Bill Belichick

Belichick in 2019

William Belichick (born April 16, 1952) was an American football coach. He was the head coach of the New England Patriots, a team in the National Football League (NFL). Many people think he is one of the best football coaches ever.[1][2] He has won six Super Bowls as a head coach. He won all of them with the Patriots.[3] He also won two Super Bowls as a coach for the New York Giants.

Belichick started coaching in 1975.[4] In 1985, he became the coach for the New York Giants' defense. He worked with Bill Parcells on the Giants. Parcells and Belichick won two Super Bowls together.[5] In 1991, Belichick left the Giants. He became the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. He coached the Browns for five seasons. He was fired from the Browns in 1995.[6] He joined the New York Jets, but left the team after one day. He became the head coach of the New England Patriots on January 27, 2000.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Kerr, Jeff (April 16, 2021). "Bill Belichick by the numbers: As NFL legend turns 69, Patriots coach has opportunity to rewrite record books". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ McCarriston, Shanna (April 12, 2022). "Bill Belichick, Vince Lombardi tied as greatest coaches ever, survey of Americans finds". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ Greenberg, Neil (February 4, 2019). "The Belichick- and Brady-led Patriots have a case to be considered sports world's top dynasty". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Jeff (December 20, 2003). "Preparation leads Belichick to top". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Super Bowl XXI – New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos – January 25th, 1987". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Modell fires Bill Belichick". Gettysburg Times. February 15, 1996. p. B2. Archived from the original on May 23, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ Sullivan, Tyler. "TBT: Bill Belichick introduced as Patriots head coach in 2000". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2019.