1. John Fox (1955)

Football Coach

NFL coach who led the Carolina Panthers to Super Bowl XXXVIII. He also coached the Denver Broncos from 2011 to 2014 and took the team to Super Bowl XLVIII. In...

2. Clark Daniel Shaughnessy (1892)

Football Coach

Football coach who revived the T-formation strategy after decades of disuse.

3. Bernie Bierman (1970)

Football Coach

Legend of the University of Minnesota football program, he coached the Golden Gophers to five national championships in the 1930s and '40s.

4. Ira Rodgers (1970)

Football Coach

College coach who coached West Virginia's baseball and football teams in the 1920's, 1930's, and 1940's.

5. Frank Thomas (1898)

Football Coach

Hall of Fame college football coach who led the University of Alabama to a 115–24–7 record from 1931 to 1946.

6. Alan M. Holman (1970)

Football Coach

He was the head of the Franklin and Marshall College football team from 1931 to 1941.

7. Frank Leahy (1908)

Football Coach

Hall of Fame college football coach who won five national championships, one with Boston College (1940) and four with Notre Dame (1943, 1946, 1947, and 1949).

8. Mike Smith (1959)

Football Coach

Football coach who led the Atlanta Falcons from 2008 to 2014 after serving as defensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2003 to 2007. He was named AP NFL Coach of the Year in...

9. Ed Sherman (1912)

Football Coach

College Football Hall of Fame coach and player for Muskingum College.

10. Paul Bear Bryant (1913)

Football Coach

Iconic University of Alabama football coach for twenty-five years. He compiled a career record of 323-85-17 and led Alabama to six National Championships from 1961 to 1979.

11. Tommy Prothro (1970)

Football Coach

College Football Hall of Fame coach who was the head coach of Oregon State and UCLA; he later went on to coach in the NFL for the LA Rams and...

12. Terry Donahue (1970)

Football Coach

Former collegiate football coach that served as the head coach of the UCLA Bruins from 1976 to 1995. He won five PAC-10 Championships and two PAC-10 Coach of the Year awards...

13. John Ralston (1927)

Football Coach

Legendary football coach who led Utah State to several Skyline Conference championships and turned around a struggling Stanford team.

14. David Gibbs (1968)

Football Coach

Defensive minded coach who has held the position of defensive backs coach with the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, and Houston Texans at the professional level.

15. Ron Turner (1953)

Football Coach

College and NFL coach who took on the head coach position for Florida International University in 2013.

16. Bud Carson (1970)

Football Coach

NFL coach from 1972 to 1997, working mostly as a defensive coordinator.

17. Pat Sullivan (1950)

Football Coach

TCU's head coach from 1992 to 1997; formerly played quarterback in the NFL for the Falcons and Redskins and won the Heisman Trophy in 1971 at Auburn University.

18. Bill Walsh (1931)

Football Coach

Hall of Fame head coach of the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s who popularized spread-passing in the West Coast Offense.

19. Don James (1932)

Football Coach

Washington Huskies football head coach for nearly two decades. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

20. Bill O'Brien (1969)

Football Coach

Became head coach of the Houston Texans in 2014 after serving as head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 2012 to 2013; named Big Ten Coach of the...

21. Tom Higgins (1954)

Football Coach

Football coach who was hired as the head coach of the CFL's Montreal Alouettes in 2014. He previously won a CIS title as an assistant coach at the University of...

22. Sean McDermott (1974)

Football Coach

Long-time member of Andy Reid's coaching staff for the Philadelphia Eagles who earned his first head coaching opportunity with the Buffalo Bills in 2017. From 2011 to 2016, he was...

23. Danny Smith (1953)

Football Coach

Special teams coordinator for the Redskins from 2004 to 2012, before moving to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013.

24. Robert Saleh (1979)

Football Coach

Football coach who gained fame as the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers between 2017 and 2020. He led the teams top-ranked defense to Super Bowl LIV in 2020, where the...

25. Bob Ford (1937)

Football Coach

Best known for his time at the University of Albany, where he was the football coach from 1970 to 2013, compiling a record of 256-169.

26. Ron Blackledge (1970)

Football Coach

Offensive assistant and offensive line coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts from 1982-1997.

27. Dave McClain (1938)

Football Coach

He was the head coach of Ball State's football team from 1971-1977. He won a MAC championship in 1976 and was named the MAC Coach of the Year in 1975....

28. John McKay (1923)

Football Coach

American football coach best known for his work with the University of Southern California football team, who he coached from 1960 to 1975.

29. Bill McCartney (1940)

Football Coach

Former college football player who went on to coach at the University of Michigan and University of Colorado.

30. Bobby Jackson (1940)

Football Coach

NFL assistant coach for 21 years, he coached 5 Pro Bowl running backs.

31. Ray Perkins (1941)

Football Coach

Veteran football coach who coached at nearly every level of football for teams like the New York Giants, the University of Alabama and Oak Grove High School. For his time as...

32. Mike O'Shea (1970)

Football Coach

Football coach who became the head coach of the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2014 after spending four seasons as the special teams coordinator for the Toronto Argonauts....

33. Jim Caldwell (1955)

Football Coach

Served as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens. In 2014, he was named the head coach of the Detroit Lions.

34. George Allen (1918)

Football Coach

Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee who coached the Washington Redskins to the 1972 NFC Championship and was a two-time AP NFL Coach of the Year.

35. Bill Peterson (1920)

Football Coach

Revered football coach often referred to as 'Coach of Coaches' due to his having mentored coaches like Bill Parcells. He is a member of many halls of fame, including the Florida...

36. George O'Leary (1946)

Football Coach

Head coach of the University of Central Florida who won his third C-USA Coach of the Year honor in 2010.

37. Tom O'Brien (1948)

Football Coach

College football coach best known for his years as the head coach of the Boston College Eagles and North Carolina State Wolfpack. He won the Big East Championship with Boston...

38. David Shaw (1972)

Football Coach

Head coach for the Stanford Cardinal football team who previously served as an assistant coach for the Oakland Raiders and the Philadelphia Eagles.

39. Phil Bennett (1955)

Football Coach

Football coach who has served as the defensive coordinator of college teams like the Pittsburgh Panthers and Baylor Bears. From 2002 to 2007, he was the head coach at Southern...

40. Joe Glenn (1949)

Football Coach

University of South Dakota head football coach who also played for the school as a quarterback and wide receiver. He won two Division II titles as the head coach of...

41. John Cooper (1937)

Football Coach

College Football Hall of Famer who coached the University of Tulsa to five Missouri Valley Championships, led Arizona State to a Pac 10 title in 1986 and won three Big...

42. Greg Robinson (1951)

Football Coach

Football coach who won back-to-back Super Bowls as the defensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos. He later had a famously unsuccessful stint as the head coach of the Syracuse Orange,...

43. David Bennett (1961)

Football Coach

College football coach who won four Big South Championships as the head coach of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers from 2001 to 2011. He was hired as the athletic director at...

44. Brian Kelly (1961)

Football Coach

Took over as the head coach of Notre Dame's football team in 2010 and led the Fighting Irish to the BCS title game in 2012. Before his time at Notre...

45. Major Applewhite (1978)

Football Coach

Former record-setting quarterback at the University of Texas who joined the team as an assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach in 2011. He then joined the University of Houston as...

46. Marcus Freeman (1986)

Football Coach

American football coach who has gained fame as the second African American head coach for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He briefly played as a linebacker in the NFL before...

47. Mike Zimmer (1956)

Football Coach

Defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals from 2000 to 2013; took over as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings in 2014.

48. Danny Nutt (1970)

Football Coach

Former Assistant Athletics Director at Ole Miss who also coached alongside his brother at the University of Arkansas.

49. Scott Frost (1975)

Football Coach

Famous for his tenure as the head football coach of the University of Central Florida Knights, who he led to a perfect regular season in 2017. He had previously served as offensive...

50. Fabio Carille (1970)

Football Coach

Former defender that played soccer professionally from 1993 to 2007. Since 2007, he has coached over five different professional teams.