| Buddy Ryan | |
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| Date of birth | February 17, 1934 |
| Place of birth |  Frederick, Oklahoma |
| Position(s) | Coach |
| College | Oklahoma State |
| Career Record | 55-55-1 |
| Super Bowl Wins |
1985 Super Bowl XX |
| Coaching Stats | Pro Football Reference |
| Coaching Stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1976-1977 1978-1985 1986-1990 1993 1994-1995 |
Minnesota Vikings (Defensive Coordinator) Chicago Bears (Defensive Coordinator) Philadelphia Eagles (Head Coach) Houston Oilers (Defensive Coordinator) Arizona Cardinals (Head Coach) |
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Early years
Buddy Ryan was raised in the tiny cotton community of Frederick, Oklahoma. Frederick is a city in Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States. Ryan played college football for Oklahoma A&M University (now Oklahoma State) where he earned four letters as a guard between 1952 and 1955.
Coaching
High School
Began his coaching career at Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Texas, 1957. Gainesville is a city in Cooke County, Texas, United States. The population was 15538 at the 2000 census
College
After serving in the United States Army during the Korean War as a Master Sergeant, and playing on the Fourth Army championship team in Japan, Ryan became an assistant football coach, first at several colleges including Pacific, Vanderbilt, and Buffalo, then with several professional football teams, starting with the American Football League's New York Jets in the 1960s. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the A master sergeant is the Military rank for a senior Non-commissioned officer in some armed forces The University of the Pacific is a private university in Stockton California, originally affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Vanderbilt University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in Nashville, Tennessee, State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly known as University at Buffalo (UB is a Coeducational public research University, which Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969
New York Jets
With the AFL's Jets, he and Walt Michaels' defensive game plan was instrumental in holding the NFL's Baltimore Colts to seven points in the third AFL-NFL World Championship Game and earning Buddy his first Super Bowl ring. Walt Michaels (born October 16, 1929) was a former football player and coach who is best remembered for his six-year tenure as Head coach The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. Below is a list of professional football championship games in the United States involving the Ohio Football League the American Professional Football Association and the National The Super Bowl ring is an award in the National Football League given to players and coaches of the team that wins the league's annual championship game the Super Bowl While a defensive line coach for the Jets he started the tradition of placing "bounties" on opposing quarterbacks, something that would gain him much notoriety later on.
Minnesota Vikings
In the mid-1970s Ryan was defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings where he was integral in directing the team's dominating defense. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. The defensive unit known as the "Purple People Eaters", was heralded for the defensive line's ability to punish rivals. The Purple People Eaters was the nickname of the Minnesota Vikings football team's defensive line of the late 1960s to the late 1970s when the Vikings played in four Their motto was to "meet at the quarterback. " This unit helped the Vikings to post-season appearances from 1973-78.
Chicago Bears
In 1978, Neill Armstrong was hired as head coach of the Chicago Bears. For the astronaut see Neil Armstrong. Neill Ford Armstrong (born March 9, 1926 in Tishomingo Oklahoma The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. Armstong made the playoffs once in his four seasons with the Bears, but perhaps more importantly brought in Buddy Ryan as defensive coordinator. Ryan would revolutionize defensive football with his "46" package. The 46 defense (also known as the "46" or the 46) is an American football defensive formation popularized by Chicago Bears He perhaps revolutionized offensive football as well, as offensive thinkers now had to come up with a quick passing game to neutralize the Ryan-inspired pass rush. He became a household name of sorts in the early 1980s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Armstrong was fired in 1982 and replaced by Mike Ditka, but Ryan was retained, in part, after the players presented a petition to owner George Halas. Michael Keller Ditka Jr (born October 18, 1939, in Carnegie Pennsylvania) also known as Iron Mike Ditka or Da Coach, is a former George Stanley Halas Sr ( February 2 1895 &ndash October 31 1983) nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr Ryan and Ditka were at constant odds, though Ditka gave Ryan complete control over the defense. Allegedly the two almost came to blows during halftime of the game in 1985 versus the Miami Dolphins where their bid for a perfect season was unraveling, with Ditka telling Ryan "We can do it any way you want to. We can go right out back and get it on or you can shape your ass up. " After the Bears won the Super Bowl that followed the 1985 regular season in which their defense set several NFL records, Ryan was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as their head coach, which he had informed the defense of the night before Super Bowl XX. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Super Bowl XX was an American football game played on January 26, 1986 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana to After trouncing the New England Patriots 46-10, the emotional Bears defense carried Ryan and Ditka off the field on their shoulders, a tradition usually reserved solely for the Head Coach. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston
Philadelphia Eagles
Ryan immediately became a Philadelphia fan-favorite when he boldly pronounced "We plan on winning the Eastern Division"[1] but also at times a divisive figure, at first releasing running back Earnest Jackson, who had rushed for more than 1,000 yards in both of the previous two seasons, and limiting the playing time of veteran quarterback Ron Jaworski. A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. Earnest Jackson (born December 18, 1959 in Needville Texas) is a former professional American football Running back in the Ronald Vincent "Jaws" Jaworski (born March 23, 1951 in Lackawanna, New York) is a former American football Quarterback Ultimately Ryan proved that his talent selection was not without merit as he groomed playmakers like Andre Waters and Randall Cunningham and drafted Pro Bowlers Seth Joyner, Clyde Simmons, Jerome Brown, Eric Allen, Cris Carter, Fred Barnett, and Keith Jackson. Andre Waters ( March 10 1962 – November 20 2006) was an American football Defensive back in the National Football Randall W Cunningham (born March 27, 1963 in Santa Barbara California) is a former American football Quarterback. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL Seth Joyner (born November 18, 1964 in Spring Valley New York) is a former American football Linebacker. Clyde Simmons (born August 4, 1964 in Lanes South Carolina) is a former American football Defensive end in the NFL who Jerome Brown ( February 4, 1965 - June 25, 1992) was an American football player who played Defensive tackle for the This article is about Eric Allen the NFL analyst For the bassist of The Apples in Stereo see Eric Allen (musician. Christopher D Carter (born November 25, 1965) is a former American football player in the NFL. Fred Lee Barnett (born June 17, 1966 in Shelby Mississippi) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Keith Jerome Jackson (born April 19, 1965 in Little Rock Arkansas) is a former professional American football Tight end who played His division crown prediction did not come to fruition in his initial Eagle's season but quick rebuilding achieved title glory in 1988 winning 11 games and continuing to win at least 10 games a season until his departure.
Ryan's tenure in Philadelphia was not without its fair share of controversies. On October 25, 1987 he came under fire after calling a time-out on the last play of a game against the Dallas Cowboys to score another touchdown when the game's outcome was no longer in doubt. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. This was apparently Ryan's revenge against Dallas head coach Tom Landry, who Ryan felt had run up the score against the Eagles' replacement players during the 1987 players' strike, using many of the Cowboys players that had crossed the picket line. Thomas Wade Landry ( September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach In Sport in the United States, "running up the score" is continuing to play hard to score more points after the opposing player or team has already conceded enough On November 22, 1989 Ryan found himself at the center of yet another scandal, when Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson alleged that Ryan had taken out a "bounty" on two Cowboys players — then-current Dallas (and former Philadelphia) placekicker Luis Zendejas and quarterback Troy Aikman — in a game dubbed "Bounty Bowl" played on Thanksgiving Day at Texas Stadium. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) James William Johnson (born July 16, 1943) is an American football coach and broadcaster Luis Fernando Zendejas (born October 22, 1961 in Mexico City Mexico) was an American football Placekicker. Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21 1966 in West Covina California) is a former American football Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the The Bounty Bowl was the name given to two notorious NFL games held in 1989 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. Texas Stadium is a football Stadium in Irving Texas, a Suburb of Dallas. It was with the Eagles where Buddy Ryan would snub the midfield post game greet with the opposing coach in losses. Buddy would head, sometimes jogging, towards the locker room with a minute or less remaining to avoid this tradition.
Ryan's contract was not renewed by the Eagles in 1991 even though he went 43-38-1 in five seasons but losing his three postseason efforts and often bluntly denouncing owner Norman Braman. Norman Braman was an American football team owner He was the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles. Ryan transformed a mediocre team unable to sell-out home games into the premier defensive unit in the NFL but had the misfortune of coaching during the golden age of the NFC East; from 1986 to 1995, division teams won seven of 10 Super Bowls. Ryan subsequently became a commentator before returning to coaching in 1993, this time as the defensive coordinator for the Houston Oilers. The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee.
Houston Oilers
The Ryan-led defense helped propel the Oilers to an 11-game winning streak to end the 1993 regular season, only to be upset by Joe Montana and the Kansas City Chiefs in the Astrodome during the Divisional Round of the playoffs. For the actor with a similarly pronounced name see Joe Mantegna. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. For the aeronautical use see Astrodome (aviation Reliant Astrodome, also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome He was most notably involved in a sideline altercation with then-offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride during a national broadcast. Kevin Gilbride (born August 27, 1951 in New Haven Connecticut) is an American football coach. Ryan had been criticizing Gilbride's "run and shoot", referring to it as the "chuck and duck. " Ryan felt that last-minute stands cost him two players to injury when the offense could have simply just ran the ball and killed the clock. At the end of the first half in the last game of the season against the New York Jets, Gilbride called a pass play, and when Cody Carlson fumbled the snap, Ryan started yelling at Gilbride, who started walking towards Ryan, yelling back. Matthew Cody Carlson (born November 5, 1963 in Dallas Texas) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the When they were in arms length, Ryan punched Gilbride and two players quickly separated them .
Arizona Cardinals
After being given a large share of the credit for the success in Houston in 1993, he was named head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 1994. The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Also named general manager of the Cardinals, Ryan went 8-8 his first year, but had a 4-12 nosedive the following season, rife with criticism that he ran his two drafts poorly and mishandled Arizona's quarterback situation as a GM. He lasted only two seasons there — where he had a record of 12-20 — before being fired again. He would subsequently retire to his farm in Kentucky, where he breeds race horses.
Legacy
Ryan was an assistant on three different teams to make the Super Bowl (Chicago, Minnesota, Jets). Ryan built his reputation as a defensive specialist and was largely credited with implementing and perfecting the 46 defense. The 46 defense (also known as the "46" or the 46) is an American football defensive formation popularized by Chicago Bears
As a head coach, Ryan enjoyed limited success with the Eagles. Although he quickly rebuilt the Eagles roster into a consistent NFC playoff contender, he never won a playoff game with the team. The National Football Conference ( NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL The 1991 Philadelphia Eagles defense, with a majority of players that Ryan selected, was one of the most statistically accomplished defenses in NFL history. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Those 1991 Eagles led the league in fewest passing yards allowed, fewest rushing yards allowed, and fewest points allowed. Until that point, no defense had ever led the league in all three categories.
Ryan did not enjoy equal success as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, missing the playoffs in both his seasons with the franchise.
During training camp in 1990, while coaching the Eagles, Ryan released Cris Carter, explaining that he cut Carter because Carter "only catches touchdowns" - an explanation for which Ryan was ridiculed for several years, especially after Carter became a perennial All-Pro with the Minnesota Vikings. Christopher D Carter (born November 25, 1965) is a former American football player in the NFL. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. Years later, Carter revealed that had had a serious drug problem at the time, and Ryan released him from the Eagles in an attempt to help Carter turn his life around. Ryan never publicly discussed the reasons that he had released Carter. Subsequently, Carter credited Ryan's actions with helping him to turn his life around.
Stephen Majewski dedicated his 1997 book “Great Linebackers” (MetroBooks) to Ryan.
Personal
Ryan's twin sons also became involved in football coaching and served at the college and professional level. His sons are Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan and Oakland Raiders defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. Rex Ryan (born December 13, 1962 in Ardmore Oklahoma) is an American football coach the current Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Rob Ryan (born December 13, 1962 in Ardmore Oklahoma) is the Defensive coordinator of the Oakland Raiders.
| Preceded by Joe Bugel |
Arizona Cardinals Head Coaches 1994–1995 |
Succeeded by Vince Tobin |
| Preceded by Marion Campbell |
Philadelphia Eagles Head Coaches 1986–1990 |
Succeeded by Rich Kotite |
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Chicago Bears Defensive Coordinators 1978-1985 |
Succeeded by Vince Tobin |
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