Jimmy Johnson

Not currently on a staff.

Seasons coached: 28
First season: 1970
Teams: 7

Career

8 stints

1970–1972OklahomaDefensive Line
1973–1976ArkansasDefensive Coordinator
1977Pittsburghdc
1978PittsburghAssistant Head CoachDefensive Coordinator
1979–1983Oklahoma StateHead Coach
1984–1988MiamiHead Coach
1989–1993Dallas CowboysHead Coach
1996–1999Miami DolphinsHead Coach

Coaching tree

3 mentors, 49 protégés, 18 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.

MentorsProtégés

Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row

Relationships

Coached under

66

51 more, most recent shown first.

Succeeded

9

Tenure

28 seasons

Dallas CowboysHead coach · 1989–19935
MiamiHead coach · 1984–19885
Oklahoma StateHead coach · 1979–19835
Miami DolphinsHead coach · 1996–19994
ArkansasCoordinator · 1973–19764
OklahomaPosition coach · 1970–19723
PittsburghCoordinator · 1977–19782

Pipeline

5 of 14 coordinators

9 seasonsJoe Avezzanounder at Dallas Cowboys 1990 · head coach at Dallas Desperados2002
2 seasonsKippy Brownunder at Miami Dolphins 1997 · head coach at Memphis Maniax2001
18 seasonsLarry Cokerunder at Oklahoma State 1983 · head coach at Miami2001
1 seasonDave Wannstedtunder at Miami Dolphins 1999 · head coach at Miami Dolphins2000
2 seasonsButch Davisunder at Dallas Cowboys 1989 · head coach at Miami1995
1 seasonDave Wannstedtunder at Dallas Cowboys 1989 · head coach at Chicago Bears1993
5 seasonsDave Wannstedtunder at Miami 1986 · head coach at Chicago Bears1993

Moves

Nothing on the wire for Jimmy Johnson. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.

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