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Chart displaying professional relationships between sports coaches
A coaching tree is similar to a family tree except it shows the relationships of coaches instead of family members. There are several ways to define a
Coaching_tree
American football coach (born 1958)
placing Reid in the Bill Walsh coaching tree. In 1995, he became the assistant offensive line and tight ends coach, where he helped lead the 1996 team
Andy_Reid
American football coach (born 1941)
never really was aspiring [to NFL coaching] when I was a young coach. It was a decision between going into coaching, going to law school, which I had
Bill_Parcells
American football coach and executive (born 1951)
Seahawks' most successful head coach, having led them to their first Super Bowl victory in franchise history. Beginning his coaching career on the NFL level
Pete_Carroll
American football coach (born 1986)
Coaching Tree Grows After Liam Coen Hire". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 25, 2025. Rivera, Joe (February 1, 2026). "Sean McVay coaching tree:
Sean_McVay
American football coach (born 1952)
head coach and de facto general manager during the team's dynasty from 2001 to 2019. Belichick is a descendant of Bill Parcells' coaching tree. He began
Bill_Belichick
American basketball coach (born 1936)
Gene Keady coaching tree is a chain of NCAA basketball coaches who can trace their coaching roots to Gene Keady. Some of the most notable coaches include:
Gene_Keady
American football coach (1961–2022)
which he earned a Master of Sports Science in sports coaching in 1988. Leach began his coaching career as an assistant at Cal Poly in 1987 before moving
Mike Leach (American football coach)
Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)
American football player and coach (1943–2021)
2022. Lane, Mark (February 9, 2021). "12 NFL coaches who are branches on the Marty Schottenheimer coaching tree". Touchdown Wire. USA Today. Retrieved August
Marty_Schottenheimer
American football broadcaster, coach and executive (born 1943)
that Johnson got roped into coaching. When the Razorback coaching staff would play host to small college and high school coaches in "miniclinics", Johnson
Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)
Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)
American football coach (born 1951)
Saban's coaching career encompasses the Bill Belichick coaching tree, having worked as his defensive coordinator during Belichick's tenure as head coach of
Nick_Saban
American football player and coach (born 1972)
began his coaching career in 1995, coaching wide receivers at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. The following season, he took over as the coach of the
James Franklin (American football coach)
James_Franklin_(American_football_coach)
American football coach (born 1964)
announces coaching staff". Big Cat Country. SB Nation. Retrieved May 1, 2026. Beard, Franz (February 23, 2012). "The Florida football coaching tree". 247Sports
Urban_Meyer
American football coach & player (born 1963)
Panthers. He began his coaching career as offensive assistant for San Diego State University and had several assistant coaching positions on college and
Sean_Payton
American football coach (born 1962)
coach Ray Rhodes, and was one of four assistant coaches retained by new head coach Andy Reid in 1999. As such, he is in the Sid Gillman coaching tree
John_Harbaugh
American football coach (born 1963)
a lead candidate for a head coaching job. Reports emerged that Harbaugh was preparing to accept the Vikings head coaching position if he was offered it
Jim_Harbaugh
American football offense with a greater emphasis on passing than on running
Walsh was the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1988. The Bill Walsh coaching tree has led to several future NFL coaches adapting aspects
West_Coast_offense
American basketball coach (1940–2023)
November 2, 2023. "Bob Knight Coaching Record". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023. "Bob Knight's coaching tree spread far and wide". AP News
Bob_Knight
American football coach (born 1983)
football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). A branch of the Shanahan coaching tree, McDaniel
Mike_McDaniel
American professional football coach (born 1972)
selection in 1994. Tomlin's coaching career began in 1995 as the wide receiver coach at Virginia Military Institute under head coach Bill Stewart. Tomlin spent
Mike_Tomlin
Inventor of basketball (1861–1939)
prestigious coaching tree. Allen went on to coach players including Adolph Rupp and Dean Smith, who themselves coached many notable players and future coaches. Naismith
James_Naismith
American basketball player and coach (1952–2016)
years of coaching, her teams played Top 10-ranked teams over 250 times. Summitt finished her coaching career with 1,098 wins in 1,306 games coached in AIAW
Pat_Summitt
American football coach (1931–2007)
University as an assistant coach of its Cardinal football team before beginning his pro coaching career. Walsh began his pro coaching career in 1966 as an assistant
Bill_Walsh
American football coach (born 1981)
(February 3, 2023). "Sirianni brothers: a coaching triad". Observer-Reporter. Retrieved February 6, 2023. Coaching statistics at Pro Football Reference Philadelphia
Nick_Sirianni
American baseball executive
worked as the Rays' bench coach under Maddon; Charlie Montoyo, manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2015 to 2018, who also coached under Maddon while Maddon
Andrew_Friedman
American football coach and politician
which remains the strongest finale to any Division I coaching career. Osborne's Nebraska coaching staffs were renowned for their lack of turnover. Several
Tom_Osborne
American football coach (born 1952)
season. His years under Seifert placed him in the Bill Walsh coaching tree. In 1994 while coaching for the 49ers, Shanahan added to the ongoing feud between
Mike_Shanahan
American football player, coach, and executive (born 1948)
larger branches of the Sid Gillman coaching tree, from which Walsh and Seifert descended. Holmgren was head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to
Mike_Holmgren
American basketball coach (1931–2015)
American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North
Dean_Smith
American basketball player and coach (born 1950)
Smith's coaching. Williams also volunteered to keep statistics for Smith at home games and worked in Smith's summer camps. Williams' first coaching job was
Roy Williams (basketball coach)
Roy_Williams_(basketball_coach)
College basketball coach (born 1947)
the basketball coach left, she dropped basketball and switched to gymnastics. She graduated in 1968. After college, she accepted a coaching position at Springfield
Cathy_Rush
American football coach (born 1974)
football coach who served as the head coach for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League from 2017 to January 2026. He began his NFL coaching career
Sean_McDermott
American football coach (1913–1970)
his coaching persona began to take its mature form." Blaik's emphasis on execution became a trademark of Lombardi's coaching style. Lombardi coached at
Vince_Lombardi
American football coach (born 1963)
an American former football coach and media personality, currently employed by Barstool Sports. After beginning his coaching career in the college ranks
Jon_Gruden
American football player and coach (1930–2016)
with the BYU coaches while attending BYU. Numerous other prominent coaches appear as offshoots on the Edwards tree. Holmgren's coaching tree includes Jon
LaVell_Edwards
American basketball player and coach (born 1947)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2001 for his individual coaching career, in 2010 as part of the collective induction of the 1992 United
Mike_Krzyzewski
American basketball coach (born 1952)
become an assistant coach with the New York Knicks under Hubie Brown. In 1985, Pitino returned to college coaching to become head coach at Providence College
Rick_Pitino
American basketball player and coach (born 1955)
won four national coach of the year awards and maintains a considerable coaching tree—several of his former assistants are head coaches at other Division
Tom_Izzo
American football player and coach (born 1937)
losses. On January 9, 1998, Switzer resigned as head coach of the Cowboys with a 40–24 career NFL coaching record. In late 2000, Switzer was initiated as an
Barry_Switzer
American football coach (born 1970)
as the defensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks from 2013 to 2014, coaching a defense later known as the Seattle Cover 3 that featured the Legion of
Dan_Quinn_(American_football)
Person involved in directing, instructing and training sportspeople
effective coach. Traditionally coaching expertise or effectiveness has been measured by win–loss percentage, satisfaction of players, or years of coaching experience
Coach_(sport)
Norwegian-American football player and coach (1888–1931)
Associated Press writer called "one of the greatest coaching blunders in history". Instead of coaching his 1926 team against Carnegie Tech, Rockne traveled
Knute_Rockne
American football player and coach (1929–2021)
of legendary coach". Thenewsstar.com. January 19, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021. "Bobby Bowden among College Football's Top Coaching Trees". 247sports
Bobby_Bowden
American football coach (born 1979)
February 7, 2024. Rivera, Joe (January 22, 2023). "Kyle Shanahan coaching tree: 49ers head coach has budding branches, following in dad's footsteps". Sporting
Kyle_Shanahan
American football player and coach (1932–2014)
professional football player and head coach. Regarded as one of the greatest head coaches of all time, his sole head coaching position was for the Pittsburgh
Chuck_Noll
American college basketball coach (born 1959)
University of Kentucky coaching position as his "dream job". Calipari became the 22nd coach overall at Kentucky, and just the 7th coach in the last 79 years
John_Calipari
American football player and coach (born 1965)
Malzahn is from the Houston Nutt coaching tree. Hiring Malzahn as offensive coordinator was a huge risk for Coach Nutt, as Malzahn, although one of the
Gus_Malzahn
American football player and coach (born 1963)
Scott (February 12, 2026). "Bucs Announce Changes to 2026 Coaching Staff". Buccaneers.com. Coaching statistics at Pro Football Reference Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Todd_Bowles
American politician and football coach (born 1952)
tenure as head coach at Ohio State. On February 2, 2012, Tressel accepted a non-athletic-department position where he started his coaching career, the University
Jim_Tressel
American football player and coach (1895–1983)
from the game in 1930, retiring as a player and handing coaching duties to Lake Forest Academy coach Ralph Jones; but he remained the team's owner, becoming
George_Halas
American football player and coach (1926–2012)
University. In June 1964, Paterno was promoted to associate coach, the top assistant coaching position. In 1966, when Engle announced his retirement, Penn
Joe_Paterno
American football player and coach (born 1945)
him a chance to get into coaching with no prior experience. Spurrier was unsure if he wanted to continue pursuing a coaching career after his unpleasant
Steve_Spurrier
American football coach (born 1983)
February 4, 2019, Taylor was hired as head coach by the Cincinnati Bengals. Taylor narrowly lost in his head coaching debut to the Seattle Seahawks by a score
Zac_Taylor
American football coach (born 1967)
for the Chiefs' coaching position. In the days after the Cardinals' appearance in Super Bowl XLIII, Haley was offered the head coaching position of the
Todd_Haley
American football player and coach (1931–2016)
the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014. "The NFL Coaching Tree 2008". Sports Central. Retrieved January 9, 2010. NFL bio (1997)
Ted_Marchibroda
American football player, coach, and analyst (born 1957)
linebacker and coach who served as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He began his coaching career
Bill_Cowher
American football player and coach (born 1968)
Pederson began his coaching career under Andy Reid, serving as an assistant for the Eagles from 2009 to 2012. After Reid became the head coach of the Kansas
Doug_Pederson
American football player and coach (1930–2020)
Cleveland coach Paul Brown selected in the 22nd round. Brown made the selections in part because John Carroll coach Herb Eisele attended his coaching clinics
Don_Shula
Senior coach or manager of a sports team
[14][15] A head coach, on the other hand, is focused purely on planning and implementing coaching for the first team alongside a coaching staff consisting
Head_coach
American football player and coach (1935–2020)
"Hope Announces Football Coaching Staff Changes". Purdue Athletics. December 1, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2018. "Bill Pace Coaching Record". Sports Reference
Johnny_Majors
American college football coach (1871–1954)
coaching tree includes: Charley Bowser, a Pitt end, coached at his alma mater. Doc Carlson, also a star in basketball, became Pitt's basketball coach
Pop_Warner
American football coach and executive (1908–1991)
professional coaching career spanning 25 seasons. Brown began his coaching career at Severn School in 1931 before becoming the head football coach at Massillon
Paul_Brown
American football player and coach (1921–2009)
in a coaching job for about 2.2 years. Saban initially dismissed this characterization, but came to accept it later in life. He held 21 coaching jobs
Lou_Saban
American football player and coach (born 1960)
earned a consensus national championship. Stoops also was a head coach with the XFL, coaching the Renegades in 2020, and from 2023 to 2025. Stoops' Renegades
Bob_Stoops
National Football League franchise in Foxborough, Massachusetts
longest-tenured head coach at the time of his departure, as well as the first all-time in playoff coaching wins with 31 and third in regular season coaching wins in
New_England_Patriots
American basketball player and coach
Stillwater, Oklahoma. Iba is known for his coaching tree, the group of prominent coaches who either coached or played for Iba himself, or are linked to
Henry_Iba
American football player and coach (1911–2003)
"Sid Gillman Coaching Tree · Cradle of Coaches". spec.lib.miamioh.edu. Retrieved December 25, 2024. "George Blackburn College Coaching Records, Awards
Sid_Gillman
American football player and coach (born 1939)
first collegiate coaching experience in 1966, serving as a graduate assistant coach for the USC Trojans. He next worked as a head coach for several years
Bill_Snyder
American softball coach
2024. Lopez, Eric. "Cindy Ball-Malone Named to U.S. Junior National Team Coaching Staff". BlackandGoldBanneret.com. Vox Media. Retrieved February 13, 2024
Cindy_Ball-Malone
American football coach (1913–1987)
compiling a career college football coaching record of 238–72–10. Hayes is widely considered the greatest Ohio State coach of all time. He was inducted into
Woody_Hayes
American football player and coach (born 1964)
Graham began his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant at Poteet High School in his hometown of Mesquite. He later held head coaching positions at Carl
Todd_Graham
American baseball player and coach (born 1965)
[citation needed] He got his first taste of college coaching with a three-year stint as an assistant coach at Arizona State under Pat Murphy, making a pair
Andy_Stankiewicz
American football coach and announcer (1936–2021)
hired by Al Davis as linebackers coach for the AFL's Oakland Raiders in 1967, putting him in the Sid Gillman coaching tree. He helped the team reach Super
John_Madden
American football player and coach (born 1946)
head coach in modern NFL history, and the first since Fritz Pollard in 1925. Through Al Davis, Shell is a member of the Sid Gillman coaching tree. As coach
Art_Shell
University of Hawaii football team
coach Nick Rolovich suddenly departs from the program to take the head coaching position at Washington State University, taking most of his coaching staff
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football
American basketball coach (born 1953)
buyout. After spending a year out of the coaching profession, on March 23, 2006, Huggins accepted the head coaching job at Kansas State University, replacing
Bob_Huggins
American athlete and coach (1862–1965)
(1923–1927) List of college football career coaching wins leaders List of college football career coaching losses leaders "Sport, not winning was Stagg's
Amos_Alonzo_Stagg
American football coach, player, and athletic director (1908–1988)
head coach. Dodd's coaching tree includes: Frank Broyles, Dodd assistant, coached at Arkansas Vince Dooley, influenced by Dodd's style, coached at Georgia
Bobby_Dodd
American athletic director (born 1966)
before accepting the head coaching job at the University of Kentucky. On June 6, 2008, Cohen was announced as the head coach of his alma mater, Mississippi
John_Cohen_(baseball)
American basketball player and coach (1932–2021)
one-game suspension for the incident. The two coaches later reconciled. Chaney praised Calipari's coaching ability and defended him over the Derrick Rose
John Chaney (basketball, born 1932)
John_Chaney_(basketball,_born_1932)
American baseball player and manager (1857–1937)
Hanlon's coaching record was 220-288 (.433). After 1902, his coaching record was 304-441 (.408). Combining all seasons without Keeler, Hanlon's coaching record
Ned_Hanlon_(baseball)
American football player and coach (1927–2023)
three National Football Conference championships. Before coaching the Vikings, he was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for 10 seasons, winning
Bud_Grant
American basketball coach
Dennis Hutter is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team. On March 29, 2024
Dennis_Hutter
American sportsman (1869–1936)
subject of a musical. Heisman's coaching tree includes: William Alexander: played for Georgia Tech (1911–1912), head coach for Georgia Tech (1920–1944) Tom
John_Heisman
American football coach (1907–1998)
quarterback, was coaching the base football team. Brown had become a successful high school coach in Ohio before being named head football coach at Ohio State
Weeb_Ewbank
American basketball coach (born 1980)
Northern State, Colorado, Northern Illinois, and San Francisco. Between early coaching stints, Wicks launched the Arizona Power Basketball Academy and worked
Sundance_Wicks
American basketball coach (born 1948)
played. Dunphy's coaching career began at the United States Military Academy (1971–72), where he served as an assistant under head coach Dan Dougherty.
Fran_Dunphy
Australian rules footballer, born 1931
Hall of Fame in 1996, named coach of Richmond's team of the century in 1998, and given the AFL Coaches Association "Coaching Legend Award" in 2011. He was
Tom_Hafey
American football player, coach, and administrator (1871–1946)
listed below. Yost's coaching tree includes: Dave Allerdice: played for Michigan (1907–1909), assistant for Michigan (1910), head coach for Butler (1911)
Fielding_H._Yost
American basketball coach (born 1964)
earned a B.A. degree from Northern Iowa. McDermott began his coaching career as an assistant coach at North Dakota between 1989 and 1994, and during his tenure
Greg_McDermott
Women's college basketball team
conference titles. Retiring after the 2001 season, Barmore had earned a coaching record of 576 wins and 87 losses, good for a win percentage of .869 and
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
Louisiana_Tech_Lady_Techsters_basketball
American gridiron football player and coach (born 1954)
Before he started coaching in the NFL, he served as an assistant coach at five different colleges, including Texas A&M, where he coached the offensive line
Mike_Sherman
American football player and coach (1923–2017)
was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1980. His career coaching record is 170–58–6. Parseghian was the youngest of three children
Ara_Parseghian
American football player and coach (1915–1997)
Spartans staff as an assistant coach under Biggie Munn and continuing under Duffy Daugherty. Devaney's first college head coaching job was at the University
Bob_Devaney
American football rivalry
their defensive anchor. The two teams' head coaches came from the Bill Walsh coaching tree, with 49ers head coach George Seifert having served under Walsh
49ers–Packers_rivalry
American basketball coach (born 1961)
Bucks League championship team. His coach Mike Holland later remarked that he showed an early aptitude for coaching. "I used to have this community basketball
Jay_Wright
American basketball coach (born 1958)
began his basketball coaching career as head coach of the junior varsity squad at La Salle High School. He began his college coaching career at Niagara University
Richard_Jacob
American football player and coach (1932–2013)
notably James and the coaching staff were not specifically cited as having broken any rules, James resigned from his head coaching position on August 22
Don_James_(American_football)
American basketball coach (born 1953)
retired from coaching at the end of the 2023–24 academic year with 1,216 career wins as a head coach. On November 20, 2024, Geno Auriemma, coach of the UConn
Tara_VanDerveer
American-Canadian sports executive (born 1965)
head coach of the Toronto Argonauts in 2000, replacing John Huard, who resigned after compiling a 1–6–1 record. When offered the head coaching job by
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COACHING TREE
COACHING TREE
Boy/Male
Biblical
His touching; his roaring.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Body and Heart Touching
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Heart Touching
Boy/Male
Australian, Portuguese
Superior; Doctrine; Teaching
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a diminutive of Middle English cok ‘cock’ (see Cocke).
Girl/Female
Biblical
Teaching or learning.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Touching Sky Like Eagle
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Heart Touching; Soft
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Wisdom; Buddha's Teaching
Girl/Female
Indian
Teaching, Concentration
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Touching; Winner; Gladiator; Existing
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Gladiator; Touching; Existing; Winner
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Muslim, Parsi, Tamil
Happiness; Cheerfulness; Teaching; Doctrine
Girl/Female
Indian
Heart Touching
Boy/Male
Sikh
Pretty, Eye catching
Boy/Male
Biblical
Touching softly, multiplying much.
Biblical
teaching or learning
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Of Far Reaching Fame
Boy/Male
Arabic
First Sunlight Reaching Earth
Girl/Female
Tamil
Dheeksha | திகà¯à®·à®¾Â
Teaching, Concentration
COACHING TREE
COACHING TREE
Girl/Female
Indian
Boy/Male
Hindu
Fruit
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Strong
Boy/Male
Hindu
Supreme being
Female
Italian
Italian name DIAMANTE means "diamond."
Female
Hebrew
(חַוָּה) Variant spelling of Hebrew Chavvah, HAVA means "life."Â
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, French, Hebrew, Jewish, Muslim
Jacob's Youngest Son; Son of the Right Hand; Son of the South
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Ness.German : from Middle High German naz ‘wet’, a nickname for a heavy drinker or a topographic name for someone living on wet land.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess Sarasvati
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adv.
With loathing.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Coach
a.
Contiguous; touching.
n.
Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.
n.
A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.
a.
Affecting; moving; pathetic; as, a touching tale.
n.
A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade.
a.
Infectious; catching.
a.
Reaching high or upward; hence, ambitious; aspiring.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Poach
a.
Touching; touching at a single point
a.
Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.
n.
Teaching; instruction.
n.
The operation of putting down or displacing the opaque lens in cataract.
n.
A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial.
a.
Teaching wisdom.
adv.
With clashing.
a.
Colliding; clashing.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Couch