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2009 Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida

2005 Al Lopez, American Coach

2004 Cotton Fitzsimmons, American Coach

2003 Herb Brooks, American Coach

2002 Abe Lemons, American Coach

2002 Dan Devine, American Coach

2001 Al McGuire, American Coach

2000 Chris Rebello, high school football coach/child actor, Jaws, dies at 37

2000 Tom Landry, American Coach

1998 New York Rangers fire head coach Colin Campbell

1998 Dallas Cowboys sign Chan Gailey as their 4th head coach

1998 Barry Switzer resigns as Dallas Cowboy coach

1997 Marv Levy, retires as coach of Buffalo Bills

1997 Chicago Bull's coach Phil Jackson is quickest to reach 500 wins

1997 NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for 1 year for attacking his coach

1997 Golden State Warrior guard Latrell Sprewell, four-year, $32 million, contract terminated for attacking his coach P J Carlesimo

1997 GS Warrior guard Latrell Sprewell, attacks his coach P J Carlesimo

1997 NC's Dean Smith winningest college basetball coach retires

1997 Abe Gibron, head coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 72

1997 NHL Nashville, Tennessee names Barry Trotz as its 1st coach

1997 Rick Pitino becomes coach of Boston Celtics

1997 Carlo Fassi, figure skating coach (Fleming, Hamill), dies at 67

1997 Bill Parcells becomes head coach of New York Jets

1997 Scotty Bowman, is 1st NHL coach to win 1,000 games

1996 Joe Elsby Martin, boxing coach, dies at 80

1996 Timothy Gullikson, tennis player and coach, dies at 45

1996 Lenny Wilkens, winningest coach in NBA, coaches his 1,000th victory

1996 Helmut Schoen, soccer coach, dies at 80

1996 Jimmy Johnson announced as new coach of Miami Dolphins

1996 Miami Dolphin coach Don Shula announces his retirement

1995 Mario Tremblay, selected 22nd NHL coach of Montreal Canadians

1995 James Smiddy, high school basketball coach (1,216 wins), dies at 71

1995 Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens becomes NBA's winningest coach (939)

1994 Bram Koopmans, cyclist/coach, dies at 78

1994 Mark Alexander Lees, rowing Coach, dies at 38

1994 Coach Jimmy Johnson quits Dallas Cowboys

1994 Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United), dies at 84

1993 Danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67

1993 Don Shula becomes winningest coach in NFL history

1993 Loan Volkerijk, Dutch baseball coach (ADO), dies at 65

1993 Jacques Lemaire is named New Jersey Devils 8th Head Coach

1993 Jim Valvano, basketball coach (North Carolina State), dies of cancer at 47

1993 Klaas Schenk, Dutch speed skater/coach/father of Ard, dies at 86

1993 Henry Iba, basketball coach, dies at 88

1993 Daniel H Craven, South African rugby coach, dies

1992 Earnest FH Happel, East German soccer/trainer/coach, dies

1992 Former NFL New York Giant Coach Bill Parcells undergoes open heart surgery

1992 Lou Conaseca retires as coach of St. John's basketball team

1992 Fred Slyter, dialogue coach, dies after long illness at 56

1992 Wim van Heumen, field hockey coach (Netherlands), dies at 63

1991 Bengals hire Dave Shula as youngest NFL coach (32)

1991 Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawks coach

1991 Chuck Knolls retires as NFL coach after 23 years

1991 Bob Johnson, U.S. hockey coach (Pittsburgh Penguins), dies at 60

1991 Leo Durocher, baseball coach/manager (Dodgers, Giants), dies at 86

1991 Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula records his 300th career NFL victory

1991 New Jersey Net coach Bill Fitch is 4th coach to win 800 NBA games

1991 Eddie Sutton is 1st NCAA coach to lead 4 schools into playoffs

1991 Mousey Davis becomes 1st coach of NY-New Jersey Knights

1991 Phil Watson, NHL coach (New York Rangers), dies

1991 Joe Hicks, baseball coach, dies of cancer at 64

1990 George Allen, U.S. football coach of the Los Angeles Rams and the Washington Redskins, dies

1990 Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229)

1989 Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma's football

1989 NHL's New York Rangers fire General Manager and coach Phil Esposito

1989 Ben Johnson's coach testifies Johnson began using steroids in 1981

1989 Dallas Cowboys' new owner fires 29-year coach Tom Landry

1989 Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach

1988 Bryan Murray becomes 17th NHL coach to win 300 games (Washington Caps)

1988 New York Islanders fire Simpson, Arbour new coach

1988 Robert Lee "Bobby" Dodd, U.S. football coach

1988 Doughnutgate incident: New Jersey Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!,' he is suspended

1987 [Wayne] Woody Hayes, football coach (Ohio State), dies at 74

1986 Twins fire manager Ray Miller and replace him with coach Tom Kelly

1985 Dallas Maverick coach Dick Motta is 4th NBA coach to win 700 games

1985 Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game

1984 Scotty Bowman becomes NHL's all time winningest coach

1984 Charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50

1983 Denver Nugget coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record

1983 George S Halas, NFL coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 88

1983 George Halas, American Coach

1983 Paul "Bear" Bryant, U.S. football coach (Alabama), dies at 69

1983 Paul "Bear" Bryant, college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69

1983 Paul Bryant, American Coach

1982 Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant ends his career with Alabama (323 wins)

1982 Bill Parcells becomes 12th head coach of New York Giants

1982 Lee Strasberg, acting coach/actor (And Justice for All), dies at 81

1981 Bear Bryant wins his 315th game to out distance Alonzo Stagg and become college football's winningest coach

1981 O A "Bum" Phillips becomes head coach of New Orleans Saints

1978 Ohio State dismisses Woody Hayes as its football coach

1978 Oakland Raider's John Madden becomes 13th coach to win 100 NFL games

1978 Jim Gilliam, coach (Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 49

1973 Frank Leahy, football coach (Notre Dame), dies at 64

1972 Mosje Weinberg, Israeli olympic wrestling coach, murdered

1971 Cubs release Ernie Banks and sign him as a coach

1971 Maude Fealy, drama coach, dies at 90

1970 Vince Lombardi, football coach (Packers), dies in Washington D.C. at 57

1969 Laura Brown, born in America, golfer, member, LPGA Tour 1994 - 1997, coach Daytona Beach College women's golf team

1969 Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, Vice President, General Manager and head coach of Redskins

1969 John Madden is named head coach of NFL's Oakland Raiders

1968 Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of Green Bay Packers

1967 Juan Jimenez, WLAF quarterback/receivers coach, Barcelona Dragons

1966 Arnold "Red" Auerbach retires as Boston Celtic's coach

1966 Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics)

1966 Red Auerbach wins his 1,000th game as coach of NBA Boston Celtics

1965 Almos Alonzo Stagg, football coach (University of Chicago), dies in California at 102

1965 Tim Prukop, WLAF linebacker-secondary coach for the Amsterdam Admirals

1964 Louis Clark, NFL receiver, Seattle, WLAF coach for the Amsterdam Admirals

1964 April Heinrichs, born in Littleton, Colorado, U.S. women's soccer coach 1996 Olympics

1963 Jose Oquendo, born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Jose Manuel Roberto Guillermo Contreras Oquendo, baseball player, infielder, coach, signed with New York Mets at age fifteen, member, St. Louis Cardinals, played 1987 World Series, record for fewest second baseman errors, 1990

1963 Jose Mourinho, Portuguese Coach

1962 Ron Johnson, Australian baseball hitting coach 1996 Olympics

1962 Dodger coach Leo Durocher suffers a near-fatal allergic reaction to a penicillin injection while in the clubhouse at the Polo Grounds

1962 Stuart Pearce, English Coach

1962 Wake Forest coach "Bones" McKinney becomes 2nd person to play and coach

1960 Amos Alonzo Stagg retires as a football coach at 98

1960 Lauren Gregg, born in Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. women's soccer coach 1996 Olympics

1960 Lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76

1960 Rob Derksen, Australian baseball head coach 1996 Olympics

1959 Chris Spice, Australian field hockey coach 1996 Olympics

1959 Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of New York Titans (AFL)

1959 Adrian Meagher, Australian baseball pitching coach, 1996 Olympics

1959 Danny Ainge, NBA coach for the Phoenix Suns

1959 Corinne Shigemoto, U.S. judo coach 1996 Olympics

1959 Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach Green Bay Packers

1959 Mike Tice, American Coach

1958 George "Punch" Imlach becomes coach of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs

1958 Bob Crudgington, Australian softball head coach 1996 Olympics bronze

1958 Sam Clancy, WLAF defensive assistant coach, Barcelona Dragons

1958 Bob Bradley, born in Montclair, New Jersey, soccer coach, won Olympic gold 1996

1958 Larry Smith, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, professional basketball player, coach, played forward/center for Alcorn State University, played for NBA's Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, credited as best rebounder in the 1980's, coached Anaheim Arsenal

1957 Danny Heep, born in San Antonio, Texas, Daniel William Heep, athlete, baseball player, outfielder, coach, played for Houston Astros, played in two World Series, 1986 with New York Mets, 1988 with Los Angeles Dodgers, head coach for University of the Incarnate Word, Texas

1957 Walter Rohlfing, born in Dusseldorf, WLAF defensive line coach, Rhein Fire

1956 Wes Chandler, Florida, WLAF wide receiver coach for the Rhein Fire

1956 Mark Alexander Lees, rowing Coach

1956 Fred Quillan, born in Portland, Oregon, WLAF offensive coach for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1955 Stu Jackson, Reading, Pennsylvania, NBA coach, New York Knicks, 1989-90

1955 Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, born in Hokkaido, Japan, sumo wrestler, 58th yokozuna, greatest, highest ranked sumo in recent times, won 31 tournament championships, coming in second to Taiho, noted as lightest yokozuna since Tochinoumi in the 1960's, head coach for Kokonoe stable

1954 Glenn Myernick, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. soccer coach, 1996 Olympics gold

1954 Phil Neale, born in Scunthorpe, England, cricketer, coach, team manager, played for Worcestershire, played football for Lincoln City, Scunthorpe United, 1989 Wisden Cricketer of the Year

1954 Dav Whatmore, cricketer, Colombo Australia bat 1979, Sri Lanka coach 1995-

1953 John Buchanan, cricketer, Qld batsman 78-79, Shield coach 1995

1952 C L Whittington, WLAF defensive coach for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1952 Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports

1952 Richard Charsworth, Australian women field hockey head coach 1996 Olympics

1951 Bruce Arena, born in Brooklyn, New York, soccer coach, 1996 Olympics gold

1951 Timothy Gullikson, tennis player and coach, Pete Sampras

1951 Dean Unruh, born in Riverton, Wyoming, WLAF offensive line coach for the Rhein Fire

1950 Mark McHale, WLAF offensive line coach for the Amsterdam Admirals

1950 Frank Murray, Australian field hockey national coach, 1992, 1996 Olympics

1950 Ken Arthur, Australian softball asst coach 1996 Olympics bronze

1949 Ted Sator, Utica, New York, NHL coach, New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres

1949 Arsene Wenger, French Coach

1949 Bobby Clarke, Manitoba, NHL player and coach, Philadelphia Flyer

1948 Dan Issel, NBA coach/player, 27,482 points, Denver Nuggets

1948 Tony DiCicco, Wethersfield, Connecticut, U.S. women's soccer coach 1996 Olympics

1947 Johan Cruyff, Dutch soccer player and coach, Ajax/Barcelona

1947 Eddie Thomson, Australian soccer coach, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics

1947 Mike Krzyzewski, basketball coach

1946 Al Luginbill, Pomona California, WLAF head coach for the Amsterdam Admirals

1946 Dusty Rhodes, Australian baseball coach 1996 Olympics

1946 Craig Patrick, born in Detroit, Michigan, hockey player, coach, general manager of Pittsburgh Penguins 1989 - 2006

1946 Don Chaney, NBA player for the Houston Rockets/coach, Detroit Pistons

1945 Phil Jackson, Deer Lodge Montana, NBA star, Knicks, coach, Bulls

1945 Dimitar Penev, born in Bulgaria, soccer player/union coach, Lokomotiv/CSKA

1945 Tony Roche, born in Tarcutta, Australia, professional tennis player, coach, upset Adriano Panatta to win the Davis Cup, 1977

1945 Daniel Topolski, writer/photographer/rowing coach

1945 Pat Riley, born in Schenectady, New York, NBA coach, Lakers, Knicks, Heat

1945 Sam Wyche, NFL coach for the Cincinnati Bengals

1944 Cathy Lee Crosby, Louisiana, actress, Coach, That's Incredible

1944 Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwe, field hockey coach/player, Olympic-1980

1944 Graham Taylor, English Coach

1944 Willem van Hanegem, Dutch soccer champ/coach, Feyenoord

1944 Dan Reeves, NFL Coach, New York Giants, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons

1944 Shelley Fabares, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, singer, television debut 'Letter to Loretta', played role of Mary Stone in sitcom 'The Donna Reed Show', Primetime Emmy Award nominee for ABC sitcom 'Coach'

1943 Howard Wilkinson, English Coach

1943 Glenn Sather, NHL coach, Edmonton Oiler

1943 Jimmy Johnson, NFL coach, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins

1943 Carole Peel, Australian softball asst coach, 1996 Olympics bronze

1942 Willis Reed, NBA hall of fame MVP center/coach for the New York Knicks

1942 Al[bert] Tanara, WLAF defensive coach, Amsterdam Admirals

1942 Shelly Fabares, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Donna Reed Show, Coach

1941 Alex Ferguson, English Coach

1941 Raul Blanco, Australian soccer asst coach, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics

1941 Mel Stottlemyre, Wash, pitcher, New York Yankee, pitching coach, New York Met

1941 Bill Parcells, NFL coach, New York Giants, New York Jets, New England Patriots

1940 Joe Gibbs, born in Enka, North Carolina, football coach, owner, NASCAR Championship team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached Washington Redskins for 12 seasons, producing 8 playoff appearances, 4 NFC Championship titles, 3 Superbowl Titles

1940 Bobby Knight, college basketball coach, Indiana, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1940 John Dawes, born in Chapel of Ease, Wales, rugby union player, rugby coach, captain for The Barbarians, British and Irish Lions, Wales

1940 Larry Brown, NBA player/NBA coach for the New York Knicks

1940 Galen Hall, WLAF Head Coach, Orlando Thunder, Rhein Fire

1940 Don Nelson, American Coach

1940 Dick Curl, Chester, Pennsylvania, offensive coordinator coach, Barcelona Dragons

1940 Jim Criner, WLAF head coach for the Scottish Claymores

1940 Kevin Loughery, NBA star/coach

1939 Mike Ditka, coach/tight-end, Bears, Cowboys, NFL rookie year 1961

1938 Les Scheinflug, Australian soccer asst coach, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics

1938 Babe Ruth is signed as a Dodgers coach for the rest of the season

1938 Stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies

1938 Jack Bicknell, WLAF head coach, Barcelona Dragons

1937 Lenny Wilkins, NBA player and coach, Seattle, Cleveland, Atlanta

1937 Barry Switzer, football coach, Oklahoma

1937 Tom Heinsohn, NBA star/coach, Boston Celtic

1937 Herb Brooks, American Coach

1937 Tom Flores, born in Fresno California, NFL quarterback and coach, Raiders

1937 Tom Osborne, college football coach

1937 Lou Holtz, U.S., football coach, New Jersey Jets

1936 Bobby Ross, NFL coach for the San Diego Chargers

1936 John Madden, NFL coach for the Oakland Raiders/sports commentator, CBS, FOX

1936 Bobby Simpson, cricketer, great Australian batsman, captain, coach,slip

1935 Barbara J Jacket, U.S. athletic coach, Olympics 1972

1934 Katherine Helmond, actress, Soap, Coach

1934 Buddy Ryan, NFL coach, Philadelphia Eagles, Phoenix Cardinals

1934 Bart Starr, NFL quarterback/coach, Green Bay

1933 Washington Senator coach Nick Altrock plays in a game at age 57

1933 Scotty Bowman, NHL player and coach, Mont Canadians

1933 Bobby Robson, British soccer coach, PSV

1932 Joe Clark, born in Los Angeles, California, WLAF off coordinator coach for the Amsterdam Admirals

1932 Giants sign former outfielder Billy Southworth as a coach

1932 Harry Sinden, NHL player and coach, Team Canada

1932 Chuck Knox, NFL coach, Rams, Bills, Seahawks

1932 Dick Nolan, football coach

1932 Chuck Noll, Cleveland, NFL coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers

1931 Bill Walsh, NFL coach for the San Francisco 49ers/sportscaster

1931 Cotton Fitzsimmons, American Coach

1931 Al McGuire, U.S., basketball coach, Marquette

1931 Dick Motta, NBA coach, 856 wins, Its not over 'til the fat lady sings

1931 Jerry Van Dyke, born in Danville, Illinois, actor, My Mother the Car, Coach

1931 Jim Frey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, manager, coach, Major League Baseball teams, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs

1931 Alex Webster, football coach for the New York Giants

1931 Knute Rockne, football player and coach, dies in a plane crash at 43

1930 Jerry Tarkanian, basketball coach, California State, UNLV, 625-122

1930 Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics

1930 Don Shula, winningest NFL coach for the Miami Dolphins

1929 Bobby Bowden, American Coach

1929 Hayden Fry, American Coach

1928 Wim van Heumen, coach of Dutch field hockey team

1927 Don Revie, English soccer coach, Leeds, National team

1927 [Harold] Bud Grant, Wisconsin, CFL/NFL player and coach, Winnipeg, Minnesota

1926 Lester Patrick becomes 1st coach and General Manager of New York Rangers

1926 Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/General Manager, Rangers, Blues, Whalers

1926 Norm Van Brocklin, NFL quarterback and coach of the Los Angeles Rams, hall of famer

1925 Ernie Stautner, NFL tackle, Steelers, WLAF head coach, Galaxy

1925 Jack Ramsay, NBA coach

1924 Dan Devine, American Coach

1924 Joe Paterno, football coach, Penn State, SI Sportsman of 1986

1924 Tom Landry, NFL player for the New York Giants/coach for the Dallas Cowboys

1924 Darrell Royal, born in Hollis, Oklahoma, football coach, in 20 years as head coach, University of Texas Longhorn never lost a season, elected to College Football Hall of Fame, 1983

1924 Nicholas Colasanto, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Coach Ernie-Cheers

1923 O A "Bum" Phillips, football coach, Houston Oilers/New Orlean Saints

1923 Bum Phillips, American Coach

1923 John McKay, West Virginia, football coach, USC, Tampa Bay, 5 time Rose Bowl champ

1923 Ara Parseghian, football coach, Northwestern, Notre Dame

1922 Abe Lemons, American Coach

1922 Lou Duva, American Coach

1922 George Allen, football coach, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins

1921 Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin-only mid-game coaching change in NFL history

1920 William "Red" Holzman, NBA coach, New York Knickerbockers, 754 wins

1920 F Don Miller, born in Racine, Wisconsin, Boxing coach 1946 Olympics

1919 Eddie Robinson, winningest college football coach, Grambling

1917 Arnold "Red" Auerbach, NBA coach/GM, Boston Celtic

1917 Red Auerbach, American Coach

1916 Frank McGuire, basketball coach, won 550 games in 30 college seasons

1916 Bud Wilkinson, college football coach, Oklahoma

1915 Helmut Schoen, football coach

1915 St. Louis 3rd base coach Miller Huggins, calls for ball Brooklyn rookie obliges, Huggins steps aside, and Card runner scores

1914 Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach 1936 Olympics gold

1914 Sammy Baugh, born in Texas, American football player, coach, inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame

1913 Paul "Bear" Bryant, U.S. football coach, Alabama Crimson Tide

1913 Paul Bryant, American Coach

1913 Vince Lombardi, NFL coach for the Green Bay Packers

1913 Woody Hayes, Wayne, college football coach, Ohio, 1968 coach of yr

1911 Sid Gillman, NFL hall of fame coach, LA, San Diego, Houston

1910 John Wooden, basketball coach, UCLA-10 national championships

1909 Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach, Manchester United

1908 Frank Leahy, O'Neill Nebraska, football coach, Notre Dame

1908 Al Lopez, American Coach

1908 Alf Gover, cricketer, bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach

1907 1st all-steel passengar railroad coach completed, Altoona, Pa

1907 Weeb Ewbank, NFL coach, Baltimore Colts, New York Jets

1904 Ray Flaherty, AFL/NFL/AAFC coach for the New York Giants

1904 Henry Payne Iba, Easton, Missouri, U.S. basketball coach, Olympics gold 64, 68

1903 Walt Kiesling, NFL guard/coach, HOF

1902 Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor, And Justice for All

1901 Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor, Somewhere in the Night

1898 Steve Owen, NFL tackle, coach for the New York Giants

1898 Earl "Curly" Lambeau, NFL coach for the Green Bay Packers

1898 Jimmy Conzelman, NFL quarterback/coach/team owner, Chicago

1897 Earl H Blaik, Det, college football hall of fame coach, elected 1965

1896 Nat Holman, basketball coach, CCNY

1896 Paddy Driscoll, NFL quarterback/coach, Chicago Cardinals, Bears

1895 George S Halas, Papa Bear, end/coach, Bears, co-founder NFL

1895 George Halas, American Coach

1894 Henry Carlson, basketball coach, originated figure 8 play

1894 Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach, Canton, Frankford, Cards

1893 Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach, elected 1960

1891 Earle "Greasy" Neale, NFL coach for the Philadelphia Eagles

1888 Knute Rockne, Norwegian/U.S. football player and coach, Notre Dame

1869 John Heisman, pioneering football coach/trophy namesake

1851 James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach, Ten Eyck Trophy namesake


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