only three seasons (1986-1988).
Billick was then hired as the assistant head coach and tight ends coach at Stanford by Dennis Green, serving both roles for three seasons (1989-91).
[edit] National Football League
[edit] Assistant Coach
When Green became the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings in 1991, he hired Billick as his tight ends coach. Three games into their second season, Billick was promoted to offensive coordinator and quickly began developing one of the most explosive offenses in the league.
The Vikings made the playoffs during six of the seven seasons (1992-1998) that Billick spent with the team, and set several offensive records in the process. In 1998, Minnesota set an NFL record for most points scored in a season (556) and set a team record with 41 touchdown passes.
[edit] Head Coach
Baltimore Ravens
Billick became the second coach in Ravens history on January 19, 1999, when he was hired to replace Ted Marchibroda. He has a 75-53 regular season record in eight seasons (1999-present) with the team, and is 5-3 in the playoffs.
Although Billick had the opportunity to interview for the head coaching job of the expansion Cleveland Browns and was rumored to be their top candidate, he chose to interview with the Ravens first.[1] He signed with Baltimore in under 24 hours after his initial interview.
In his first season with the Ravens, Billick led the team to its first non-losing record (8-8) in the franchise's brief four-year history. The next season, Baltimore finished with a 12-4 record and earned its first playoff berth. The Ravens took advantage of their vaunted defense, which allowed an NFL record-low 165 points in the regular season, during the playoffs to advance to and win Super Bowl XXXV.
Billick led the Ravens to a 10-6 record and a victory over the Miami Dolphins in a 2001 wild card playoff game before losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional Round. Baltimore finished 7-9 and missed the playoffs in 2002, but bounced back in 2003 with a 10-6 record and the franchise's first division title. The Ravens lost to the Titans, 20-17, in the Wild-Card Round of the playoffs.
The Ravens missed the playoffs in 2004 (9-7) and 2005 (6-10) before bouncing back in the 2006 season. Billick fired offensive coordinator Jim Fassel on October 17, 2006, assuming the role for the remainder of the season, as the Ravens earned a franchise best 13-3 record, won the AFC North and earned the first playoff bye in team history. Baltimore, however, lost to the Indianapolis Colts, 15-6, in the divisional round.
[edit] Head Coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| BAL | 1999 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3rd in AFC Central | - | - | - | - |
| BAL | 2000 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 2nd in AFC Central | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | Beat New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV |
| BAL | 2001 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2nd in AFC Central | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in Divisional Round. |
| BAL | 2002 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3rd in AFC North | - | - | - | - |
| BAL | 2003 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 1st in AFC North | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Tennessee Titans in Wild Card Round. |
| BAL | 2004 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2nd in AFC North | - | - | - | - |
| BAL | 2005 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3rd in AFC North | - | - | - | - |
| BAL | 2006 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 1st in AFC North | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Indianapolis Colts in Divisional Round. |
| Ravens' Total | 75 | 53 | 0 | .586 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 Super Bowl | ||
| Total | 75 | 53 | 0 | .586 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 Super Bowl | ||
[edit] Coaching Tree
Assistant coaches under Brian Billick that became head coaches in the NFL:
- Jack Del Rio Jacksonville Jaguars
- Marvin Lewis Cincinnati Bengals
- Mike Nolan San Francisco 49ers
[edit] Trivia
- A young Billick was a contestant on the game show Match Game in 1977. He appeared shortly after ending his short professional career as a player and joining his alma mater Redlands (Calif.) High School as a coach. He lost 5-0 causing host Gene Rayburn to quip, "Boy, I hope you signed that contract already. They might think twice after seeing this performance."
- Was a contestant on "Jeopardy!"
- Although he graduated from Brigham Young University, Billick is not a Mormon.[2]
- Billick is registered as a Republican in Maryland.
- Has been selected to speak in May 2007 at the Johns Hopkins University graduation.
- Is known for his uncanny resemblance to 7th Heaven star Stephen Collins.
- When the Ravens made the playoffs for the first time in 2000, Billick forbade his players from using either the terms "playoffs" or "Super Bowl." Tony Siragusa was fined for violating this rule. The players then created the term "Festivus" for the playoffs and "Festivus Maximus" for the Super Bowl, taken from the popular television show Seinfeld.[citation needed]
- When eliminated from the playoffs, Billick has been used as a studio analyst by the ABC Sports coverage of the Wild Card round.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Chris Palmer signs with Browns", URL retrieved 13 February 2007
- ^ "Three NFL head coaches linked by BYU, faith", URL retrieved 08 January 2007
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Ted Marchibroda |
Baltimore Ravens Head Coaches 1999–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Jim Fassel |
Baltimore Ravens Offensive Coordinator Oct. 2006 –Jan. 2007 |
Succeeded by Rick Neuheisel |
| Preceded by Jack Burns |
Minnesota Vikings Offensive Coordinator 1994–1998 |
Succeeded by Sherm Lewis |
| Preceded by Dick Vermeil |
Super Bowl winning Head Coaches Super Bowl XXXV, 2001 |
Succeeded by Bill Belichick |
| Baltimore Ravens Head Coaches |
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| Marchibroda • Billick |
| Current Head Coaches of the National Football League | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| American Football Conference | |||
| East | North | South | West |
| Jauron (Buffalo) | Billick (Baltimore) | Kubiak (Houston) | Shanahan (Denver) |
| Cameron (Miami) | Lewis (Cincinnati) | Dungy (Indianapolis) | Edwards (Kansas City) |
| Belichick (New England) | Crennel (Cleveland) | Del Rio (Jacksonville) | Kiffin (Oakland) |
| Mangini (NY Jets) | Tomlin (Pittsburgh) | Fisher (Tennessee) | Turner (San Diego) |
| National Football Conference | |||
| East | North | South | West |
| Phillips (Dallas) | Smith (Chicago) | Petrino (Atlanta) | Whisenhunt (Arizona) |
| Coughlin (NY Giants) | Marinelli (Detroit) | Fox (Carolina) | Linehan (St. Louis) |
| Reid (Philadelphia) | McCarthy (Green Bay) | Payton (New Orleans) | Nolan (San Francisco) |
| Gibbs (Washington) | Childress (Minnesota) | Gruden (Tampa Bay) | Holmgren (Seattle) |
