Chan Gailey
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- Seasons coached
- 41
- First season
- 1974
- Teams
- 14
Career
21 stints
1970s
1980s
- 1981–1982Air ForceDefensive Coordinator
- 1983–1984Troy StateHead Coach
- 1985–1986Denver BroncosSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight Ends
- 1987Denver BroncosWide ReceiversTight Ends
- 1988Denver BroncosQuarterbacks
- 1989–1990Denver BroncosOffensive CoordinatorWide Receivers
1990s
- 1991–1992Birmingham FireHead Coach
- 1993SamfordHead Coach
- 1994–1995Pittsburgh SteelersWide Receivers
- 1996–1997Pittsburgh SteelersOffensive Coordinator
- 1998–1999Dallas CowboysHead Coach
2000s
- 2000–2001Miami DolphinsOffensive Coordinator
- 2002–2007Georgia TechHead CoachInterim
- 2007Georgia TechAssistant Coach
- 2008Kansas City ChiefsOffensive Coordinator
2010s
- 2010–2012Buffalo BillsHead Coach
- 2015–2016New York JetsOffensive Coordinator
2020s
- 2020Miami DolphinsOffensive Coordinator
Coaching tree
6 mentors, 41 protégés, 15 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row · Capped at 500 people
Relationships
Coached under
55
- 2012Charles HuffMentored · Buffalo Bills
- 2012David LeeMentored · Buffalo Bills
- 2012William IngeMentored · Buffalo Bills
- 2011–2012Dave WannstedtMentored · Buffalo Bills
- 2010–2012Bob BicknellMentored · Buffalo Bills
- 2010–2012Bob SandersMentored · Buffalo Bills
- 2010–2012Buddy NixMentored · Buffalo Bills
- 2010–2012Curtis ModkinsMentored · Buffalo Bills
- 2010DeMontie CrossMentored · Buffalo Bills
- 2010–2012Giff SmithMentored · Buffalo Bills
- 2010–2012Joe D'AlessandrisMentored · Buffalo Bills
- 2010–2011Stan HixonMentored · Buffalo Bills
- 2008Herm EdwardsCoached under · Kansas City Chiefs
- 2007Butch brooksMentored · Georgia Tech
- 2007John BondMentored · Georgia Tech
40 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
22
- 2017John MortonSucceeded by · New York Jets
- 2015Marty MornhinwegSucceeded · New York Jets
- 2013Doug MarroneSucceeded by · Buffalo Bills
- 2008Jeff MonkenSucceeded by · Georgia Tech
- 2008Mike SolariSucceeded · Kansas City Chiefs
- 2008Paul JohnsonSucceeded by · Georgia Tech
- 2007Jon TenutaSucceeded by · Georgia Tech
- 2002George O'LearySucceeded · Georgia Tech
- 2002Mac McWhorterSucceeded · Georgia Tech
- 2000Dave CampoSucceeded by · Dallas Cowboys
- 2000Kippy BrownSucceeded · Miami Dolphins
- 1998Barry SwitzerSucceeded · Dallas Cowboys
- 1998Ray ShermanSucceeded by · Pittsburgh Steelers
- 1996David CulleySucceeded by · Pittsburgh Steelers
- 1996Ron ErhardtSucceeded · Pittsburgh Steelers
7 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
41 seasons
- Georgia TechHead coach · 2002–20076
- Denver BroncosCoordinator · 1985–19904
- Miami DolphinsCoordinator · 2000–20203
- Buffalo BillsHead coach · 2010–20123
- TroyPosition coach · 1976–19783
- New York JetsCoordinator · 2015–20162
- Dallas CowboysHead coach · 1998–19992
- Pittsburgh SteelersCoordinator · 1996–19972
- Pittsburgh SteelersPosition coach · 1994–19952
- Birmingham FireHead coach · 1991–19922
- Denver BroncosPosition coach · 1987–19882
- Troy StateHead coach · 1983–19842
- Air ForceCoordinator · 1981–19822
- Air ForcePosition coach · 1979–19802
- FloridaAnalyst · 1974–19752
- Kansas City ChiefsCoordinator · 20081
- Georgia TechPosition coach · 20071
- SamfordHead coach · 19931
Pipeline
7 of 15 coordinators
- 18 seasonsCharles Kellyunder at Georgia Tech 2006 · head coach at Jacksonville State2025
- 7 seasonsPatrick Nixunder at Georgia Tech 2002 · head coach at Scottsboro HS (AL)2013
- 10 seasonsBill O'Brienunder at Georgia Tech 2002 · head coach at Penn State2012
- 0 seasonsJon Tenutaunder at Georgia Tech 2002 · head coach at Georgia Tech2007
- 3 seasonsJoe Avezzanounder at Dallas Cowboys 1998 · head coach at Dallas Desperados2002
- 1 seasonDave Campounder at Dallas Cowboys 1998 · head coach at Dallas Cowboys2000
- 1 seasonRick Rhoadesunder at Troy State 1983 · head coach at Troy State1985
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Chan Gailey. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.