Don Coryell

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American football coach human

Don Coryell was an innovative American football coach best known for pioneering the modern vertical passing offense that transformed the NFL.

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instanceOf American football coach ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form: Pro Football Hall of Fame induction
causeOfDeath dementia ⓘ
coachingRecordCollegeLosses 19 ⓘ
coachingRecordCollegeTies 2 ⓘ
coachingRecordCollegeWins 104 ⓘ
coachingRecordNFLLosses 83 ⓘ
coachingRecordNFLTies 1 ⓘ
coachingRecordNFLWins 111 ⓘ
coachOf Charlie Joiner ⓘ
Dan Fouts ⓘ
Jim Hart ⓘ
John Jefferson ⓘ
Kellen Winslow ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1924-10-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2010-07-01 ⓘ
dateOfHallOfFameInduction 2023 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Southern California ⓘ
University of Washington ⓘ
employer Los Angeles Chargers ⓘ
surface form: San Diego Chargers

San Diego State University ⓘ
1970s St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) ⓘ
surface form: St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)
familyName Don Coryell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Coryell
fullName Donald David Coryell ⓘ
givenName Don ⓘ
surface form: Donald
hallOfFame Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
influenced Bill Walsh ⓘ
Mike Martz ⓘ
modern NFL passing offenses ⓘ
knownFor pioneering pass-oriented offensive schemes in the NFL ⓘ
popularizing the vertical passing game ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam Los Angeles Chargers ⓘ
surface form: San Diego Chargers (head coach)

San Diego State Aztecs football ⓘ
surface form: San Diego State Aztecs football team (head coach)

St. Louis Cardinals ⓘ
surface form: St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) (head coach)
militaryService United States Army ⓘ
nickname Air Coryell ⓘ
notableWork Air Coryell offense ⓘ
development of the modern vertical passing offense ⓘ
occupation American football coach ⓘ
National Football League coach ⓘ
college football coach ⓘ
placeOfBirth Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath La Mesa, California, United States ⓘ
positionHeld head coach of San Diego Chargers ⓘ
head coach of San Diego State Aztecs football ⓘ
head coach of St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ

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subject surface form: St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)