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The history and records of the AFL were incorporated into the NFL. In the 105-year history of the NFL, there have been 531 head coaches, 32 of whom are currently active as head coaches. George Halas has the longest tenure of any NFL head coach, with a career spanning 40 years, however, these seasons were not consecutive as they were spread out ...
Reid, Tomlin, Harbaugh, and McVay have won Super Bowls with their current teams, while Payton won with his previous team. Reid is the oldest active coach at 66 years old while the youngest is Mike Macdonald at 37. McVay at 30 was the youngest head coach at the time of hiring in modern NFL history and the youngest to win a Super Bowl at 36.
At 73 years and 115 days of age at the time of his promotion to interim coach, Crennel is the oldest person in NFL history to serve as a head coach, a record previously held by former Chicago Bears head coach/owner and NFL co-founder George Halas, who was 72 years and 318 days old when he coached the final game of his career on December 17, 1967.
Free-agent long snapper L.P. Ladouceur, 40, is the only other active player over the age of 40. The oldest quarterback of all-time was George Blanda, whose oldest age while playing was 48 years, 3 ...
There were times, however, when Carroll’s methods were not as popular among the players, particularly once they had settled into established NFL stars with a Super Bowl ring in the locker room.
Cardinals coach Roy Andrews is tied for the lowest winning percentage among the team's coaches (.000), having lost the only game he coached in the 1931 season. [5] Co-coach Walt Kiesling lost all ten games he coached in 1943, when the team merged with the Steelers during World War II and was known as Card-Pitt. [6]
The NFL is known for its brutal physicality and as a result shorter careers. Check out the list of the oldest active players in the NFL in 2024.
Grant is the most successful coach in Vikings history, [1] and he was the most successful in Blue Bombers history until he was surpassed by Mike O'Shea during the 2024 season. [2] He is the fifth-most winningest coach in professional football history with a combined 286 wins in the NFL and CFL. [3]