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The Top Ten Greatest NFL Head Coaches of all Time

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The Top Ten Greatest NFL Head Coaches of all Time

10.) Bill Parcels

  • Bill Parcels was the head coach of the New York Giants, the New England Patriots, the New York Jets, and the Dallas Cowboys.
  • 2 Time Super Bowl Champion (XXI, XXV)
  • AP NFL Coach of the Year (1986, 1994)

9.) Joe Gibbs

  • Joe Gibbs was the head coach of the Washington Redskins from 1981 to 1992 and from 2004 to 2007.
  • 3 Time Super Bowl Champion (XVII, XXII, XXVI)
  • NFL 100th Anniversary All Time Team

8.) Tom Landry

  • Tom Landry was the head coach of the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys.
  • 2 Time Super Bowl Champion (VI, XII)
  • NFL Champion in 1956

7.) George Halas

  • George Halas was the head coach of the Decatur Staleys, the Chicago Staleys, and the Chicago Bears.
  • 8 Time NFL Champion (1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963)
  • 2 Time AP NFL Coach of the Year (1963, 1965)

6.) Chuck Noll

  • Chuck Noll was the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1969 to 1991.
  • 4 Time Super Bowl Champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
  • NFL 100th Anniversary All Time Team

5.) Paul Brown

  • Paul Brown was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals.
  • 3 Time NFL Champion (1950, 1954, 1955)
  • AP NFL Coach of the Year (1970)

4.) Bill Walsh

  • Bill Walsh was the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1988.
  • 3 Time Super Bowl Champion (XVI, XIX, XXIII)
  • 2 Time NFL Coach of the Year (1981, 1984)

3.) Vince Lombardi

  • Vince Lombardi was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins.
  • 2 Time Super Bowl Champion (I, II)
  • 5 Time NFL Champion (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967)

2.) Don Shula

  • Don Shula was the head coach of the Baltimore Colts and the Miami Dolphins.
  • 2 Time Super Bowl Champion (VII, VIII)
  • NFL Champion in 1968

1.) Bill Belichick

  • Bill Belichick was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns and the New England Patriots
  • 6 Time Super Bowl Champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII)
  • NFL 100th Anniversary All Time Team