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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