Name a successful coach, current or past ...

[bnhunt]

who had NO experience actually PLAYING the game of football? (From the TOS, but I thought it was an interesting topic.)

 

[TrueOrange]

Leach did not play football, right?

I think I remember this being a trivia question during one of his games.

 

[CountVolcula]

That's a good question

Did Holtz play?

 

[TrueOrange]

That's a good question

Did Holtz play?

Yes, he played LB at Kent State.

Same place Nick Saban and Gary Pinkel played, right?

 

[CountVolcula]

Yes, he played LB at Kent State.

Same place Nick Saban and Gary Pinkel played, right?

Yes, I just checked

 

[bnhunt]

Holtz was mentioned, but I think he played. I think Urban Cryer is who the OP was looking for, but not the only good choice.

 

[99gator]

brian kelly head coach at notre dame.

some guy named lyle jones never played either.

edit....i thought we were talking division I. but, it was clearly no football at all.

so, these two don't fit the bill.

oops

 

[utvols74]

Lane Kiffin (just kidding - don't vote me off the island)

 

[CountVolcula]

Leach did not play football, right?

I think I remember this being a trivia question during one of his games.

He did not play

 

[TrueOrange]

Just checked and I was right about Leach; here's also some more:

Leach is atypical among NCAA Division I head football coaches in that he did not play football at the college level. He was one of only six such coaches, with Paul Johnson at Georgia Tech, David Cutcliffe at Duke, George O'Leary at UCF, Bobby Hauck at UNLV, and Charlie Weis at Kansas.

So Mike Leach, Paul Johnson, David Cutcliffe, George O'Leary, Bobby Hauck, and Charlie Weiss (as far as current coaches go)

 

[Chilmonty]

Did Derrick Dooley play?

Oh you said SUCCESSFUL coach, my bad.


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[bnhunt]

Did Weis play?

 

[ajvol01]

Holtz was mentioned, but I think he played. I think Urban Cryer is who the OP was looking for, but not the only good choice.

Charlie Weis? ding ding ding

no, wait...you said successful

 

[44DivePlay]

brian kelly head coach at notre dame.

some guy named lyle jones never played either.

Ferris State? Where he met his wife. Nice try though. Not major college football but played/on team for a couple years.

Unless you were talking about his dad

 

[bnhunt]

Where did Urb play?

 

[TrueOrange]

brian kelly head coach at notre dame.

some guy named lyle jones never played either.

Brian Kelly played.

LB, Assumption College in Massachusetts

I thought "Lyle" Jones did as well...

 

[99gator]

i edited my earlier post.

 

[TrueOrange]

Where did Urb play?

DB, Cincy

 

[TrueOrange]

i edited my earlier post.

Gotcha

 

[114VOL]

Charlie Weis? ding ding ding

no, wait...you said successful

He's got a Super Bowl ring. Albeit as an OC, but I would say that makes him pretty successful. His record was better at ND than Kelley's is for the same time in the job. It's not his fault ND gave him the farm after a few big wins his first year there

 

[CountVolcula]

I was thinking Mack Brown, but he played a short time at Vandy before transferring to Florida State when he got hurt. I had to look it up

The more you know

 

[TrueOrange]

did derrick dooley play?

Oh you said successful coach, my bad.


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wr, uva

 

[bnhunt]

DB, Cincy

Gotcha. I can't picture him playing football - flag maybe, but not tackle.

 

[volstopfan14]

Leach did not play football, right?

I think I remember this being a trivia question during one of his games.

Leach did not play college football.

 

[TrueOrange]

I think I won; I named six