Chicago Bears Coaches: Trestman, Fox, Nagy and Eberflus

MARC TRESTMAN

Years:  2013-2014

Record:  13-19

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JOHN FOX

Years:  2015-2017

Record:  14-34

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MATT NAGY

Years:  2018-2021

Record:  34-31

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MATT EBERFLUS

Years 2023-2023

Record:  10-24

Oh Well.  --Cooter

Chicago Bears Coaches: Wannstedt, Jauron & Smith

DAVE WANNSTEDT

Years:  1993-1998

Record:  40-56

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DICK JAURON

Years:  1999-2003

Record:  35-45

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LOVIE SMITH

Years:  2004-2012

Record:  81-63

--DaBear

Chicago Bears Coaches: Da Coach, Mike Ditka

MIKE DITKA

Head Coach 1982-1992

Record:  106-62

WHAT MANAGEMENT SAID:  "I like his ability to handle himself and handle other people.  And, I know he'll do a good job getting people to play according to his desires."  --George Halas

WHAT DA COACH SAID:  "I believe that everyone has a destiny in life, and mine is with the Chicago Bears.  I'm going to give Chicago a winning football team, an interesting football team and a football team that everybody is going to be proud of.

Man, did he ever do just that.  True words.

Da Coach.  Let's Bring Him Back.  --RoadBear

Chicago Bears Coaches: From Driscoll to Dooley to Gibron and Pardee

JOHN "PADDY" DRISCOLL

1956-1957

Record 14-9-1

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JIM DOOLEY

1968-1971

20-36

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ABE GIBRON

1972-1974

11-30-1

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JACK PARDEE

1975-1977

20-22

DaBears.  --DaCoot

Chicago Bears Coaches-- Part 1: Halas to Jones to Anderson/Johnsos

From the January 30, 2022 Chicago Tribune  "By way of introduction..." by Kori Rumore.

The new head coach of DaBears is Matt Eberflus.  He is the 17th head coach.

Of course, the longest tenured head coach was Papa Bear, George Halas.

GEORGE HALAS 

1920-1929; 1933-1942; 1946-'55; 1958-'67.

RECORD:  318-148-31

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RALPH JONES    

1930-'32

record:  24-10-7

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HEARTLY 'HUNK'ANDERSON/LUKE JOHNSOS (co-coaches)

1942-'45

RECORD:  14-9-1

George Halas was away in WW II.

--CootBear

Coaches of the Chicago Bears-- Part 2: Driscoll, Dooley, Gibron and Pardee

**  PADDY DRISCOLL (1956-1957)

Record:  14-9-1

**  JIM DOOLEY   (1968-1971)

Record:  20-36

First Bears coach to be actually fired.

**  ABE GIBRON  (1972-1974)

Record:  11-30-1  

Statistically the worst coach.  After being fired,he became the coach of the Chicago Wind of the WFL.

**  JACK PARDEE  (1975-1977)

Record:  (20-22)

He left to become coach of Washington Redskins.

--Cooter

Death of Former NIU Basketball Coach Tom Jorgenson-- Part 3

I saw three seasons of "Jorgy" Ball between 1969 and 1973.  Unfortunately, I was at the University of Georgia in that glorious 1971-1972 season, but sure followed the team.

From Wikipedia.

Records of NIU Jorgenson teams:

1966-1967  8-12
1967-1968  10-14
1968-1969  13-11
1969-1970  13-12
1970-1971  13-10
1971-1972  21-4
1972-1973  17-8

Tom Jorgenson attended Parker High School in Chicago in the Engklewood neighborhood.

NIU basketball is generally not very good in the record department, but these were sure some exciting years.

Death of Former NIU Basketball Coach Tom Jorgenson in 2013-- Part 1

From the November 29, 2013, DeKalb Daily Chronicle "Former NIU basketball coach Jorgenson passes away."

NIU Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Tom Jorgenson who put Northern Illinois on the national college basketball map with a Top Twenty ranking died November 29.

Known as "Jorgy," he was the first to have NIU post a 20-victory season with a 21-4 season 1971-1972 and was coach with the school's first-ever victory over a Big Ten team, Indiana, in the same season..  Same season, Northern was ranked #20 at one point.  A member of his 1969 team, Jim Smith, was NIU's first NBA draft pick.

Other honors for "Jorgy" was a first Division 1 college basketball championship for the 71-72 team in the Midwestern Conference and its first college All-American, Jim Bradley that same season.

More to Come.

Death of Former NIU Basketball Coach Tom Jorgenson in 2013-- Part 1

From the November 29, 2013, DeKalb Daily Chronicle "Former NIU basketball coach Jorgenson passes away."

NIU Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Tom Jorgenson who put Northern Illinois on the national college basketball map with a Top Twenty ranking died November 29.

Known as "Jorgy," he was the first to have NIU post a 20-victory season with a 21-4 season 1971-1972 and was coach with the school's first-ever victory over a Big Ten team, Indiana, in the same season..  Same season, Northern was ranked #20 at one point.  A member of his 1969 team, Jim Smith, was NIU's first NBA draft pick.

Other honors for "Jorgy" was a first Division 1 college basketball championship for the 71-72 team in the Midwestern Conference and its first college All-American, Jim Bradley that same season.

More to Come.