USFL '86: The Season That Never Was

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'83 Chronology-Coaches Profile

Event Date: March 3rd, 1983

Event Description: USFL Coaches

Source: United Press International

Profiles of the United States Football League head coaches:

George Allen, Chicago Blitz -- 60 years old. Attended Michigan. Former head coach of Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams. NFL Coach of the Year. Led Redskins to Super Bowl VII. Assistant coach with for Chicago Bears for eight years, the last three as defensive coordinator. Head coach at Whittier College for six years and Morningside (Iowa) for three years.

Hugh Campbell, Los Angeles Express -- 41 years old. Attended Washington State. Served as head coach of Edmonton Eskimos of Canadian League for past six years and won last five Grey Cup championships, a record. Most victories of any coach in CFL history. Head coach at Whitworth College for five years after serving as assistant at Washington State for two years.

Dick Coury, Boston Breakers -- 52 years old. Attended Notre Dame. Former head coach of World Football League Portland Storm in 1974. Spent last six years as assistant offensive coach of Philadelphia Eagles. Also served as assistant in pros at San Diego and Denver. Served as head coach at Cal-Fullerton for three years and was defensive coordinator at Southern California for three years.

Rollie Dotsch, Birmingham Stallions -- 49 years old. Attended Michigan State. First pro head coaching job. Comes to USFL after serving four years as offensive line coach of Pittsburgh Steelers. Also was an assistant with Detroit, New England and Green Bay. Former head coach and director of athletics at Northern Michigan. Also served as assistant at Missouri and Colorado.

Chuck Fairbanks, New Jersey Generals -- 49 years old. Attended Michigan State. Was head coach and general manager of New England Patriots for six years after seven years as head coach at Oklahoma. Spent last two years as head coach at Colorado. College assistant at Oklahoma and Houston.

Ray Jauch, Washington Federals -- 44 years old. Attended Iowa. Spent last 16 years coaching in Canadian League after two years as an assistant at Iowa. Head coach at Edmonton for seven years and director of operations for the Eskimos for one year before moving on to Winnipeg, where he spent the last five years.

Red Miller, Denver Gold -- 55 years old. Attended Western Illinois. Head coach of the Denver Broncos from 1977 to 1980, taking them to the Super Bowl in first season as head coach. Named AFC Coach of the Year. Offensive coordinator at New England for seven years after serving as line coach at Baltimore for two years. Also was an assistant at St. Louis, Denver and Buffalo of NFL and Boston of AFL.

Jim Mora, Philadelphia Stars -- 47 years old. Attended Occidental. First pro head coaching job. Was defensive coordinator of New England Patriots for last two years after four years as defensive line coach of Seattle Seahawks. Head coach at Occidental in 1964 and later served as college assistant at Stanford, Colordo, UCLA and Washington.

John Ralston, Oakland Invaders -- 55 years old. Attended Calfornia. Former head coach of Denver Broncos for six years. AFC Coach of the Year in 1973. Served as administrator for San Francisco 49ers from 1979-81 after two years as an assistant at Philadelphia. Head coach at Stanford for 10 years and Utah State for five years.

Doug Shively, Arizona Wranglers -- 44 years old. Attended Kentucky. First head coaching job. Served as linebacker coach for Atlanta Falcons for the past six years. Also served as assistant coach with New Orleans Saints and in college at North Carolina, Clemson, Kentucky and Virginia Tech.

Steve Spurrier, Tampa Bay Bandits -- 37 years old. Attended Florida. First head coaching job. Former quarterback won Heisman Trophy in 1966 and spent 11 years in NFL, nine with San Francisco and two with Tampa Bay. Served as assistant coach at Florida and Georgia Tech before spending last three years as offensive coordinator at Duke.

Jim Stanley, Michigan Panthers -- 44 years old. Attended Texas A&M. First pro head coaching job. Defensive line coach of Atlanta Falcons for past three years after a year with New York Giants. Former head coach at Oklahoma State for six years after a year as assistant. Spent a year as assistant with Winnipeg of Canadian League and served as college assistant at Navy, Texas El Paso and Southern Methodist.

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