Mike Munchak
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Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||
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| Date of birth: March 6, 1960 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Scranton, Pennsylvania | |||||||||
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| College: Penn State | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 1982 for the Houston Oilers | |||||||||
| Last played in 1993 for the Houston Oilers | |||||||||
Career history
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Career highlights and awards
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Michael Anthony Munchak (born March 6, 1960) is the offensive line coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was most recently the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He played college football for Penn State University from 1978 to 1981. He was drafted in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft (8th overall) by the Houston Oilers.
College career
Munchak was an offensive lineman for Penn State from 1978-1981. During this time he was a starter for the 1979 and 1981 seasons; however, he missed the 1980 season due to knee injury. During his senior year, he was named a second team All-American and was subsequently drafted 8th overall by the Houston Oilers.[1]
Professional career
During the 1982 NFL Draft, Munchak was chosen as the Houston Oilers' first round draft pick (8th overall), making him the first offensive lineman drafted that year. In his rookie season, he quickly earned a starting position at the left guard position. He remained in that position for 12 seasons. During that time he garnered nine Pro Bowl nominations, four All-Pro, Nine Second Team All-Pro, seven All-AFC, and four second team All-Pro selections. In addition he was selected for the 1980s All-Decade Team. Munchak's 12-year tenure tied for second most seasons played with the Houston Oilers.[2]
Coaching career
Only one year after his retirement, Munchak joined the Houston Oilers staff in 1994 as an offensive assistant/quality control. In 1997, three seasons later, he was named offensive line coach of the newly-relocated Tennessee Oilers, where he would remain for fourteen seasons. Following former head coach Jeff Fisher's departure, on February 7, 2011, Munchak was named head coach of the Titans for the 2012 season. 2011 marked his 30th season with the organization. Following the 2013 season, after refusing to let go at least six of his assistant coaches on staff at franchise owner Bud Adams' request,[3] Munchak was fired on January 4, 2014 after a 7-9 season, and three years at the helm.[4] The 2014 season will mark the first season since 1982 that Munchak will have no involvement (as a player or coach) with the Oilers/Titans franchise.
Head coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||||
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| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| TEN | 2011 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2nd in AFC South | – | – | – | – |
| TEN | 2012 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3rd in AFC South | – | – | – | – |
| TEN | 2013 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2nd in AFC South | – | – | – | – |
| TEN Total | 22 | 26 | 0 | .458 | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 22 | 26 | 0 | .458 | – | – | – | – | ||
Honors
Munchak was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001, along with Nick Buoniconti, Marv Levy, Jackie Slater, Lynn Swann, Ron Yary, and Jack Youngblood.[5]
In June 2003, Munchak was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame.[6]
The street in front of Scranton High School is named for Munchak.
The United Way of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania has a charity golf tournament named after Munchak. Each year the tournament is held the last week of June at The Country Club of Scranton in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.
References
- ↑ Black Shoe Diaries Retrieved on 11-Feb-2011
- ↑ "Hall of Famers » MIKE MUNCHAK". Profootballhof.com. Retrieved 2011-02-11. Named 16th head coach at Penn State.
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000309849/article/mike-munchak-firing-assistants-wasnt-right-move
- ↑ Kuharsky, Paul (January 4, 2014). "Titans fire coach Mike Munchak". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Hall of Famers by Year of Enshrinement". Profootballhof.com. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ↑ http://polishsportshof.com/inductees/football/mike-munchak/. Missing or empty
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