Ron Rivera

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Ron Rivera is an American football coach and former NFL linebacker best known for leading the Carolina Panthers to a Super Bowl appearance and later serving as head coach of Washington’s NFL franchise.

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instanceOf American football coach
former American football player
human
awardReceived AP NFL Coach of the Year
PFWA Coach of the Year
coachOf Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears
surface form: Chicago Bears (assistant coach)

Philadelphia Eagles
surface form: Philadelphia Eagles (assistant coach)

Los Angeles Chargers
surface form: San Diego Chargers (assistant coach)

Washington Commanders
Washington Commanders
surface form: Washington Football Team

Washington Commanders
surface form: Washington Redskins
coachOfTheYearSeason 2013
2015
collegeAttended University of California, Berkeley
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1962-01-07
diagnosedWith squamous cell carcinoma
diagnosisYear 2020
draftedBy Chicago Bears
draftLeague National Football League
surface form: NFL
draftPickNumber 44
draftRound 2
draftYear 1984
ethnicGroup Mexican American
Puerto Ricans
surface form: Puerto Rican American
familyName Rivera
fullName Ronald Eugene Rivera
givenName Ronald
headCoachEnd Carolina Panthers 2019
headCoachOf Carolina Panthers
Washington Commanders
Washington Commanders
surface form: Washington Football Team

Washington Commanders
surface form: Washington Redskins
headCoachStart Carolina Panthers 2011
Washington franchise 2020
ledTeamTo Super Bowl 50 appearance with Carolina Panthers
memberOfSportsTeam Golden Bears
surface form: California Golden Bears football

Chicago Bears
militaryFamilyBackground United States Army family
nickname Riverboat Ron
notableFor aggressive fourth-down decision making
leading Carolina Panthers to a 15–1 regular season in 2015
occupation American football coach
American football player
sports commentator
placeOfBirth Fort Ord, California, United States
playingYears 1984–1992
positionPlayed linebacker
spouse Stephanie Rivera
wonChampionship Super Bowl XX

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