Weeb Ewbank

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Weeb Ewbank was an American football coach best known for leading the New York Jets to their historic upset victory in Super Bowl III and for previously coaching the Baltimore Colts to NFL championships.

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instanceOf American football coach
human
awardReceived AFL Coach of the Year
causeOfDeath natural causes
championshipWonAsCoach 1958 NFL Championship Game
1959 NFL Championship
Super Bowl III
coachOf Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED
coachOfPlayer Joe Namath
Johnny Unitas
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1907-05-06
dateOfDeath 1998-11-17
educatedAt Miami University
employer Indianapolis Colts
surface form: Baltimore Colts

Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED
New York Jets
United States Navy
familyName Ewbank
fullName Wilbur Charles Ewbank
givenName Wilbur
hallOfFameInduction Pro Football Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1978
headCoachOf Indianapolis Colts
surface form: Baltimore Colts

Baltimore Colts offense
New York Jets
headCoachTenureEnd Baltimore Colts 1962
New York Jets 1973
headCoachTenureStart Baltimore Colts 1954
New York Jets 1963
jerseyNumberCoached 12 (Joe Namath)
leagueCoachedIn American Football League
National Football League
memberOfSportsTeam Miami RedHawks football
militaryBranch United States Navy
nickname Weeb
notableEvent led New York Jets to historic upset over Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III
notableWork coaching Baltimore Colts to NFL championships
coaching New York Jets to victory in Super Bowl III
occupation American football coach
American football player
placeOfBirth Richmond, Indiana
surface form: Richmond, Indiana, United States
placeOfDeath Oxford, Ohio, United States
positionPlayed guard
quarterback
sport American football

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