Mike Singletary
Career information High school: Houston (TX) Worthing College: Baylor NFL Draft: 1981 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38 Debuted in 1981 for the Chicago Bears Last played in 1992 for the Chicago Bears Career history  As player: Chicago Bears (1981–1992)  As coach: Baltimore Ravens (2003–2004) (Linebackers) San Francisco 49ers (2005-2008) (Asst HC/Linebackers) (2008) (Interim HC) (2009-2010) (Head coach) Minnesota Vikings (2011–2013) (Special Asst. to HC/Linebackers) Career highlights and awards 10× Pro Bowl selection (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992) 8× First-Team All-Pro selection (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991) Second-team All-pro selection (1990) Super Bowl champion (XX) NFL 1980s All-Decade Team 2× AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1985, 1988) 3× UPI NFC Player of the Year (1984, 1985, 1988) Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1998) Career NFL statistics Tackles 1,488 Sacks 19 Interceptions 7 Stats at NFL.com Head coaching record Regular season 18–22 Postseason 0–0 Career record 18–22 Coaching stats at pro-football-reference.com Pro Football Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame Michael "Mike" Singletary (born October 9, 1958) is an American football coach and former professional football player. After playing college football for the Baylor Bears, Singletary was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2nd round of the 1981 NFL Draft and was known as "The Heart of the Defense" for the Chicago Bears' Monsters of the Midway in the mid-1980s. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998. Singletary later pursued a career as a coach, first as a linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens, then as the linebackers coach for the San Francisco 49ers. In 2008, the 49ers promoted Singletary to the head coaching position after previous head coach Mike Nolan was fired during the season and he remained in that position until the conclusion of the 2010 season when he was fired.