| Hank Stram | |
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| Position(s): Head Coach |
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| Born: January 3, 1923 Chicago, Illinois |
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| Died: July 4, 2005 (aged 82) Covington, Louisiana |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1960–1977 | |
| College: Purdue | |
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| Win-Loss Record | 131-97-10 |
| Winning % | . In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Covington is a city in and the Parish seat of St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The 1960 NFL season was the 41st Regular season of the National Football League. The 1977 NFL season was the 58th Regular season of the National Football League. This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. The 1960 American Football League season was the inaugural regular season of the American Football League The 1974 NFL season was the 55th Regular season of the National Football League. The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana. The 1976 NFL season was the 57th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1977 NFL season was the 58th Regular season of the National Football League. 575 |
| Games | 238 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Henry Louis Stram (January 3, 1923 – July 4, 2005), was an American Football coach. The National Football League Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by various news and sports organizations to the NFL head coach who has done the most outstanding job The National Football League Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by various news and sports organizations to the NFL head coach who has done the most outstanding job Super Bowl IV was the fourth AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the second one (after Super Bowl III) to officially bear Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations He is best known for his 14-year tenure with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Stram won three AFL Championships (more than any other coach in the league's history) and Super Bowl IV with the Chiefs. 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 Super Bowl IV was the fourth AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the second one (after Super Bowl III) to officially bear He also coached for the most victories (87), most post-season appearances (6) and the best post-season record in the AFL (5-1). Stram is also largely responsible for the introduction of Gatorade to the NFL due to his close association with Ray Graves, coach at the University of Florida during Gatorade's development and infancy. Gatorade is a flavored non- carbonated Sports drink manufactured by the Quaker Oats Company, now a division of PepsiCo. Samuel Ray Graves (born December 31, 1918 in Rockwood Tennessee) was an American football Offensive lineman in the NFL
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Early life and career
Stram was born Henry Louis Stram in Chicago in 1923. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. His Polish-born father, Henry Wilczek, wrestled professionally under the name Stram and the family name was changed accordingly. He later grew up in Gary, Indiana, and graduated from Lew Wallace High School class of 1941. Lew Wallace High School is a four year (9-12 public High school of the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana, United (The football stadium press box was renamed after him in his honor. ) He earned seven letters playing football and baseball and joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity at Purdue in the 1940s, playing in 1942 and again in 1946 and 1947. Sigma Chi ( ΣΧ) is one of the largest and oldest all-male college Greek-letter social fraternities and a Secret society. Stram volunteered for the US defense forces during World War II interrupting his university career.
He was an assistant football coach for the Boilermakers in 1948-1955 and the head baseball coach from 1951-1955. A boilermaker is a trained craftsman who produces steel fabrications from plates and sections In 1996, Stram and Len Dawson were inducted into the Purdue Athletic Hall of Fame. Leonard Ray "Len" Dawson (born June 20, 1935 in Alliance Ohio) is a former American football Quarterback from Purdue After coaching at Purdue, Stram was an assistant at Notre Dame, Southern Methodist University, and Miami. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in Southern Methodist University ("SMU" is a private, Coeducational University in University Park, Texas (an enclave The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925
Professional coaching career (1960-1977)
Lamar Hunt recruited Stram to coach his Dallas Texans in 1959. Lamar Hunt ( August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer Hunt had previously been a bench player at SMU when Stram had been coaching there and the position had been turned down by Bud Wilkinson and Tom Landry, then an assistant at the New York Giants. Charles Burnham "Bud" Wilkinson was a Hall of Fame American football coach for the University of Oklahoma. Thomas Wade Landry ( September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. The Texans played their first game in the new AFL in September 1960 and proved to be successful from the beginning.
In 1962, the Texans won the AFL Western Division and the AFL championship. The Texans won the championship against the Houston Oilers 20-17 in what was then the longest American football game ever played. The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. Tommy Brooker kicked a field goal after nearly 16 minutes of overtime to win the game for the Texans and stop the Oilers from winning their third straight title.
The Dallas Texans became the Kansas City Chiefs in 1963 and continued their success. In 1966, they won the AFL title again on the back of one of the best defensive teams in the history of professional football featuring three hall-of-famers and eight all star players. The Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills 31-7 in Buffalo. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb The Chiefs played the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I with the Packers winning 35-10. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl I, was played on January 15, 1967 Packers coach Vince Lombardi used a short passing game to overcome the Chiefs defense which proved successful with quarterback Bart Starr becoming the first Super Bowl MVP. Vincent Thomas Lombardi ( June 11, 1913 &ndash September 3, 1970) was an American football coach Bryan Bartlett Starr (born January 9, 1934 in Montgomery Alabama) is a former professional American football player and coach
In a 1968 game against the Oakland Raiders in Kansas City, the Chiefs entered the game without a healthy wide receiver ready to play. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. Stram went in to pro football's past and resurrected the T formation. In American football, a T formation is a formation used by the Offensive team in which three Running backs line up in a row about five yards behind The Chiefs won the game 24-10 running the ball 60 times for over 300 yards while passing only three times for 16 yards.
The Kansas Chiefs won the AFL championship again in 1969. In Super Bowl IV, his ingenious innovations, the "moving pocket" and the "triple-stack defense", dominated the Minnesota Vikings on both sides of the ball. Super Bowl IV was the fourth AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the second one (after Super Bowl III) to officially bear The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. In the Super Bowl, Stram became the first professional football coach to wear a microphone. Stram's recorded comments from that game have become classics: "Let's matriculate the ball down the field, boys. ", "65 Toss Power Trap" and his assessment of the Vikings' ineffectual play: "You can't do that in OUR league!". The Super Bowl victory was the second straight by a team from the AFL and added credibility to the newer league, which would complete a planned merger with the NFL the following season.
In 1971, the Chiefs won the AFC Western Division championship. The AFC West is a division of the National Football League 's American Football Conference. The Miami Dolphins defeated the Chiefs on Christmas Day 1971 with the teams playing the longest game in the history of the NFL. The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. After that, the Chiefs did not enjoy the same success, resulting in Stram leaving the franchise.
Stram became the head coach of the New Orleans Saints in 1976, but posted losing records in his two seasons, 4-10-0 & 3-11-0. The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana. Perhaps the biggest highlight of his tenure was a 27-17 win over his former team, the Kansas City Chiefs, at Arrowhead Stadium in 1976. Arrowhead Stadium is a Stadium located in Kansas City Missouri, and home to the National Football League 's Kansas City Chiefs. The 1977 campaign culminated in an historic home loss to the previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers who were riding a 26 game losing streak over two seasons. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. Stram took the loss hard; he burned the game film. He was fired after the final game of the season.
Stram was an innovator, a shrewd judge of talent, and an excellent teacher. He helped develop Hall of Famers Len Dawson, Bobby Bell, Buck Buchanan, Willie Lanier, Jan Stenerud and many others like Johnny Robinson, Ed Budde and Otis Taylor. A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of Museum established for any a field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field Leonard Ray "Len" Dawson (born June 20, 1935 in Alliance Ohio) is a former American football Quarterback from Purdue Robert "Bobby" Lee Bell Jr (born June 17, 1940) is a former collegiate and professional American football Junious "Buck" Buchanan ( September 10 1940 &ndash July 16 1992) was an American football Defensive tackle who Willie Edward Lanier (born August 21, 1945, in Clover Virginia) is a former American football middle- Linebacker who played for the Jan Stenerud (born November 26, 1942) is a Norwegian former football player for the Kansas City Chiefs (1967-1979 Green Bay Johnny Robinson may refer to Johnny Robinson (defensive tackle (born 1958 former defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders Johnny Leartice Edward Leon Budde (born November 2, 1940) a product of Denby High School in Detroit, Michigan and later Michigan State Otis Taylor may refer to Otis Taylor (American football, American football player Otis Taylor (musician, blues musician He was also the first coach in professional football to use Gatorade on his sidelines and run both the I formation and two-tight end offense, still used in professional football today. Gatorade is a flavored non- carbonated Sports drink manufactured by the Quaker Oats Company, now a division of PepsiCo. The I formation is one of the most common offensive formations in American football. On defense, the Chiefs employed a triple-stack defense, hiding the three linebackers behind defensive linemen, and were the first professional football team to cover the center with a defensive lineman (otherwise known as a nose tackle).
He was considered a motivational genius, and his emphasis on the Chiefs' wearing of a patch commemorating the AFL in Super Bowl IV was one of his typical ploys, extracting maximum effort from players who had been derided by proponents of the NFL. The Ten-Year AFL Patch is a shoulder patch adapted for use on American Football League (AFL team uniforms The Ten-Year AFL Patch is a shoulder patch adapted for use on American Football League (AFL team uniforms Stram was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003, ironically, nine years after Bud Grant, the man whose team his had convincingly defeated in Super Bowl IV, had been enshrined. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Jr (born May 20 1927 is the longtime former American football Head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National At the Hall of Fame ceremonies, Stram was so weakened by the effects of diabetes that Len Dawson pushed his former coach onto the stage in a wheelchair. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc Stram's induction speech was then played from a previously-recorded videotape.
Like other AFL pioneers, Stram's contributions to the game helped change the face of professional football.
Broadcasting career
Following his retirement from coaching, he enjoyed a long and successful career as a color commentator on CBS' television and radio broadcasts of NFL games. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. This article is about the radio group for the radio network see CBS Radio Network. As a broadcaster, Hank Stram was best remembered for his near 20 year stint (beginning in 1978 and lasting through the 1995 season) with Jack Buck on radio broadcasts of Monday Night Football games. The 1978 NFL season was the 59th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1995 NFL season was the 76th Regular season of the National Football League. John Francis "Jack" Buck ( August 21, 1924 &ndash June 18, 2002) was an American Sportscaster, best known Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. Stram's key broadcasting trademark was his habit of predicting the next play before it happened.
On January 10, 1982, Stram, along with Vin Scully, called the famous NFC Championship Game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully (born November 29, 1927 in The Bronx, New York) is an American Sportscaster, The NFL playoffs following the 1981 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XVI. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The game in question was immortalized by Dwight Clark's touchdown catch which elevated the 49ers into their first Super Bowl appearance (the first of four during the 1980s). Dwight Edward Clark (born January 8, 1957 in Kinston North Carolina) is a retired American athlete who was a Pro Bowl Wide receiver The Catch was the winning touchdown reception from Joe Montana to Dwight Clark in the January 10, 1982 NFC Championship American Super Bowl XVI was an American football game played on January 24, 1982 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac Michigan (a
During a 1988 broadcasting trip to Indianapolis for a Chicago Bears-Colts game, Stram collapsed with a severely blocked aortic valve and underwent open heart surgery. The 1988 NFL season was the 69th Regular season of the National Football League. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. He was hospitalized in Indianapolis for a week and later resumed his career with CBS.
Hank Stram retired to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he built a home in the town of Covington. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Covington is a city in and the Parish seat of St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. He died at St. Tammany Parish hospital in Covington, from complications due to diabetes, on July 4, 2005. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was 82 years old.
Career highlights
- 1960 Head Coach Dallas Texans
- 1962 Dallas Texans AFL champions
- 1966 Kansas City Chiefs AFL champions
- 1968 American Football League Coach of the Year
- 1969 Kansas City Chiefs AFL champions
- 1970 Chiefs win Super Bowl IV
- 1971 Chiefs win AFC West
- 1974 Coaching career ends at Kansas City Chiefs
- 1977 End of Coaching Career with 134-97-10 record and 5-3 postseason record
- 2003 Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
See also
References
Internet references
- Hank Stram's Hall of Fame article
- Don Shula's speech welcoming Stram to the Hall of Fame
- About Football article on Hank Stram
- Canadian Press obituary, 5 July 2005
Printed references
- Hank Stram with Lou Sahadi, They're Playing My Game, Morrow, New York 1986 ISBN 0-688-06080-3
- Edward Gruver, The American Football League: A Year-by-Year History 1960-1969 McFarland & Company 1997 ISBN 0-7864-0399-3
- Brad Adler, Coaching Matters: Leadership & Tactics of the NFL's Ten Greatest Coaches Brassey's Inc 2003 pages 56-57 ISBN 1-57488-613-4
- "Stram gets Texan post", Dallas Morning News December 21, 1959
- "Texans now rule AFL kingdom", Dallas Morning News December 24, 1962
| Preceded by First coach |
Kansas City Chiefs Head Coaches 1960–December 27, 1974 |
Succeeded by Paul Wiggin |
| Preceded by Ernie Hefferle |
New Orleans Saints Head Coaches 1976–1977 |
Succeeded by Dick Nolan |
| Preceded by Wally Lemm Lou Saban Weeb Ewbank |
AFL Championship winning Head Coach 1962 1966 1969 |
Succeeded by Sid Gillman John Rauch NFL merged with AFL |
| Preceded by Weeb Ewbank |
Super Bowl Winning Head Coaches Super Bowl IV, 1970 |
Succeeded by Don McCafferty |
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