Mark Stoops is an American football coach and former football defensive back. Stoops was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play college football at the University of Iowa. After playing college football, Stoops went on to begin his career as a coach first working as a graduate assistant... read full bio
Terry Stotts is an American retired professional basketball forward and the current head coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. After a playing career in Europe and the Continental Basketball Association, where he played for George Karl, Stotts became a part of Karl's coaching staff on multiple teams in the CBA and NBA. He later got opportunities as... read full bio
Barry Melrose is a former player and head coach in the National Hockey League and is a longtime commentator and hockey analyst for ESPN and contributor for the NHL Network. Upon retirement, Melrose immediately began coaching. He coached the a season with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL, leading them to a 44226 record and a Memorial Cup title.... read full bio
The manager of the San Francisco Giants is Bruce Bochy. Bochy managed the San Diego Padres for twelve seasons before coming to the Giants. During his time in San Diego, he guided the Padres to one World Series appearance in addition to leading the Giants to three World Series Championships. The only other former player to manage the Padres is Bochy.... read full bio
Erik Spoelstra is a Filipino-American professional basketball coach. He is the coach of the Miami Heat of the NBA. He started as the assistant coach of the Heat but then moved up to head coach. Eric Spoelstra is the first Asian American head coach to win an NBA championship. He has guided the Miami Heat to six playoff appearances in... read full bio
A College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Jim Tressel was formerly the head coach at Youngstown State and Ohio State. He led his teams to multiple national championships and earned eight National Coach of the Year recognitions. At Ohio State, Tressel coached the team to three BCS National Championship Games and a national title victory, marking the first 14-0 season... read full bio
Marty Mornhinweg is an American football coach and former football player who is currently the senior offensive consultant for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Mornhinweg was born in Edmond, Oklahoma, and he began his career playing football in high school where he helped lead his school to a Central Coast Section championship and was also the Northern California Player... read full bio
Duke University has named Manny Diaz as its 23rd head football coach. Throughout his 26 years in coaching, Diaz has held the positions of defensive coordinator for 15 of them, including 10 at the FBS Power 5 level, and head coach for 3. In his 21 bowl games as head coach, Diaz has guided the Hurricanes to three straight bowl berths,... read full bio
Bill Cowher is only the second coach in NFL history to lead his team to the playoffs in each of his first six seasons as head coach; the other coach is Pro Football Hall of Fame member Paul Brown. During Cowher's 14-year coaching career, teams he has been associated with have made the postseason 12 times. Bill became the fifteenth... read full bio
Former American basketball player George Karl has now made a successful career in becoming the head coach of five NBA teams. Born in Pittsburgh, California Karl signed with the San Antonio Spurs in 1973. He spent his entire professional career with the Spurs, but in 1978 he retired from playing the sport and became the Spurs’ assistant coach. He continued... read full bio
Glenn Anton Rivers, most well known as Doc Rivers, is a retired NBA player who became a coach after his professional basketball career. He is the coach and president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Clippers, but as a player, he was best known for his excellent defensive skills. Rivers was an All-American during his time playing high school... read full bio
Brett Brown is a professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. He was formerly an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs, and head coach of two NBL teams in Australia, as well as the Australia mens national basketball team. Under his leadership, the North Melbourne giants became NBL champions, and he was named... read full bio
Former college football player, James Franklin is now the head coach at Penn State. He previously served as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University for two years. While playing as a quarterback at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, he set seven school records and was a Division II player of the year nominee. That same season, Sports Illustrated named... read full bio
Rob Ryan is the assistant head coach for the Buffalo Bills. While he was a linebackers coach for the New England Patriots, the team won two Super Bowls (XXXVI, XXXVIII). He began his career as a graduate assistant at Western Kentucky, then Ohio State, after which he went on to Tennessee State. Rob entered the NFL as a defensive backs... read full bio
Known as the Motor City Cobra and The Hitman, Thomas Hearns is a former professional boxer with a reputation for being one of the most devastating punchers in boxing history. Hearns began boxing professionally in Detroit, Michigan and quickly made a name for himself by knocking out his first 17 opponents. Over the span of his career, he became the... read full bio
Anthony Lynn is a former professional football player and currently an American football coach who is the head coach of the Los Angeles Charges of the NFL. Lynn was born in McKinney, Texas, and he began his career in football playing in high school before going on to play for Texas Tech. While playing football in college, Lynn was an... read full bio
Marty Schottenheimer was a professional football player for five years and coach for a remarkable thirty-seven years. He served as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, and Virginia Destroyers. He held the peculiar distinction of being the NFL coach with the most wins to never coach a team in a Super Bowl.... read full bio
Tom Thibodeau is an American basketball coach who has previously coached the Chicago Bulls. As a defensive coach, he helped the Houston Rockets rank among the Top 5 in the league in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense. He coached in already 87 playoff games he won the NBA Championship while serving as an assistant coach. He was named... read full bio
Rex Ryan is a professional football coach, currently head coaching the Buffalo Bills of the NFL. He is known throughout the league for his outspoken manner, boisterous attitude and success with the New York Jets, which included back-to-back AFC Championship Games appearances. Rexs team are highly recognized for their defensive skills, which often feature relentlessness [and] unpredictable mayhem founded on... read full bio
Since being named as head coach, Lovie Smith has led the Bears to three division titles, two NFC Championship game appearances, and their first Super Bowl appearance in 21 years. He was named the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year after becoming the fastest head coach in Bears history to lead the team to a division title. Smith and... read full bio
