Steve Mariucci
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Steve Mariucci (born November 4, 1955 in Iron Mountain, Michigan) is a former National Football League coach, most recently for the Detroit Lions. He and his wife, Gayle, have four children: Tyler, Adam, Stephen, and Brielle.
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[edit] Early career
Mariucci was a three-time All-America quarterback at Northern Michigan University. He began his coaching career at his alma mater (1978-79), and moved to Cal State Fullerton (1980-82) and Louisville (1983-84). He joined the USC staff in 1986, then moved to Cal in 1987. In 1990-91, he served as the Bears' offensive coordinator. Mariucci became the head coach at Cal in 1996 and guided the squad to a 5-0 start and a berth in the Aloha Bowl.
[edit] Professional coaching career
Mariucci was named the Lions' twenty-second head coach on February 4, 2003, and was fired on November 28, 2005. He compiled a 15-28 record during that time. The decision to fire him came after a 27-7 loss on national television on Thanksgiving Day to the Atlanta Falcons.
Mariucci joined the Lions after spending six years as the head coach for San Francisco 49ers (1997-2002). He compiled a 60-43 (.583) record, while his teams earned playoff berths four times (1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002).
He is one of thirteen head coaches since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 to lead his team to a division title in his first season. Mariucci established an NFL mark for consecutive wins by a rookie head coach with an 11-game winning streak.
He served as quarterbacks coach for the Green Bay Packers (1992-95), during Brett Favre's early years. His first pro position was as a receivers coach for the USFL's Orlando Renegades in 1985. Later that fall, he had a brief stint with the Los Angeles Rams as quality control coach.
[edit] Post Lions Career
After being fired by the Detroit Lions after a humiliating loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Thanksgiving Day, he has not returned to football. He has since been hired by NFL Network to work on their show NFL Total Access.
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| Preceded by: Marty Mornhinweg |
Detroit Lions Head Coaches 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by: Dick Jauron |
| Preceded by: George Seifert |
San Francisco 49ers Head Coaches 1997–2002 |
Succeeded by: Dennis Erickson |
| Preceded by: Keith Gilbertson |
University of California Head Coaches 1996 |
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