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Football Coach

The Resume

    (January 5, 1932-June 13, 2014)
    Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers (1969-91)
    Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1993)
    Played linebacker for the Cleveland Browns (1953-59)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was not the first choice of Steelers ownership; Joe Paterno was the man they coveted.
    He played for the Cleveland Browns, which is arguably the Steelers' biggest rival.
    He was born and raised in Cleveland, and many Steelers fans did not initially embrace him because of his Ohio roots.
    His teams played on synthetic turf.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the first head coach to win four Super Bowls.
    His teams were built around a no gimmick philosophy with a swarming, attacking defense.
    The Steelers have been a perennial playoff team, but had not won a Super Bowl for fourteen years after he retired.
    He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
    His 1979-80 squad is the only team in Super Bowl history to win and have an entire roster drafted by that team.
    He assessed players according to what they did on the field, not according to their height and weight.
    He coached in 4 decades.
    He was initially criticized for his draft selections in 1974 by the Pittsburgh-Post-Gazette. That draft ended up netting 4 future Hall of Famers (Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Mike Webster and Jack Lambert), and is arguably the best team draft in NFL history.

Credit: Larry Biz


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 233 Votes: 74.68% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 76 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 67 Votes: 46.27% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 102 Votes: 56.86% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 121 Votes: 52.07% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 117 Votes: 59.83% Annoying