Jack Del Rio
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| Jack Del Rio | |
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 Jack Del Rio in 1993 |
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| Date of birth | April 3, 1963 |
| Place of birth | Castro Valley, California |
| Position(s) | LB Head Coach |
| College | Southern California |
| NFL Draft | 1985 / Round 3 |
| Playing Stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Team(s) as a player | |
| 1985-1986 1987-1988 1989-1991 1992-1995 |
New Orleans Saints Kansas City Chiefs Dallas Cowboys Minnesota Vikings |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 2003-Present | Jacksonville Jaguars |
Jack Del Rio, Jr. (born April 3, 1963 in Castro Valley, California) is a former American football player and is the current head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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[edit] College Career
Del Rio was an All-American linebacker at the University of Southern California and was MVP of the 1985 Rose Bowl. Drafted by baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays in 1981, Del Rio batted .340 while playing catcher on USC’s baseball team with Mark McGwire and Randy Johnson. In football, during his senior year, he earned consensus All-America honors as a senior and was runner-up for the Lombardi Award. He chose football.
[edit] Professional Career
Del Rio was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 3rd round of the 1985 NFL Draft. His 11-year career was spent between the Saints (1985-1986), the Kansas City Chiefs (1987-1988), Dallas Cowboys (1989-1991), and Minnesota Vikings (1992-1995). He played in the 1994 Pro Bowl. Signed by the Miami Dolphins before the 1996 season, Del Rio retired when he lost his job to rookie Zach Thomas.
[edit] Coaching Career
Del Rio began his coaching career with the New Orleans Saints in 1997 as the Strength and Conditioning coach. In 1999, he accepted a position with the Baltimore Ravens as their linebackers coach. He is credited for the Ravens defense. After the 2001 season, he was named defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers, where led them to the second best defense in the league that season. However, he was not with the team in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
In 2003 Del Rio became the 2nd head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars following Tom Coughlin's dismissal. He led the team to a dismal 5-11 record to start and was immediately questioned. However, the next year the team saw a much improved roster with Defensive tackles Marcus Stroud and John Henderson anchoring the defense around the line. In 2004, the Jaguars narrowly missed the playoffs with a 9-7 record, the first winning record in five seasons. The following season proved to be a blessing as the team made the playoffs as the 1st wild card team with a 12-4 record. However, the season was ended dismally with a 28-3 loss to the New England Patriots. The team was welcomed back with warm arms and Del Rio was given much praise for the first playoff appearance in five years. Del Rio was quoted as saying: "This wasn't our year, it was the Steelers'. Next year is ours."
[edit] External links
- Jack's Career Stats as an NFL linebacker
- Jack Del Rio Profile at USC Legends
| Preceded by: Tom Coughlin |
Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coaches 2003–present |
Succeeded by: Current coach |
| Preceded by: ' |
Carolina Panthers Defensive Coordinators 2002 |
Succeeded by: Mike Trgovac |
| Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coaches |
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| Coughlin • Del Rio |
| Current National Football League head coaches |
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| Belichick • Billick • Childress • Coughlin • Cowher • Crennel • Del Rio • Dungy • Edwards • Fisher • Fox • Gibbs • Green • Gruden • Holmgren • Jauron • Kubiak • Lewis • Linehan • Mangini • McCarthy • Marinelli • Mora • Nolan • Parcells • Payton • Reid • Saban • Schottenheimer • Shanahan • Shell • Smith |
Categories: 1963 births | Living people | People from the San Francisco Bay Area | American football linebackers | USC Trojans football players | New Orleans Saints players | Kansas City Chiefs players | Dallas Cowboys players | Minnesota Vikings players | Miami Dolphins players | National Conference Pro Bowl players | New Orleans Saints coaches | Baltimore Ravens coaches | Carolina Panthers coaches | Jacksonville Jaguars coaches
