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James David "Buddy" Ryan (February 17, 1931 – June 28, 2016) was an American football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). During his 35-season coaching career, Ryan served as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1986 to 1990, and of the Arizona Cardinals from 1994 to 1995.
Buddy Ryan: 1986–1990: 79 43 35 1 .551 3 0 3 [28] 18 Rich Kotite: 1991–1994: 64 36 28 0 .563 2 1 1 [29] 19 Ray Rhodes: 1995–1998: 64 29 34 1 .461 3 1 2 AP Coach of the Year (1995) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1995) UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1995) [11] [30] 20 Andy Reid: 1999–2012: 224 130 93 1 .583 19 10 9 AP Coach of the Year (2002)
The Cowboys/Eagles rivalry had been increasingly heated since the 1986 season, with Buddy Ryan arriving as the Eagles' head coach; the next year, during the NFL players' strike, the Cowboys (who were playing with a number of players that crossed picket lines) routed an Eagles squad filled with replacement players; [2] Ryan, believing that the Cowboys had run up the score in poor form ...
Buddy Ryan, father of NFL coaches Rex and Rob Ryan, field general of the legendary '85 Bears, Korean War veteran, and one of the greatest defensive coordinators to ever coach football, passed away ...
Former National Football League coach Buddy Ryan died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, the league said in a statement. He was 82 years old. Former NFL defensive coach Buddy Ryan dies at 82
Ryan would use all of these rushers to out-man and overwhelm the offense. Another major key to the 46 is the ability of the cornerbacks to play man free and bump and run coverage . Bump and run can allow the defense to take away the quarterback's immediate decision-making ability, by disrupting the timing of short routes needed to make a quick ...
The Eagles were in their fifth season under defensive mastermind Buddy Ryan, but coming off two straight early playoff exits. In the previous game, on October 21, the 3–2 Redskins beat the 2–3 Eagles 13–7, behind a rushing touchdown by Gerald Riggs and two Chip Lohmiller field goals.
Ryan has served as a defensive coordinator or assistant coach for nine different NFL teams. He was the linebackers coach for the New England Patriots when they won both Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl XXXVIII. Ryan is the son of Buddy Ryan and the twin brother of Rex Ryan.