George Seifert

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George Seifert
Date of birth	January 22, 1940 (1940-01-22) (age 68)
Place of birth	San Francisco, California
Position(s)	Head Coach
College	Utah
Career Highlights
Career Record	114-62-0 (Regular Season) 10-5 (Postseason) 124-67-0 (Overall)
Super Bowl       Wins	1994 Super Bowl XXIX 1989 Super Bowl XXIV
Championships       Won	1994 NFC Championship 1989 NFC Championship
Coaching Stats	Pro Football Reference
Coaching Stats	DatabaseFootball
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1980-1982 1983-1988 1989-1996 1999-2001	San Francisco 49ers (defensive backs coach) San Francisco 49ers (defensive coordinator) San Francisco 49ers (head coach) Carolina Panthers (head coach)

George Seifert (born January 22, 1940 in San Francisco, California) is a former NFL head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers. Seifert joined the 49ers' coaching staff under Bill Walsh in 1980 as defensive backs coach and served as the team's defensive coordinator from 1983-88.

As a 49er assistant, his defenses finished in the top ten in fewest points allowed in each of his six seasons in that capacity - 4th in 1983, 1st in 1984, 2nd in 1985, 3rd in 1986 and 1987, and 8th in 1988. His final two defenses, 1987 and 1988, finished first and third in fewest yards allowed, respectively. In 1989, he was elevated to head coach, He is one of only twelve NFL head coaches with more than one Super Bowl victory, winning in convincing fashion during both the 1989 and 1994 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. In all, Seifert coached on five Super Bowl champion teams with the 49ers.

With a career win-loss record of 114-62 in the regular season and 10-5 in the postseason (all with the 49ers), many consider Seifert to be among the greatest NFL head coaches of all time. However, critics argue that his two Super Bowl victories and exceptional win-loss record resulted from inheriting Bill Walsh's 49ers team. They point to his abysmal 16-32 record as head coach of the Carolina Panthers, which included no playoff appearances and ended after the 2001 season when the team finished with a 1-15 record. However, little was left from the Walsh era when Seifert led the 49ers to winning Super Bowl XXIX. In addition, many well-respected coaches, Mike Shanahan, Jeff Fisher, Ray Rhodes, Pete Carroll, and Mark Trestman, worked and learned under Seifert. He is one of the six main branches of the Bill Walsh coaching tree.

Seifert also coached in college, leading Westminster College and Cornell University's football teams. He was also an assistant at the University of Utah (his alma mater), Stanford University, the University of Oregon and the University of Iowa.

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• George Seifert tribute from 49ers Paradise