Steve Belichick
| Steve Belichick | |
|---|---|
 Belichick pictured in Yackety Yack 1954, North Carolina yearbook | |
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 7, 1919 Monessen, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 19, 2005 (aged 86) |
| Playing career | |
| Football 1938–1940 1941 |
Western Reserve Detroit Lions |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football 1946–1948 1949–1952 1953–1955 1956–1989 Basketball 1946–1949 |
Hiram Vanderbilt (backfield) North Carolina (backfield) Navy (backfield/scout) Hiram |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
8–12–2 (football) 24–29 (basketball) |
Stephen Nickolas Belichick (January 7, 1919 – November 19, 2005) was an American football player, coach, and scout. He played college football at Western Reserve University from 1938 to 1940 and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions in 1941.
After serving in World War II, Belichick began his coaching career. From 1946 to 1949, he was the head football coach and the head basketball coach at Hiram College. He continued on as an assistant coach in college football with stints at Vanderbilt University (1949–1952), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1953–1955), and then for 34 years at the United States Naval Academy (1956–1989).
Belichick's son, Bill, is the current head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots.
Playing career
Belichick attended Western Reserve University, where he played at fullback, scoring several touchdowns for the team in his senior season in 1940.[1]
After graduation, he worked as an equipment manager for the Detroit Lions. The team was struggling, and Belichick reportedly told the coach, Bill Edwards, "I can do better than most of the guys you've got."[2] Edwards, who had coached Belichick at Western Reserve, agreed, and signed him as a player. Though the team's fortunes did not improve, Belichick had some success, scoring a 65-yard touchdown punt return in a loss against the New York Giants.[2]
Coaching career
In 1942, Belichick joined the United States Navy, serving in both Europe and the Pacific.[3]
He returned to football when he completed his service, becoming the head coach at Hiram College. In 1949, he left Hiram to become the backfield coach at Vanderbilt University,[4] where he spent two seasons before joining the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as an assistant to George Barclay in 1953.[5]
In 1956, Belichick joined the United States Naval Academy staff, where he served primarily as a scout for over 30 years. His book Football Scouting Methods (Ronald Press, 1962) became a standard, described by Charley Casserly as the best book on the subject he had read.[3]
Family
Belichick's son, Bill Belichick, is currently the head coach of the New England Patriots. The younger Belichick has cited his father, with whom he began analyzing game film at the age of 10, as his chief early influence.[6] Belichick's father was from Karlovac, originally as Biličić.[7]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram Terriers (Independent) (1946–1948) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Hiram | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1947 | Hiram | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1948 | Hiram | 1–5–1 | |||||||
| Hiram: | 8–12–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 8–12–2 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "WESTERN RESERVE WINS; Upsets Boston University, 19-0 -Booth Goes 95 and 39 Yards". The New York Times (Proquest.com). November 3, 1940.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Daley, Arthur (November 10, 1941). "Leemans is Star of 20-13 Triumph". The New York Times (Proquest.com).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Litsky, Frank (November 21, 2005). "Steve Belichick, 86, Coach Who Wrote the Book on Scouting". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ↑ "Steve Belichick Quits To Accept New Post". The Hartford Courant (Proquest.com). February 23, 1949.
- ↑ "Belichick in Coaching Shift". The New York Times (Proquest.com). April 5, 1953.
- ↑ Shapiro, Leonard (January 28, 2005). "For Belichick, Father Truly Knew Best". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ↑ Martinovic, Ratko (28 October 2012). "Loš PR u dijaspori - Koje su svjetski poznate osobe podrijetlom Hrvati, a da to niste ni znali". Dnevno.hr. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
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