Chan Gailey

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Chan Gailey
Chan Gailey during his tenure at Georgia Tech.
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-01-05) January 5, 1952
Place of birth Gainesville, Georgia
Alma mater University of Florida
Head coaching record
Regular season 34–46
Postseason 0–2
Career record 34–48 (NFL)
68–41 (NCAA)
12–7 (WLAF)
113–95 (All-time)
Championships won 1984 NCAA Division II National Champion
Stats
Coaching stats Pro Football Reference
Coaching stats DatabaseFootball
Team(s) as a player
1971–1973 Florida
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1974–1975
1976–1978
1979–1980
1981–1982
1983–1984
1985–1986
1987
1988
1989–1990
1991–1992
1993
1994–1996
1996–1997
1998–1999
2000–2001
2002–2007
2008
2010–2012		 Florida (GA)
Troy State (DB)
Air Force (DB)
Air Force (DC)
Troy State (HC)
Denver Broncos (TE/ST)
Denver Broncos (WR/TE)
Denver Broncos (QB)
Denver Broncos (OC/WR)
Birmingham Fire (HC)
Samford (HC)
Pittsburgh Steelers (WR)
Pittsburgh Steelers (OC)
Dallas Cowboys (HC)
Miami Dolphins (OC)
Georgia Tech (HC)
Kansas City Chiefs (OC)
Buffalo Bills (HC)

Thomas Chandler Gailey, Jr. (born January 5, 1952) is an American professional and college football coach. Gailey was most recently the head coach of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL); he was formerly the head coach of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets college football team.

Gailey previously served as offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins in 2000–01 when the Dolphins posted consecutive 11–5 records. He was on the Pittsburgh Steelers staff from 1994–97 when the Steelers won four straight AFC Central titles and coached in one Super Bowl (XXX). He was offensive coordinator in 1997 when Pittsburgh ranked sixth in the NFL in total offense and seventh in scoring.[1] Gailey served as the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2008 and three games of the 2009 pre-season before he was relieved of duties by Chiefs head coach Todd Haley.

Early life and education

Gailey was born in Gainesville, Georgia in 1952.[2] He attended Americus High School in Americus, Georgia, where he earned Eagle Scout honors,[3][4] and a letterman in high school football, basketball, baseball and golf. In football, he was an all-state selection as quarterback. Gailey graduated from Americus High School in 1970.

Gailey attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a three-year letterman for coach Doug Dickey's Florida Gators football team as a quarterback from 1971 to 1973.[5] Gailey graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1974.[2]

Coaching career

Troy State, Air Force, Troy

Gailey stayed with Florida as a graduate assistant for two years before taking his first actual coaching job as the secondary coach for the Troy Trojans of Troy State University in Alabama. After two seasons there, he spent four seasons with the Air Force Academy, including two as defensive coordinator under head coach Ken Hatfield.[6] In 1983, he took over the head coaching duties at Troy, where he led the Trojans to a 12–1 record in 1984 en route to the Division II championship.[7]

Professional leagues (1984–1992, 1994–2001)

Gailey moved to the National Football League the next year, when the Denver Broncos signed him as a defensive assistant and special teams coach. The team made three Super Bowl appearances during his six-year tenure. In 1991, Gailey left the NFL to become the head coach of the Birmingham Fire of the World League of American Football, where the team made the playoffs in both years that he was coach.

After a one-year stint as head coach at Samford University, he returned to the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers. After starting off as coach for the wide receivers, then moved up to offensive coordinator for the 1996 and 1997 NFL seasons. The Steelers won their division all four years, and made one Super Bowl appearance.

In 1998, Gailey was hired to take over a struggling Dallas Cowboys squad, one that had faltered under Barry Switzer during his last year. Gailey's Cowboys won the NFC East in 1998, and made the playoffs under his two years at the reins, although they failed to win a playoff game. Gailey is the only Cowboys coach to make the playoffs every season with his team.[8]

Gailey returned to the offensive coordinator role, this time with the Miami Dolphins for the 2000 and 2001 seasons.[9]

Georgia Tech (2002–07)

Gailey was hired by the Yellow Jackets in 2002 to replace George O'Leary who left to become Head Coach at the University of Notre Dame.[10] In his first five years at Georgia Tech, he had compiled a 37–27 record. Georgia Tech went to bowl games each year under Gailey, and won two: the 2003 Humanitarian Bowl (a 52–10 win over the University of Tulsa), and the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl (a 51–14 victory over Syracuse University). Gailey compiled six winning seasons in six years at the helm. However, he never defeated Tech's biggest rival, the University of Georgia, never won the ACC, never went to a BCS bowl, never won more than 9 games, and never finished in the top 25. The 2006 season was his most successful at Georgia Tech winning the ACC Coastal Division, but losing his last 3 games to rival UGA, Wake Forest in the ACC Championship Game and West Virginia in the Gator Bowl.[11]

Gailey's name was mentioned for both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins head coaching jobs following the 2006 season, two teams for which he was offensive coordinator.[12] Gailey got neither job. On January 19, 2007 Gailey announced he would return to Georgia Tech.[13]

After a 7–5 2007 regular season and losing for the sixth straight year to the Georgia Bulldogs football team, it was announced on November 26, 2007 that Gailey had been dismissed and his $1 million/year contract bought out.[14][15][16][17]

Back to the NFL (2008)

Gailey was hired on January 16, 2008 to become the offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs. Gailey inherited a Chiefs offense that ranked at the bottom of the league in almost every category the previous season.[18] He was demoted after three pre-season games in 2009 and relieved of play-calling duties by head coach Todd Haley.[19] Gailey was out of football in 2009.

Buffalo Bills (2010–12)

He was introduced as the 15th head coach of the Buffalo Bills on January 19, 2010, replacing interim Head Coach Perry Fewell and becoming their fifth head coach in 10 years.[20] On December 31, 2012, Gailey was relieved of his duties as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills after a 6–10 season and a career 16–32 record in Buffalo.[21]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Troy Trojans (Gulf South Conference) (1983–1984)
1983 Troy 7–4 4–3
1984 Troy 12–1 6–1 1st
Troy: 19–5 10–4
Samford Bulldogs (NCAA Division I-AA Independent) (1993)
1993 Samford 5–6
Samford: 5–6
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2002–2007)
2002 Georgia Tech 7–6 4–4 T–5th L Silicon Valley
2003 Georgia Tech 7–6 4–4 T–4th W Humanitarian
2004 Georgia Tech 7–5 4–4 T–6th W Champs Sports
2005 Georgia Tech 7–5 5–3 3rd (Coastal) L Emerald
2006 Georgia Tech 9–5 7–1 1st (Coastal) L Gator
2007 Georgia Tech 7–6 4–4 3rd (Coastal) L Humanitarian
Georgia Tech: 44–32 28–20
Total: 68–41
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.

National Football League

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
WonLostTiesWin %Finish Won Lost Win % Result
DAL1998 1060.6251st in NFC East 0 1 .000 Lost to Arizona Cardinals in NFC Wild-Card Game.
DAL1999 880.5002nd in NFC East 0 1 .000 Lost to Minnesota Vikings in NFC Wild-Card Game.
DAL Total18140.56302.000
BUF2010 4120.2504th in AFC East – – – –
BUF2011 6100.3754th in AFC East – – – –
BUF2012 6100.3754th in AFC East – – - –
BUF Total16320.33300.000
Total34460.425 0 2 .000

World League of American Football

Record with Birmingham Fire

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Season W L T Finish Playoff results
1991 5 5 0 1st North American West Lost Semifinals (Dragons)
1992 7 2 1 2nd North American West Lost Semifinals (Thunder)
Totals 12 7 1 (excluding playoffs)

Coaching tree

NFL head coaches under whom Chan Gailey has served:

Assistant coaches under Chan Gailey who became NFL head coaches:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Associated Press. Former Cowboys head coach hopes to revive Chiefs' sputtering offense ESPN.com, January 16, 2008.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chan Gailey (2006-11-18). "Chan Gailey Bio - Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site". Ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22. 
  3. ↑ Townley, Alvin (2007). Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-36653-1. Retrieved December 29, 2006. 
  4. ↑ Hydrick, Robert (May 2006). "Gailey looking forward to spring practice". WALB News 10. Retrieved November 8, 2006. 
  5. ↑ 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 174 & 181 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  6. ↑ Van Brimmer, Adam (October 18, 2007). "Army life different, say Tech coaches". The Telegraph (macon.com). Retrieved 2007-10-23. 
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ Dallas Cowboys History
  9. ↑ "Winning Style". Tech Topics (Georgia Tech Alumni Association). Spring 2002. Archived from the original on November 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-17. 
  10. ↑ Clarke, Michael (November 18, 2005). "Gailey signs new five-year contract, will coach through 2010 campaign". The Technique. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-16. 
  11. ↑ Associated Press (December 2, 2006). "Skinner, Swank lift Wake to ACC title; next stop: Orange Bowl". ESPN (go.com). Retrieved 2007-09-17. 
  12. ↑ "Miami interviews Gailey". The Technique. January 19, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-22. 
  13. ↑ "Gailey to Remain at Tech". Ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. January 19, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-22. 
  14. ↑ Knobler, Mike (November 26, 2007). "Georgia Tech fires Gailey after six seasons". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
  15. ↑ "Sources: Gailey fired at Tech after six seasons". ESPN (go.com). November 26, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
  16. ↑ Knobler, Mike (November 26, 2007). "Tech owes Gailey $4 million". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
  17. ↑ "Gailey Relieved of Duties As Georgia Tech Head Coach". RamblinWreck.com (Georgia Tech Athletic Association). November 26, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-26. 
  18. ↑ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/08/31/source-chiefs-chop-chan-gailey/. Retrieved 2009-08-31.  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ Clayton, John (August 31, 2009). "Gailey no longer running Chiefs offense". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-08-31. 
  20. ↑ "Bills hire Gailey as coach". Associated Press. Retrieved September 12, 2011. 
  21. ↑ "Chan Gailey fired by Buffalo Bills". Associated Press. Retrieved December 31, 2012. 

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