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Coaching Legends

About Football profiles some of the greatest coaches in NFL history. Profiles include coaching record, championships, and career highlights of each.
George Allen
Hall of Fame head coach George Allen owns the distinction of never having a losing season in 12 years as a head coach in the NFL.
George Halas
George Halas was one of the NFL's founding fathers and innovators, and creator of the Chicago Bears.
Tom Landry
NFL legend Tom Landry was the first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi is credited with changing the Green Bay Packers, who were perpetual losers at the time, into an NFL dynasty.
Hank Stram
Head coach and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Hank Stram was regarded as an excellent evaluator of talent and an innovator on both sides of the ball. He devised formations such as the two tight end offense and the stack defense and was the first to employ a moving pocket to enhance the abilities of his mobile quarterbacks.

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