 Bill Cowher is only the second coach in NFL history to lead
his team to the playoffs in each of his first six seasons as head coach, the
other coach is Pro Football Hall of Fame member Paul Brown. During Cowher's
14-year coaching career, teams he has been associated with have made the
postseason 12 times.
Became the fifteenth head coach in Steelers history when he
replaced Chuck Noll on January 21, 1992. In 1995, at age 38, he became the
youngest coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl. Bill Cowher is only the second
coach in NFL history to lead his team to the playoffs in each of his first six
seasons as head coach, joining Pro Football Hall of Fame member Paul Brown.
During Cowher’s 17-year coaching career, teams he has been associated with have
made the postseason 13 times.
Began his NFL career as a free-agent linebacker with the
Philadelphia Eagles in 1979, and then signed with the Cleveland Browns the
following year. Cowher played three seasons (1980-82) in Cleveland before being
traded back to the Eagles, where he played two more years (1983-84).
Bill Cowher began his coaching career in 1985 at age 28 under Marty
Schottenheimer with the Browns. He was the Browns’ special teams coach in
1985-86 and secondary coach in 1987-88 before following Schottenheimer to the
Kansas City Chiefs in 1989 as defensive coordinator.
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