List of Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches
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The Pittsburgh Steelers franchise has had 16 head coaches throughout its history. Founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1933,[1] the team later changed their name to the Steelers, to represent the city's heritage of producing steel.[2] Joe Bach served two separate terms as head coach and Walt Kiesling served three separate terms. During the 1943 and 1944 seasons, due to the amount of players who fought in World War II, the Steelers combined their team with Philadelphia and Chicago, respectively.[2] During these seasons, Steelers' coach Walt Kiesling shared coaching duties with Greasy Neale and Phil Handler,[3] who have not been included within this list.
Struggling for much of the franchise's early years, the team's first season with more wins than losses was coached by Jock Sutherland in 1942.[2] In 1947, under Sutherland, the Steelers played their first playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles.[2] Twelve of the 16 head coaches spent their entire professional coaching careers with the franchise, including John McNally, Bert Bell, and Chuck Noll, who have also been voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[4] One of only four men to coach the same team for 23 years Chuck Noll retired in 1991.[2] Noll is also the only coach in National Football League history to win four Super Bowls.[2] Bill Cowher, Noll's replacement, coached the Steelers to their fifth Super Bowl victory, in 2005.[2] Hired prior to the 2007 season, the Steelers current coach is Mike Tomlin.[5]
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[edit] Coaches
- Key
# | 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 Steelers |
* | Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
# | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||||||||||
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GC | W | L | T | W–L % | GC | W | L | ||||||||||
Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Forrest Douds†[7] | 1933 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .333 | — | — | — | |||||||
2 | Luby DiMelio†[8] | 1934 | 12 | 2 | 10 | — | .167 | — | — | — | |||||||
3 | Joe Bach†[9][I] | 1935–1936 | 24 | 10 | 14 | — | .416 | — | — | — | |||||||
4 | John McNally*†[10] | 1937–1939 | 33 | 7 | 25 | 1 | .318 | — | — | — | |||||||
5 | Walt Kiesling†[11][II] | 1939–1940 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 3 | .136 | — | — | — | |||||||
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6 | Bert Bell*†[12] | 1941 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | .000 | — | — | — | |||||||
7 | Aldo Donelli[13] | 1941 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | .000 | — | — | — | |||||||
— | Walt Kiesling†[III] | 1941–1944 | 35 | 13 | 20 | 2 | .394 | — | — | — | |||||||
8 | Jim Leonard†[14] | 1945 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | |||||||
9 | Jock Sutherland†[15] | 1946–1947 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | .591 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
10 | John Michelosen†[16] | 1948–1951 | 48 | 20 | 26 | 2 | .435 | — | — | — | |||||||
— | Joe Bach† | 1952–1953 | 24 | 11 | 13 | — | .485 | — | — | — | |||||||
— | Walt Kiesling† | 1954–1956 | 36 | 14 | 22 | — | .388 | — | — | — | |||||||
11 | Buddy Parker[17] | 1957–1964 | 104 | 51 | 47 | 6 | .520 | — | — | — | |||||||
12 | Mike Nixon[18] | 1965 | 14 | 2 | 12 | — | .143 | — | — | — | |||||||
13 | Bill Austin[19] | 1966–1968 | 42 | 11 | 28 | 3 | .282 | — | — | — | |||||||
14 | Chuck Noll*†[20] | 1969–1991 | 342 | 193 | 148 | 1 | .566 | 24 | 16 | 8 | UPI AFC Coach of the Year (1972) Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of the Year (1989)[21] |
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15 | Bill Cowher†[22] | 1992–2006 | 240 | 149 | 90 | 1 | .623 | 21 | 12 | 9 | AP NFL Coach of the Year (1992) Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (1992) Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (2004)[21] |
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16 | Mike Tomlin†[23] | 2007–present | 16 | 10 | 6 | — | .625 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
[edit] Footnotes
- I^ Bach's full coaching record with the Steelers is 48 regular season games coached with a record of 21–27 and a W–L percentage of .438.
- II^ Kiesling's full coaching record with the Steelers is 90 regular season games coached with a record of 30–55–5 and a W–L percentage of .379.
- III^ During the 1943 season the Steelers combined with the Philadelphia Eagles to form the "Steagles", Walt Kiesling shared the head coach position with Greasy Neale. During the 1944 season the Steelers combined with the Chicago Cardinals to form "Card-Pitt", Walt Kiesling shared the head coaching position with Phil Handler.
[edit] References
- ^ NFL.com. NFL history 1933. NFL.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g Steelers' History. Pittsburgh Steelers. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Walt Kiesling. ProFootballhof.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
- ^ Hall of Famers by Franchise. ProFootballHOF.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Dulac, Gerry. "Tomlin, 34, is NFL's rising coaching star", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007-01-18. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Steelers. Thus any coach who has two separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- ^ Jap Doud Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Luby DiMeolo Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Joe Bach Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Johnny McNally Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Walt Kiesling Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Bert Bell Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Aldo Donelli Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Jim Leonard Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Jock Sutherland Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ John Michelosen Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Buddy Parker Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Mike Nixon Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Bill Austin Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Chuck Noll Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ a b NFL Coach of the Year Award. HickokSports.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Bill Cowher Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ Mike Tomlin Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
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