Chuck Noll
Chuck Noll Noll in 1954. Personal information Date of birth (1932-01-05)January 5, 1932 Place of birth Cleveland, Ohio Date of death June 13, 2014(2014-06-13) (aged 82) Place of death Sewickley, Pennsylvania Career information Position(s) Head Coach Guard Linebacker College Dayton Jersey number 65 NFL Draft 1953 / Round 20/ Pick 239 Career highlights Awards 1972 UPI AFC Coach of the Year 1989 Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of the Year Honors NFL 1970s All-Decade Team NFL 1980s All-Decade Team 2011 Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame Head coaching record Career record 209–156–1 (Including Postseason) Super Bowl wins Super Bowl XIV Super Bowl XIII Super Bowl X Super Bowl IX Championships won 1979 AFC Championship 1978 AFC Championship 1975 AFC Championship 1974 AFC Championship 1968 AFC Championship Stats Playing stats DatabaseFootball Coaching stats Pro Football Reference Coaching stats DatabaseFootball Team(s) as a player 1953–1959 Cleveland Browns Team(s) as a coach/administrator 1960–1961 AFL L.A./San Diego Chargers (Defensive Line) 1962–1965 San Diego Chargers (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield) 1966–1968 Baltimore Colts (Def. Coordinator/Def. Backfield) 1969–1992 Pittsburgh Steelers (Head Coach) Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1993 Charles Henry "Chuck" Noll (January 5, 1932 – June 13, 2014) was a professional American football player, assistant coach and head coach. His sole head coaching position was for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League from 1969 to 1992. When Noll retired after 23 years, only three other head coaches in NFL history had longer tenures with one team. In 1969 Noll took the helm of a moribund franchise (which had played in only one post-season game in its previous 36 years, a game it lost 21-0), and turned it into a perennial contender. As head coach won nine AFC Central Division championships, and he compiled a 209-156-1 record in all games, including a 16-8-0 post-season record, and had winning records in 15 of his final 20 seasons. His four Super Bowl victories are tied for the most of any head coach in NFL history. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993, his first year of eligibility. Noll built the team through astute drafting and meticulous tutoring. During his career, he was notable for the opportunities he gave African Americans, starting the first African American quarterback and having the first black assistant coach. He was frequently credited with maintaining the morale of the Western Pennsylvania region despite a steep economic decline by fashioning a team of champions in the image of its blue collar fan base. An introvert who shunned personal publicity, Noll refused to court the press, turned down numerous opportunities for commercial endorsements and never became a football commentator or broadcaster. As a result, his achievements were frequently overlooked by awards committees, sports journalists and sports historians.