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Jack Del Rio

NFL Head Coach, Jacksonville Jaguars

Career Highlights: Jack Del Rio is starting his eighth season as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars…In the offseason, Del Rio was a recipient of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, which is given to former student-athletes who excelled in their collegiate athletic endeavors and have succeeded in their chosen professions…He is one of just 11 current NFL coaches to earn 50 wins, posting a 57-55 mark through seven seasons with the Jaguars…He ranks tied for fifth among longest-tenured head coaches in the NFL…In his 24th year in the NFL, Del Rio was named the second head coach in Jacksonville history in January 2003…From 2003-08 the Jacksonville defense ranked sixth in the NFL in yards allowed and fifth in points allowed, while the offense ranked fourth in rushing yards…The Jaguars posted an 11-5 record in 2007 and earned their second playoff berth in three years, in addition to earning the franchise’s first playoff win since the 1999 season...In 2006, the Jaguars posted a 8-8 record and finished 5-3 against playoff teams…In 2005, the Jaguars won eight of their last nine regular season games, including four straight on the road en route to a 12-4 record and a Wild Card playoff berth…In taking over the Jaguars in 2003, Del Rio was the architect of a defense that improved to sixth overall in the NFL and second against the run…The improvement on defense was not a coincidence as Del Rio had one year earlier, while with the Carolina Panthers as defensive coordinator, took the Panthers defense from last in the league to second overall…From 1999 to 2001, Del Rio served as linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens, helping the team win Super Bowl XXXV over the New York Giants…The Ravens defense, under Del Rio’s guidance finished second in total defense three times…Del Rio began his coaching career in New Orleans under Mike Ditka, spending two season with the Saints as assistant strength coach in 1997 and linebackers coach in 1998…In his NFL playing career, Del Rio was drafted by the Saints in the third round of the 1985 Draft and was named to the NFL’s All-Rookie team and earned the Saints’ Rookie of the Year Award...Following two seasons in New Orleans (1985-86), he played for the Kansas City Chiefs (1987-88), Dallas Cowboys (1989-91) and Minnesota Vikings (1992-95)…He led the Vikings in tackles three straight years and played in the Pro Bowl following the 1994 season…Del Rio finished his career with 1,078 tackles, 12 quarterback sacks, 13 interceptions and more than 100 consecutive starts between 1989-1994… Del Rio was a four-year starter at the University of Southern California (1981-84), where he earned consensus All-America honors as a senior and was runner-up for the Lombardi Award…He played in the 1982 Fiesta Bowl and was co-MVP of the 1985 Rose Bowl…He led the Trojans in tackles for a loss three years in a row and played in the East-West Shrine Game and the Japan Bowl…Del Rio finished his college career with 340 tackles, 58 tackles for loss, five fumble recoveries and one interception…Del Rio also batted .340 while playing catcher for the USC baseball team…He was a teammate of current San Francisco Giants pitcher Randy Johnson and former major league slugger Mark McGwire

Updated: June 2010
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