List of Philadelphia Eagles head coaches

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Lud Wray was the first coach for the Eagles and coached them from 1933 to 1935.
Lud Wray was the first coach for the Eagles and coached them from 1933 to 1935.

This is a list of head coaches in the Philadelphia Eagles. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion team in 1933 Currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC), the team has won three NFL titles and made two Super Bowl appearances (1980 and 2004). There have been 20 head coaches of the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League (NFL).

Two different coaches have won NFL championships with the team: Earl Neale in 1948 and 1949, and Buck Shaw in 1960.[1] Andy Reid is the all-time leader in games coached, wins, and in winning percentage with .611 (with at least one full season coached).[2] Bert Bell is statistically the worst coach the Eagles have had in terms of winning percentage, with .185 win/loss percentage.[3]

Of the 20 Eagles coaches, three have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Bell, Neale, and Wayne Millner.[4] Several former National Football League (NFL) players have been head coach for the Eagles, including Jerry Williams, Ed Khayat, and Marion Campbell. The current coach is Andy Reid, who was hired on January 11, 1999.[5]

Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2007 NFL season.

Contents

[edit] Key

      Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
      Spent entire professional head coaching career with Eagles

# Number of coaches[6]
GC Games Coached
W Wins
L Loses
T Ties
W–L % Win–Loss percentage
* Spent entire professional head coaching career with Eagles
† Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame


[edit] Coaches

Bert Bell, in the Pro Football Hall of Fame coached the Eagles from 1936 to 1940.
Bert Bell, in the Pro Football Hall of Fame coached the Eagles from 1936 to 1940.
# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs Awards Reference
GC W L T W–L % GC W L
Philadelphia Eagles
1 Lud Wray 1933–1935 31 9 21 1 .300 – – – [7]
2 Bert Bell* 1936–1940 56 10 44 2 .185 – – – [8]
3 Greasy Neale* 1941–1950 111 63 43 5 .594 4 3 1 Sporting News Coach of the Year (1948)[9] [10]
4 Bo McMillin[11][12] 1951 2 2 0 0 1.000 – – – [13]
5 Wayne Millner*[14][15] 1951 10 2 8 0 .200 – – – [16]
6 Jim Trimble† 1952–1955 48 25 20 3 .556 – – – [17]
7 Hugh Devore 1956–1957 24 7 16 1 .304 – – – [18]
8 Buck Shaw 1958–1960 36 19 16 1 .543 1 1 0 AP Coach of the Year (1960)
UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1960)[9]		 [19]
9 Nick Skorich 1961–1963 42 15 24 3 .385 – – – [20]
10 Joe Kuharich 1964–1968 70 28 41 1 .406 – – – [21]
11 Jerry Williams† 1969–1971 31 7 22 2 .241 – – – [22]
12 Ed Khayat† 1971–1972 25 8 15 2 .348 – – – [23]
13 Mike McCormack 1973–1975 42 16 25 1 .390 – – – [24]
14 Dick Vermeil 1976–1982 101 54 47 0 .535 7 3 4 Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (1979)
Sporting News Coach of the Year (1979)
UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1978)[9]		 [25]
15 Marion Campbell 1983–1985 47 17 29 1 .370 – – – [26]
16 Fred Bruney†[27] 1985 1 1 0 0 1.000 – – – [28]
17 Buddy Ryan 1986–1991 79 43 35 1 .551 3 0 3 [29]
18 Rich Kotite 1991–1994 64 36 28 0 .563 2 1 1 [30]
19 Ray Rhodes 1995–1998 64 29 34 1 .460 3 1 2 AP Coach of the Year (1995)
Sporting News Coach of the Year (1995)
UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1995)[9]		 [31]
20 Andy Reid† 1999–present 144 88 56 0 .611 14 8 6 AP Coach of the Year (2002)
Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (2002)
Sporting News Coach of the Year (2000, 2002)[9]		 [32]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Philadelphia Eagles Championship History. NFLTeamHistory.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
  2. ^ Andy Reid's Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  3. ^ Bert Bell's Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  4. ^ Hall of Famers by Franchise. Pro Football Hall of Fame Official website. Retrieved on March 14, 2008.
  5. ^ The Racial Scorecard. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
  6. ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Eagles. Thus any coach who has two separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
  7. ^ Lud Wray. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  8. ^ Bert Bell. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  9. ^ a b c d e NFL Coach of the Year Award. Hickok Sports. Retrieved on March 22, 2008.
  10. ^ Greasy Neale. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  11. ^ After two games, McMillin underwent surgery for what was believed to be ulcer troubles. it turned out to be stomach cancer, which ended his coaching career.
  12. ^ Alvin Nugent "Bo" McMillin. Pulaski Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  13. ^ Bo McMillin. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  14. ^ Millner spent just one year as Head Coach before resigning prior to the start of the 1952 season, citing health problems. However, just 17 days after his decision, he accepted an assistant coaching position with the Redskins.
  15. ^ WAYNE MILLNER. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  16. ^ Wayne Millner. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  17. ^ Jim Trimble. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  18. ^ Hugh Devore. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  19. ^ Buck Shaw. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  20. ^ Nick Skorich. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  21. ^ Joe Kuharich. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  22. ^ Jerry Williams. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  23. ^ Ed Khayat. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  24. ^ Mike McCormack. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  25. ^ Dick Vermeii. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  26. ^ Marion Campbell]. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  27. ^ Bruney was appointed the interim head coach of the Eagles for the last game of the 1985 season after former coach Marion Campbell was let go with one game remaining in the season.
  28. ^ Fred Bruney. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  29. ^ Buddy Ryan. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  30. ^ Rich Kotite. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  31. ^ Ray Rhodes. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  32. ^ Andy Reid. DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.

[edit] References

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Philadelphia Eagles
Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Head Coaches
Wray • Bell • Neale • McMillin • Millner • Trimble • Devore • Shaw • Skorich • Kuharich • Williams • Khayat • McCormack • Vermeil • Campbell • Bruney • Ryan • Kotite • Rhodes • Reid
Starting Quarterbacks
O'Brien • Thompson • Zimmerman • Burk • Thomason • Van Brocklin • Jurgensen • Hill • Snead • Liske • Arrington • Reaves • Gabriel • Boryla • Jaworski • Cunningham • Brister • O'Brien • Peete • Detmer • Hoying • Detmer • Pederson • McNabb • McMahon • Garcia • Feeley
Retired Numbers
15, 40, 44, 60, 70, 92, 99
Division Championships (11)
1947, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1980, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Super Bowl Appearances (2)
XV • XXXIX
League Championships (3)
Seasons
1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009
Current League Affiliations
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Philadelphia Eagles Head Coaches
Wray • Bell • Neale • McMillin • Millner • Trimble • Devore • Shaw • Skorich • Kuharich • Williams • Khayat • McCormack • Vermeil • Campbell • Ryan • Kotite • Rhodes • Reid
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List of NFL head coaches by team