The Resume

(February 27, 1933- )
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas
Played for the Baltimore Colts (1955-67)
Wide receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys (1968-69), University of Arkansas (1970-72), Detroit Lions (1973-75), Cleveland Browns (1976-77) and the New England Patriots (1978-81)
Quarterbacks coach for the Detroit Lions (1991) and the Denver Broncos (1992)
Head coach for the New England Patriots (1984-89)

Why he might be annoying:

He was undersized as a player.
He had a nomadic tenure as a wide receiver coach
Most casual football fans will associate him for being on the losing end of Super Bowl XX.
He was the first Patriot coach to lose in the Super Bowl.
His scrawny stature led to him being injury prone during his playing career.
He was fired by the Patriots, when he refused to cede control of player personnel decisions.

Why he might not be annoying:

He defied the odds and cracked the Colts roster and served as Johnny Unitas's favorite target.
He was extremely attentive to details during both his playing and coaching careers.
He set a pre-Super Bowl record, by recording 12 receptions in the NFL Championship Game (1958).
He got his start in the coaching ranks on Tom Landry's staff.
He guided the Patriots to a 4-2 record upon taking over mid-season, guiding the team to a 9-7 record and earning the head coaching job on a permanent basis.
He took the blame for the Patriots loss in the Super Bowl, citing he couldn't think of a strategy against the Bears defense.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baltimore Colts/Ravens
• Cleveland Browns
• Dallas Cowboys
• Denver Broncos
• Detroit Lions
• Football Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1973)
• Football Players
• I am a Texan
• I Attended Southern Methodist University
• Look at Me, I'm on the Telephone
• New England Patriots
• NFL Network's 100 Greatest NFL Players of All-Time [2010] (Ranked: 36)
• NFL’s 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
• NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
• NFL's Retired Numbers (Ranked: 82)
• Profiles 38501-38750 (Ranked: 38643)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 21]
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• Super Bowl Losing Head Coaches (Ranked: 1986)
• Tom Landry Coached Teams

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying