sport.wikisort.org - AthleteJames Franklin Eddy (May 2, 1936 – October 27, 2016) was an American football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at New Mexico State University.
American football coach (1936–2016)
American football player
Jim Eddy|
Born: | (1936-05-02)May 2, 1936 McIntosh County, Oklahoma |
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Died: | October 27, 2016(2016-10-27) (aged 80) Checotah, Oklahoma |
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High school: | Checotah (OK) |
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College: | New Mexico State |
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- New Mexico State (1965–1970)
Assistant head coach & defensive coordinator
- UTEP (1971–1973)
Defensive coordinator
- Saskatchewan Roughriders (1974–1976)
Defensive coordinator
- Saskatchewan Roughriders (1977–1978)
Head coach
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1979–1980)
Defensive coordinator
- Montreal Alouettes (1981)
Head coach
- Houston Gamblers (1984–1985)
Defensive coordinator
- Houston (1986–1989)
Defensive coordinator
- Houston Oilers (1990–1992)
Defensive coordinator
- Dallas Cowboys (1993)
Secondary and pass defense assistant
- Dallas Cowboys (1994–1995)
Linebackers coach
- Detroit Lions (1996)
Defensive Coordinator
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- Toronto Argonauts (1982–1983)
General Manager
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- 2× Super Bowl champion (XXVIII, XXX)
- Grey Cup champion (1983)
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Career: | 10–17 (CFL) 12–24 (USFL) |
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Coaching stats at PFR |
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Early years
Eddy attended Checotah High School, where he played multiple sports. He played as a running back in football. He graduated at 16 years old, after skipping 2 grades early in his education.
He accepted a football scholarship from New Mexico State University, where he played defensive back and running back.
Coaching career
Eddy's coaching career began as a high school coach in Odessa, Texas. He was later named head coach at Roswell High School. In 1968, he joined the coaching staff at his alma mater, New Mexico State University, where he was an assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.[1]
In 1972, he joined Tommy Hudspeth's UTEP Miners coaching staff as the defensive coordinator.[2]
Eddy's next coaching job was as the defensive coordinator of Saskatchewan Roughriders, which he held until he was promoted to head coach in 1977. In Eddy's first season, the Roughriders went 8–8 and missed the playoffs only one season removed from playing the Ottawa Rough Riders in the 64th Grey Cup. Eddy was fired during the 1978 season after the Riders lost their first five games.
In 1979, Eddy joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats coaching staff, where he was reunited with his former boss in Saskatchewan, John Payne. His next coaching job was with the Montreal Alouettes, first as the defensive backfield coach, then as the Als interim head coach.[3]
In 1982, he moved to the front office as Director of Operations and Player Personnel of the Toronto Argonauts. Along with head coach Bob O'Billovich, he helped rebuilt an Argonauts team that had gone 2–14 the prior season into a team that won the East Division championships in both of Eddy's seasons there and won the 71st Grey Cup in 1983.[4]
Eddy was the defensive coordinator of the Houston Gamblers for both of the team's seasons in the United States Football League (USFL). He contributed to the team reaching the playoffs both years and winning a Division Title in 1984.
In 1986, Jack Pardee hired Eddy to become defensive coordinator of the Houston Cougars football team. He spent three seasons there, helping the school post a 22-10-1 record, while leading the Southwest Conference in defense in 1988 and 1989. In his final season, the defense finished sixth in the nation in scoring defense.
Eddy followed Pardee to the Houston Oilers, where he remained the coach's defensive coordinator in 1990.
His defense led the American Football Conference, while finishing third in the league in total defense, third in the NFL in pass defense and tied for fifth in sacks. The Oilers earned three playoff berths, including the club's first AFC Central Division crown in 1991. He was fired following the Oilers 1992 playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills in an infamous game which would become known as The Comeback, when the team lost 38–41, after being in front 35–3, early in the third quarter.[5]
He joined the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff in 1993 as a defensive assistant and later as the team's linebackers coach.[6] While in Dallas, he helped win two Super Bowls. In 1996, Eddy became the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator.[7] He would hold that job for only one season. He decided to retire in 1997. In 2000, he was one of the candidates for the vacant Cowboys head coaching position, but lost the job to Dave Campo.[8]
Personal life
On October 27, 2016, he died from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 80.[9][10]
References
- "Las Cruces Sun-News Sunday, September 01, 1968". Heritage Microfilm, Inc. 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- "Lincoln Star, The Wednesday, October 25, 1972". Heritage Microfilm, Inc. 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- "Capital, The Tuesday, September 15, 1981". Heritage Microfilm, Inc. 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- "The official site of the Toronto Argonauts as powered by SLAM! Sports". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO FOOTBALL; Oiler Coach Gets Job". The New York Times. February 9, 1993. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- "Classic: Coaches". The Dallas Morning News.
- Bob Glauber (July 15, 1996). "The pain in Wayne is mainly on the wane - Detroit Lions' coach Wayne Fontes". The Sporting News.
- Griffin, Tim (January 27, 2000). "Jerry-mandered Cowboys job not really tall order for Campo Express-News Staff Writer". San Antonio Express-News. p. Sports Page 1C. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- "Checotah man, former NFL coach, dies at 80". Muskogee Phoenix. Oct 30, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- "Jim Eddy Obituary". Garrett Family Funeral Home. October 28, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
External links
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coaches |
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- Fred Ritter (1911–1913)
- Frank Townsend (1914)
- Hick Abbott (1915–1916)
- Jerry Crapper (1919–1921)
- Jack Eadie (1922–1923)
- Ed Dolan (1924)
- Doc Blackwood (1925)
- Howie Milne (1926–1928)
- Al Ritchie (1929–1933)
- Greg Grassick (1934)
- Al Ritchie (1935)
- Dean Griffing (1936–1941)
- Al Ritchie (1942)
- Don King and Lindsay Holt (1945)
- Ken Preston (1946–1947)
- Fred Grant (1947–1950)
- Harry Smith (1951)
- Glenn Dobbs (1952)
- Frank Filchock (1953–1957)
- George Terlep (1958–1959)
- Frank Tripucka (1959)
- Ken Carpenter (1960)
- Steve Owen (1961–1962)
- Bob Shaw (1963–1964)
- Eagle Keys (1965–1970)
- Dave Skrien (1971–1972)
- John Payne (1973–1976)
- Jim Eddy (1977–1978)
- Walt Posadowski (1978)
- Ron Lancaster (1979–1980)
- Joe Faragalli (1981–1983)
- Reuben Berry (1983–1984)
- Jack Gotta (1985–1986)
- John Gregory (1987–1991)
- Don Matthews (1991–1993)
- Ray Jauch (1994–1995)
- Jim Daley (1996–1998)
- Cal Murphy (1999)
- Danny Barrett (2000–2006)
- Kent Austin (2007)
- Ken Miller (2008–2010)
- Greg Marshall (2011)
- Ken Miller (2011)
- Corey Chamblin (2012–2015)
- Bob Dyce (2015)
- Chris Jones (2016–2018)
- Craig Dickenson (2019– )
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Montreal Alouettes head coaches |
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- Lew Hayman (1946–1951)
- Peahead Walker (1952–1959)
- Perry Moss (1960–1962)
- Jim Trimble (1963–1965)
- Darrell Mudra (1966)
- Kay Dalton (1967–1969)
- Sam Etcheverry (1970–1972)
- Marv Levy (1973–1977)
- Joe Scannella (1978–1981)
- Jim Eddy (1981)
- Joe Galat (1982–1984)
- Gary Durchik (1985–1986)
- Joe Faragalli (1987)
- Bob Price (1996)
- Dave Ritchie (1997–1998)
- Charlie Taaffe (1999–2000)
- Rod Rust (2001)
- Jim Popp (2001)
- Don Matthews (2002–2006)
- Jim Popp (2006–2007)
- Marc Trestman (2008–2012)
- Dan Hawkins (2013)
- Jim Popp (2013)
- Tom Higgins (2014–2015)
- Jim Popp (2015–2016)
- Jacques Chapdelaine (2016–2017)
- Kavis Reed (2017)
- Mike Sherman (2018)
- Khari Jones (2019–2022)
- Danny Maciocia (2022–present)
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Toronto Argonauts general managers |
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- Lew Hayman (1957–1970)
- John Barrow (1971–1975)
- Dick Shatto (1976–1978)
- Tommy Hudspeth (1979–1981)
- Jim Eddy (1982–1983)
- Ralph Sazio (1984–1985)
- Leo Cahill (1986–1988)
- Ralph Sazio (1989)
- Mike McCarthy (1990–1993)
- Bob O'Billovich (1994–1995)
- Don Matthews (1996)
- Eric Tillman (1997)
- Don Matthews (1998)
- Eric Tillman (1999)
- J. I. Albrecht (2000)
- Paul Masotti (2001)
- Gary Etcheverry (2002)
- Michael Clemons (2003)
- Adam Rita (2004–2010)
- Jim Barker (2011–2017)
- Jim Popp (2017–2019)
- Michael Clemons (2019–present)
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Toronto Argonauts 71st Grey Cup champions |
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- Steve Ackroyd
- Tony Antunovic
- Joe Barnes
- Ian Beckstead
- Carl Brazley
- Bob Bronk
- Jan Carinci
- Stephen Del Col
- James Curry
- Gordon Elser
- Dan Ferrone
- Marcellus Greene
- Terry Greer
- Michael Hameluck
- Condredge Holloway
- Greg Holmes
- Hank Ilesic
- Franklin King
- Tony Lawson
- John Malinosky
- Ken McEachern
- Cedric Minter
- William Mitchell
- Don Moen
- Rick Mohr
- Darrell Nicholson
- Bill Norton
- John Palazeti
- Leroy Paul
- Paul Pearson
- Kelvin Pruenster
- Emanuel Tolbert
- Geoff Townsend
- Tom Trifaux
- Darrell Wilson
- Earl Wilson
- Head coach: Bob O'Billovich
- Assistant coaches: Joe Moss
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Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXVIII champions |
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Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXX champions |
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- Head coach: Barry Switzer
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