Has a team with a black head coach ever made it to the Super Bowl?

Razz · 01-18-2007, 01:24 AM

Just curious, because I can't remember one. I certainly don't think a black coach has ever won the SB.

Jay Edgar · 01-18-2007, 01:28 AM

I think Tom Flores is as diverse as it has ever been.

Funny, my pre-playoff pick, NE-NO, is the only combo that would keep this odd streak alive.

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Bowl Date
Teams Score
Head Coaches
Location
MVP

I 1/15/67
Kansas City 10, Green Bay 35
Hank Stram, Vince Lombardi
L.A. Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
Bart Starr

II 1/14/68
Green Bay 33, Oakland 14
Vince Lombardi, John Rauch
Orange Bowl Miami, FL
Bart Starr

III 1/12/69
N.Y. Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7
Weeb Ewbank, Don Shula
Orange Bowl Miami, FL
Joe Namath

IV 1/11/70
Minnesota 7, Kansas City 23
Bud Grant, Hank Stram
Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA
Len Dawson

V 1/17/71
Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas 13
Don McCafferty, Tom Landry
Orange Bowl Miami, FL
Chuck Howley

VI 1/16/72
Dallas 24, Miami 3
Tom Landry, Don Shula
Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA
Roger Staubach

VII 1/14/73
Miami 14, Washington 7
Don Shula, George Allen
L.A. Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
Jake Scott

VIII 1/13/74
Minnesota 7, Miami 24
Bud Grant, Don Shula
Rice Stadium Houston, TX
Larry Csonka

IX 1/12/75
Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6
Chuck Noll, Bud Grant
Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA
Franco Harris

X 1/18/76
Dallas 17, Pittsburgh 21
Tom Landry, Chuck Noll
Orange Bowl Miami, FL
Lynn Swann

XI 1/9/77
Oakland 32, Minnesota 14
John Madden, Bud Grant
Rose Bowl Pasedena, CA
Fred Biletnikoff

XII 1/15/78
Dallas 27, Denver 10
Tom Landry, Red Miller
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA
Randy White, Harvey Martin

XIII 1/21/79
Dallas 31, Pittsburgh 35
Tom Landry, Chuck Noll
Orange Bowl Miami, FL
Terry Bradshaw

XIV 1/20/80
L.A.Rams 19, Pittsburgh 31
Ray Malavasi, Chuck Noll
Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA
Terry Bradshaw

XV 1/25/81
Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10
Tom Flores, Dick Vermeil
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA
Jim Plunkett

XVI 1/24/82
San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21
Bill Walsh, Forrest Gregg
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI
Joe Montana

XVII 1/30/83
Washington 27, Miami 17
Joe Gibbs, Don Shula
Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA
John Riggins

XVIII 1/22/84
Washington 9, L.A. Raiders 38
Joe Gibbs, Tom Flores
Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL
Marcus Allen

XIX 1/20/85
Miami 16, San Francisco 38
Don Shula, Bill Walsh
Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA
Joe Montana

XX 1/26/86
Chicago 46, New England 10
Mike Ditka, Raymond Berry
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA
Richard Dent

XXI 1/25/87
Denver 20, N.Y. Giants 39
Dan Reeves, Bill Parcells
Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA
Phil Simms

XXII 1/31/88
Washington 42, Denver 10
Joe Gibbs, Dan Reeves
Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA
Doug Williams

XXIII 1/22/89
Cincinnati 16, San Francisco 20
Sam Wyche, Bill Walsh
Joe Robbie Stadium Miami, FL
Jerry Rice

XXIV 1/28/90
San Francisco 55, Denver 10
George Seifert, Dan Reeves
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA
Joe Montana

XXV 1/27/91
Buffalo 19, N.Y. Giants 20
Marv Levy, Bill Parcells
Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL
Ottis Anderson

XXVI 1/26/92
Washington 37, Buffalo 24
Joe Gibbs, Marv Levy
Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN
Mark Rypien

XXVII 1/31/93
Dallas 52, Buffalo 17
Jimmy Johnson, Marv Levy
Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA
Troy Aikman

XXVIII 1/30/94
Dallas 30, Buffalo 13
Jimmy Johnson, Marv Levy
Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
Emmitt Smith

XXIX 1/29/95
San Diego 26, San Francisco 49
Bobby Ross, George Siefert
Joe Robbie Stadium Miami, FL
Steve Young

XXX 1/28/96
Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17
Barry Switzer, Bill Cowher
Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ
Larry Brown

XXXI 1/26/97
New England 21, Green Bay 35
Bill Parcells, Mike Holmgren
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA
Desmond Howard

XXXII 1/25/98
Green Bay 24, Denver 31
Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan
Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA
Terrell Davis

XXXIII 1/31/99
Denver 34, Atlanta 19
Mike Shanahan, Dan Reeves
Pro Player Stadium Miami, FL
John Elway

XXXIV 1/30/00
St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16
Dick Vermeil, Jeff Fisher
Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
Kurt Warner

XXXV 1/28/01
Baltimore Ravens 34, N.Y. Giants 7
Brian Billick, Jim Fassel
Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL
Ray Lewis

XXXVI 2/03/02
New England 20, St. Louis 17
Bill Belichick, Mike Martz
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA
Tom Brady

XXXVII 1/26/03
Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21
John Gruden, Bill Callahan
Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA
Dexter Jackson

XXXVIII 2/1/04
New England 32, Carolina 29
Bill Belichick, John Fox
Reliant Stadium Houston, TX
Tom Brady

XXXIX 2/6/05
New England 24, Philadelphia 21
Bill Belichick, Andy Reid
Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL
Deion Branch

XL 2/5/06
Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10
Bill Cowher, Mike Holmgren
Ford Field Detroit, MI
Hines Ward

Razz · 01-18-2007, 01:34 AM

Thanks Jay.
Not that I think this is some kind of angle to play the Saints and Patriots, but it would certainly be an interesting story if both, or even one, go.

nosuzieno · 01-18-2007, 05:32 PM

Art Shell as close as it gets:
Playing offensive tackle, Shell participated in 24 playoff contests, including Super Bowls XI and XV, and was named to eight Pro Bowls.

As coach of the Raiders (at the time located in Los Angeles), Shell compiled a record of 54 wins, 38 losses, and was named AFC Coach of the Year in 1990, when the Raiders won the AFC West division with a 12-4 record, and advanced to the AFC championship game in the playoffs.

LT Profits · 01-18-2007, 05:43 PM

nosuzieno,

If you use Championship Games as the criteria, Dungy has come as close as Shell 3 times.

JDK192 · 01-18-2007, 06:57 PM

Denny Green also with the Viks made NFC championship game in 1999 I believe. The year they were 15-1 and lost to the Falcons.

imgv94 · 01-18-2007, 07:13 PM

I'm going to ask this question somewhere else and see if someone has the answer..

LT Profits · 01-18-2007, 07:23 PM

img,

Jay Edgar posted the answer and it is NO. Tom Flores is the only minority coach to even reach the Super Bowl.

nosuzieno · 01-18-2007, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LT Profits

nosuzieno,

If you use Championship Games as the criteria, Dungy has come as close as Shell 3 times.

Agreed but Shell played in two SBowls as well.

imgv94 · 01-18-2007, 07:40 PM

I'd be shocked if neither Bears nor Colts were in SB this season..

slacker00 · 01-18-2007, 08:59 PM

I don't remember much about Tom Flores, so I goggled him. He had a very respectable career as an NFL player & coach.

He coached the Raiders to two Super Bowl wins (XV & XVIII). He was preceded by Madden and succeeded by Shanahan as Raiders head coach. Interesting stuff. He was also hispanic, which I did not know.

As for imgv94's question, no black head coach has coached in a Super Bowl. But, Denny Green's Vikings of 1998 should have made it with their 15-1 record and hosting Dan Reeves' Falcons in the NFC championship game. That game was marked by a missed FG by Gary Anderson in the end of regulation which would have won the game. Anderson had not missed a single FG all season up to that point. The game went into OT, where Anderson missed another FG. The Falcons went on to win. That is probably the closest a black head coach came to getting to a Super Bowl.

zoneblitz · 01-18-2007, 09:25 PM

Looks like Jay Edgar has already done the research above, but no black head coach has ever taken a team to the Super Bowl, and it aint gonna happen this year either. But eventually it will.

slacker00 · 01-19-2007, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoneblitz

Looks like Jay Edgar has already done the research above, but no black head coach has ever taken a team to the Super Bowl, and it aint gonna happen this year either. But eventually it will.

Wanna bet? Seriously.

Jay Edgar · 01-19-2007, 01:08 AM

If you bet against the streak ending this year, you better get +488.

You'll need Payton's .444 chance parlayed with Bellichick's .383 chance, according to the current moneylines.

LT Profits · 01-19-2007, 03:30 AM

I actually like that +488 dog ML parlay myself, and it has nothing to do with race. I think Saints are stronger of the two, but I do like Pats also. In real life, I am playing Saints on moneyline (waiting) and already played Pats +3 +105.

zoneblitz · 01-19-2007, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Wanna bet? Seriously.

I agree, it wont happen anytime soon, but eventually it probably will. I remember 40 years ago when people thought it was a joke to have a black quarterback. Then the black QB became the "in" thing because they were suppossed to be more athletic and more mobile. Now, the pendulum has swung back to the middle and we are looking at the man, not the color.

A good athlete is a good athlete, regardless of his or her color or race.