Paddy Driscoll
Coaching Record
| Years Coached | Record | Win % | Playoff record | Playoff win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 172-79-11 | 67.75% | 5-3 | 62.50% |
Coaching Tree
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Biography
Career Summary
Paddy Driscoll was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1920 to 1963, finishing his career as the vice president of the Chicago Bears. Over his twenty-three years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 172-79-11. During his career he was a head coach for five seasons, first with the Racine/Chicago Cardinals. He led the Cardinals for three seasons, compiling a record of 17-8-4. His next head coaching stint was with the Chicago Bears from 1956 to 1957, as he led the team to a 14-9-1 record. During his entire head coaching career, his two teams combined for a record of 31-17-5 across five seasons including going 0-1-0 in the playoffs.
Paddy Driscoll Coaching Tree
Before he was a head coach, Driscoll served as an assistant coach for George Halas and Hunk Anderson. Thirteen of these years were spent on Halas' coaching staff. One assistant coach from his coaching staffs, Bulldog Turner, was eventually hired as a head coach. After coaching on Paddy Driscoll's coaching staff, he was the head coach of the New York Titans for one season where he combined for a regular season record of 5-9-0 and 0-0 in the playoffs.
History
| Year | Position | Record | Playoff record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Chicago Bears | Vice President | 11-1-2 | 1-0 |
| 1959 Chicago Bears | Administrative Vice President | 8-4-0 | 0-0 |
| 1957 Chicago Bears | Head Coach | 5-7-0 | 0-0 |
| 1956 Chicago Bears | Head Coach | 9-2-1 | 0-1 |
| 1955 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 8-4-0 | 0-0 |
| 1954 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 8-4-0 | 0-0 |
| 1953 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 3-8-1 | 0-0 |
| 1952 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 5-7-0 | 0-0 |
| 1951 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 7-5-0 | 0-0 |
| 1950 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 9-3-0 | 0-1 |
| 1949 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 9-3-0 | 0-0 |
| 1948 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 10-2-0 | 0-0 |
| 1947 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 8-4-0 | 0-0 |
| 1946 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 8-2-1 | 1-0 |
| 1945 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 3-7-0 | 0-0 |
| 1944 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 6-3-1 | 0-0 |
| 1943 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 8-1-1 | 1-0 |
| 1942 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 11-0-0 | 0-1 |
| 1941 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 10-1-0 | 2-0 |
| 1936 Chicago Bears | Assistant Coach | 9-3-0 | 0-0 |
| 1922 Chicago Cardinals | Head Coach | 8-3-0 | 0-0 |
| 1921 Racine/Chicago Cardinals | Head Coach | 3-3-2 | 0-0 |
| 1920 Racine/Chicago Cardinals | Head Coach | 6-2-2 | 0-0 |
Coach history guide
| Seasons with a championship win | Seasons with a conference championship |
Coach facts
- Years as head coach: 5
- Championships won: 1941, 1943, 1946, and 1963
- First in winning percentage for the Arizona Cardinals.
- Past teams coached for: Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals/Racine/Chicago Cardinals
- Paddy Driscoll tied for the record with 4 drop kick field goals in one game during his playing career.