Dick Vermeil

Dick Vermeil

Vermeil in 2010
Personal information
Born:	(1936-10-30) October 30, 1936 (age 88) Calistoga, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Calistoga
College:	San Jose State
Career history
As a coach:
Del Mar HS (1959) Assistant coach Hillsdale HS (1960–1962) Head coach San Mateo (1963) Backfield coach Napa (1964) Head coach Stanford (1965–1968) Assistant coach Los Angeles Rams (1969) Special teams coach New England Patriots (1970) Offensive coordinator Los Angeles Rams (1971–1972) Quarterbacks coach Los Angeles Rams (1973) Quarterbacks & special teams coach UCLA (1974–1975) Head coach Philadelphia Eagles (1976–1982) Head coach St. Louis Rams (1997–1999) Head coach/General manager/President of Football Operations Kansas City Chiefs (2001–2005) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XXXIV) AP NFL Coach of the Year (1999) 2× Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year (1979, 1999) 2× Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (1979, 1999) 2× Maxwell Club NFL Coach of the Year[broken anchor] (1999, 2003) UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1978) Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame St. Louis Football Ring of Fame Pacific-8 Coach of the Year (1975) Pacific-8 Conference Championship (1975) Rose Bowl Championship (1975)
Head coaching record
Regular season:	120–109 (.524) (NFL) 22–7–3 (.734) (college)
Postseason:	6–5 (.545)
Career:	126–114 (.525)
Record at Pro Football Reference
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Richard Albert Vermeil (/vərˈmiːl/; born October 30, 1936) is an American former football coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He was the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for seven seasons, the St. Louis Rams for three, and the Kansas City Chiefs for five. Prior to the NFL, he was the head football coach at Hillsdale High School from 1960 to 1962, Napa Junior College in 1964, and UCLA from 1974 to 1975. With UCLA, Vermeil led the team to victory in the 1976 Rose Bowl. Vermeil's NFL tenure would see him improve the fortunes of teams that had a losing record before he arrived and bring them all to the playoffs by his third season, which included a Super Bowl title with the Rams.

Becoming Philadelphia's head coach in 1976, Vermeil took over for a team that had not qualified for the postseason, won a playoff game, or clinched their division since 1960. He ended each of these droughts between 1978 and 1980 en route to the Eagles' first Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl XV. Retiring after the 1982 season, Vermeil spent 15 years away from the NFL until he returned in 1997 with the Rams, who had not achieved a winning season or playoff berth since 1989. Vermeil again ended these droughts during the 1999 season, also obtaining the Rams' first winning season in St. Louis. The season culminated with the Rams winning Super Bowl XXXIV, which was their first Super Bowl victory, their first championship since 1951, and their only NFL title in St. Louis. Vermeil retired a second time following the Super Bowl, but returned with the Chiefs in 2001. During the 2003 season, he guided the Chiefs to their first division title and postseason berth since 1997, although he did not win any playoff games.

Vermeil holds the distinction of being named Coach of the Year on the high school, junior college, collegiate, and professional levels. He was the Pacific-8 Coach of the Year during UCLA's 1975 championship season, also becoming the first to receive the honor, and the NFL Coach of the Year during the Rams' 1999 championship season. Vermeil was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.