Dick Vermeil - Definition and Overview

Dick Vermeil (born October 30, 1936, Calistoga, California) is an American Football Head Coach. He is the Current Head Coach of NFL's Kansas City Chiefs (The ninth coach in franchise history) and the Former Head Coach of NFL's St. Louis Rams, NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, and the UCLA Bruins. Before his coaching career Vermeil was the starting quarterback for San Jose State from 1956 through 1957. Vermeil posts a career record of 110 wins and 102 losses as of January 1st, 2005.

Career highlights

• Leading the St. Louis Rams to a Super Bowl victory in January 2000.
• Taking the Philadelphia Eagles to Super Bowl XV in January 1981.
• Being named NFL Coach of the Year in 1979 and 1999
• Coaching UCLA to a Rose Bowl victory over #1 ranked Ohio State University in 1976.
• Was named “Coach of the Year” on four levels: high school, junior college, NCAA Division I, and the NFL.
• Is the only coach to post victories in the Super Bowl (Rams, XXXIV) and the Rose Bowl (UCLA, Jan. 1976.
• Began his NFL coaching career as the league's first ever Special Teams coach.
• Vermeil joins Bill Parcells, Dan Reeves, and Don Shula as the only coaches in NFL history to guide two different teams to the Super Bowl.