Randall Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 SN's greatest coaches 1. John Wooden, college basketball 2. Vince Lombardi, NFL 3. Bear Bryant, college football 4. Phil Jackson, NBA 5. Don Shula, NFL 6. Red Auerbach, NBA 7. Scotty Bowman, NHL 8. Dean Smith, college basketball 9. Casey Stengel, MLB 10. Knute Rockne, college football 11. Pat Summitt, women's college basketball 12. Paul Brown, NFL 13. Joe Paterno, college football 14. George Halas, NFL 15. Chuck Noll, NFL 16. Bob Knight, college basketball 17. Joe Gibbs, NFL 18. Tom Landry, NFL 19. Mike Krzyzewski, college basketball 20. Bill Belichick, NFL 21. Adolph Rupp, college basketball 22. Joe McCarthy, MLB 23. Eddie Robinson, college football 24. Bobby Bowden, college football 25. John McGraw, MLB 26. Bill Walsh, NFL 27. Woody Hayes, college football 28. Connie Mack, MLB 29. Bud Wilkinson, college football 30. Pat Riley, NBA 31. Pete Newell, college basketball 32. Joe Torre, MLB 33. Bill Parcells, NFL 34. Tom Osborne, college football 35. Walter Alston, MLB 36. Bo Schembechler, college football 37. Toe Blake, NHL 38. Sparky Anderson, MLB 39. Al Arbour, NHL 40. Amos Alonzo Stagg, college football 41. Tony La Russa, MLB No. 41 Tony La Russa No. 41 Tony La Russa 42. Geno Auriemma, women's college basketball 43. Dick Irvin, NHL 44. Ara Parseghian, college football 45. Chuck Daly, NBA 46. Bobby Cox, MLB 47. Hank Iba, college basketball 48. Tommy Lasorda, MLB 49. Gregg Popovich, NBA 50. Herb Brooks, NHL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Shula seems a little high, seeing as he only won 2 rings and suffered perhaps the biggest upset in the history of professional football? Not sure he belongs ahead of Brown, Halas & Knoll. I'd even argue he doesn't belong ahead of Bill Walsh, who changed the game forever with the revolution that was the WCO. Gibbs, Landry, Belichick? He's in their company. And kudos to Pat Summit for making the list...she has a tremendous record and unreal amount of wins. But lets face it, for many years, tennessee was the ONLY place to go if you were a top -5 recruit (yes, mainly due to Summitt). But really, without knowing her other than her recrd...is she really the 11th best coach to ever coach a sport, or are the authors being politically correct here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Bear Bryant ahead of Knute Rockne. He's really really good, but c'mon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious_bass Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 No love for John Gagliardi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2v Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 No love for John Gagliardi? +1, but I'm biased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 No love for John Gagliardi? +1, but I'm biased No offense to Gagliardi (I went to Bethel and watched some of their best teams get taken apart on a yearly basis by the Johnnies), but if he's included, this guy should be as well. The question then becomes... where do you draw the line? There are some great high school coaches out there who chose to never move on to anything bigger. Hard to know how to compare coaches at different levels... pro and major college is bad enough. I think a better title for this list of 50 would be "Greatest 50 Professional or College D-1 Coaches." Might be better to split the two into separate lists, to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Like I said, though, my intention isn't to take anything away from John Gagliardi... He's obviously one of the greatest FB coaches of all-time, at any level. I don't want to get into a debate as to how much better JG is than Don Meyer, either. My point is simply that it's hard to compare coaches in different sports, much less different levels. Small college vs. professional is apples to oranges, in my opinion, and they should be on different lists completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 this list is a sham without Wayne Fontes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Phil Jackson is High IMO. I know he certainly has the hardware to warrent the spot but he always had the benefit of having some of the greatest players in the game including arguably the greatest of all time. Jordan/Pippen Prime Shaq/Kobe Ill give him his due . he belongs on the list . Just not at 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 24. Bobby Bowden, college football 34. Tom Osborne, college football Glad to see TO made the list, but I guess I don't understand Bowden being that much higher. Granted he has been doing it longer but (and I'm biased) I'd take Osborne over Bowden any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat2334 Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 stupid idea and article - you cannot compare coaching across multiple sports it just doesn't work that being said, I think Pat Summit is way too low and should be top 5 - that dude can coach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Jimmy Johnson should be on the list - won titles in CFB AND the NFL. I don't think anyone else has done that. Heck, Bo Schembechler never won a national title at UM. And I think Noll is placed too high. 4 rings is impressive; but he was not an innovator and merely "good" when the ridiculous level of talent ran out on him in the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 stupid idea and article - you cannot compare coaching across multiple sports it just doesn't work that being said, I think Pat Summit is way too low and should be top 5 - that dude can coach Maybe you mean "dudette?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I know Don Coryell didn't win any Super Bowls, but because of his innovations in the passing game I think he deserves to be on that list somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I know Don Coryell didn't win any Super Bowls, but because of his innovations in the passing game I think he deserves to be on that list somewhere. HOMER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Jimmy Johnson should be on the list - won titles in CFB AND the NFL. I don't think anyone else has done that. Heck, Bo Schembechler never won a national title at UM. And I think Noll is placed too high. 4 rings is impressive; but he was not an innovator and merely "good" when the ridiculous level of talent ran out on him in the 80s. Barry Switzer, but that SB was won with JJ talent. And agree with Noll. One of the best? Absolutely. But he had the best talent in the league during the 70's when players didn't have free agency. I know Don Coryell didn't win any Super Bowls, but because of his innovations in the passing game I think he deserves to be on that list somewhere. Agreed. His offense really was the model for consistent combination of passing and running and showed how they could compliment each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Any list without Bill Snyder at #1 is a sham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrograde assault Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 landry should be right behind lombardi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Agreed. His offense really was the model for consistent combination of passing and running and showed how they could compliment each other. Coryell learned everything he knew from Gillman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutOne Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I know he didn't win a Super Bowl but I'm a little suprised Marv Levy isn't on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Coryell learned everything he knew from Gillman. Sid Gillman should be on the list somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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