Ted Tollner
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Ted Tollner (born May 29, 1940) is a football coach who has worked as a head coach in college football and as an assistant coach in the National Football League. He was head coach of the USC Trojans football program from 1983 to 1986. During his tenure he compiled a 26-20-1 record. He served as the wide receivers coach for the Buffalo Bills from 1987 to 1988. He served as the offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers from 1989 to 1991. He served as the quarterbacks coach for the Los Angeles Rams from 1992 to 1993, and was the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions.
He attended California Polytechnic State University, where he was a quarterback on the 1960 team that suffered a plane crash in which 22 people were killed. He began his coaching career at Woodside High School in California and coached at San Mateo College from 1968 to 1972. He served as the offensive coordinator for San Diego State from 1973 to 1980. He also served as the quarterbacks coach at Brigham Young in 1981.
| Preceded by: John Robinson |
USC Head Football Coach 1983–1986 |
Succeeded by: Larry Smith |
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| USC Trojans Head Football Coaches |
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| Goddard • Suffel • Freeman • Tappaan • Walker • Holmes • Traeger • Cromwell • Glaze • Henderson • Jones • Barry • Cravath • Hill • Clark • McKay • Robinson • Tollner • Smith • Hackett • Carroll |
Categories: Buffalo Bills coaches | Detroit Lions coaches | San Diego Chargers coaches | San Francisco 49ers coaches | San Diego State Aztecs football coaches | USC Trojans football coaches | Brigham Young Cougars football coaches | 1940 births | Living people | American football quarterbacks | Cal Poly Mustangs football players
