Bill Belichick
William Belichick (born April 16, 1952) was an American football coach. He was the head coach of the New England Patriots, a team in the National Football League (NFL). Many people think he is one of the best football coaches ever.[1][2] He has won six Super Bowls as a head coach. He won all of them with the Patriots.[3] He also won two Super Bowls as a coach for the New York Giants.
Belichick started coaching in 1975.[4] In 1985, he became the coach for the New York Giants' defense. He worked with Bill Parcells on the Giants. Parcells and Belichick won two Super Bowls together.[5] In 1991, Belichick left the Giants. He became the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. He coached the Browns for five seasons. He was fired from the Browns in 1995.[6] He joined the New York Jets, but left the team after one day. He became the head coach of the New England Patriots on January 27, 2000.[7]
References
change- ↑ Kerr, Jeff (April 16, 2021). "Bill Belichick by the numbers: As NFL legend turns 69, Patriots coach has opportunity to rewrite record books". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ↑ McCarriston, Shanna (April 12, 2022). "Bill Belichick, Vince Lombardi tied as greatest coaches ever, survey of Americans finds". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ↑ Greenberg, Neil (February 4, 2019). "The Belichick- and Brady-led Patriots have a case to be considered sports world's top dynasty". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ↑ Reynolds, Jeff (December 20, 2003). "Preparation leads Belichick to top". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Super Bowl XXI – New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos – January 25th, 1987". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Modell fires Bill Belichick". Gettysburg Times. February 15, 1996. p. B2. Archived from the original on May 23, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ↑ Sullivan, Tyler. "TBT: Bill Belichick introduced as Patriots head coach in 2000". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2019.