Willie Zapalac
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- Seasons coached
- 22
- First season
- 1964
- Teams
- 4
Career
6 stints
- 1964–1975TexasOffensive Line
- 1970TexasOffensive Line
- 1971TexasAssistant Coach
- 1976–1977St. Louis CardinalsDefensive Line
- 1978–1980Buffalo BillsDefensive Line
- 1981–1985New Orleans SaintsDefensive Line
Coaching tree
3 mentors, 0 protégés, 0 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
Mentors
Became a head coach
Relationships
Coached under
3
- 1981–1985Bum PhillipsCoached under · New Orleans Saints
- 1976–1977Don CoryellCoached under · St. Louis Cardinals
- 1970–1975Darrell RoyalCoached under · Texas
Succeeded
7
- 1986John PeaseSucceeded by · New Orleans Saints
- 1978Jerry WampflerSucceeded · Buffalo Bills
- 1972Fred AkersSucceeded by · Texas
- 1972Spike DykesSucceeded by · Texas
- 1971Jim HelmsSucceeded · Texas
- 1971Pat PattersonSucceeded · Texas
- 1971Tim DoerrSucceeded · Texas
Tenure
22 seasons
- TexasPosition coach · 1964–197512
- New Orleans SaintsPosition coach · 1981–19855
- Buffalo BillsPosition coach · 1978–19803
- St. Louis CardinalsPosition coach · 1976–19772
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Willie Zapalac. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.