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, Tenne 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 (Los Angeles Rams, 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 GM 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 Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vp, gm 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, Littleton Colo, U.S. women's soccer coach 1996 Olympics
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
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
1954 Glenn Myernick, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. soccer coach, 1996 Olympics gold
1954 Dav Whatmore, cricketer, Colombo Aust 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 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, Oly-sil-92, 96
1950 Ken Arthur, Australian softball asst coach 1996 Olympics bronze
1949 Ted Sator, Utica, New York, NHL coach, New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres
1949 Bobby Clarke, Manitoba, NHL player and coach, Philadelphia Flyer
1949 Arsene Wenger, French Coach
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, Olympics-96
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, NHL coach
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, tennis coach
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
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
1943 Howard Wilkinson, English Coach
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, Olympics-96
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 Bobby Knight, college basketball coach, Indiana, Olympics gold 1984
1940 John Dawes, rugby coach
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, Olympics-96
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/capt/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 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, American Coach
1931 Alex Webster, football coach for the New York Giants
1931 Knute Rockne, football player and coach, dies in a plane crash at 43
1931 Cotton Fitzsimmons, American Coach
1930 Jerry Tarkanian, basketball coach, California State, UNLV, 625-122
1930 Don Shula, winningest NFL coach for the Miami Dolphins
1929 Hayden Fry, American Coach
1929 Bobby Bowden, American Coach
1928 Wim van Heumen, coach of Dutch field hockey team
1927 Tommy Lasorda, baseball manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers
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 gm of New York Rangers
1926 Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/GM, Rangers, Blues, Whalers
1926 Norm Van Brocklin, NFL QB 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 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 Dan Devine, American Coach
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, 5X Rose Bowl champ
1923 Ara Parseghian, football coach, Northwestern, Notre Dame
1922 Lou Duva, American Coach
1922 George Allen, football coach, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins
1922 Abe Lemons, American Coach
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
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 QB/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 QB/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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