Risultati di ricerca
Well known for his innovations in football's passing game, in particular the Air Coryell offense he created with the Chargers, Coryell was the first head coach to win more than 100 games at both the collegiate and professional levels.
- Carriera
- Palmarès
- Collegamenti Esterni
St. Louis Cardinals
Coryell iniziò a lavorare nella NFL come capo-allenatore dei St. Louis Cardinals nel 1973. Sotto la sua direzione la squadra ebbe tre stagioni consecutive con almeno dieci vittorie (1974–1976) e due titoli consecutivi di division (1974–1975). Essi furono gli unici titoli di division di sempre durante la permanenza della squadra a St. Louis. Prima del 1974, i Cardinals non raggiungevano i playoff da 26 anni, dal 1948 quando erano ancora conosciuti come Chicago Cardinals. Nel 1975 i "Cardiac Ca...
San Diego Chargers
Coryell fu assunto come capo-allenatore dei San Diego Chargers il 25 settembre 1978, lo stesso giorno di un celebre incidente aereo a San Diego. Quando iniziò ad allenare la squadra, i Chargers erano fermi su un record di 1-4. Sotto la sua direzione la squadra ebbe un record parziale di 8-3 quell'anno.Il loro record finale di 9-7 fu il loro migliore dal 1969. Coryell vinse tre titoli di division consecutivi (1979, 1980, 1981) con i Chargers, raggiungendo i playoff in quattro anni consecutivi....
Los Angeles Chargers Hall of FameFormazione ideale del 40º anniversario dei San Diego ChargersFormazione ideale del 50º anniversario dei San Diego Chargers(EN) Don Coryell, su Enciclopedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.(EN) Don Coryell (allenatore), su Pro-Football-Reference.com, Pro Football Hall of Fame.(EN) Don Coryell, su footballfoundation.org, College Football Hall of Fame.Coryell was the first coach to win more than 100 games at both the collegiate (127-24-3) and professional (114-89-1) levels. He was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.
5 ago 2023 · If the modern-day football offenses excite you – and who doesn’t like wide-open action? – one of the main people to credit is DON CORYELL. To call Coryell a winning coach with two franchises that often struggled would be a massive understatement.
31 lug 2023 · SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Don Coryell died in 2010 at age 85, an impressive lineup of Hall of Famers gathered to remember the innovative coach whose “Air Coryell” offense produced some of the most dynamic passing attacks in NFL history.
1 lug 2010 · Don Coryell, the innovative coach whose Air Coryell offense produced some of the most dynamic passing attacks in NFL history, has died. He was 85. The Chargers confirmed that Coryell died...
24 ago 2022 · Innovative offensive coach Don Coryell, who helped usher in the modern passing game to the NFL, was picked as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2023.
