John Michelosen

Coaching Record

Years Coached	Record	Win %	Playoff record	Playoff win %
8	48-42-3	53.23%	0-1	0.00%

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Coaching Tree

Parents:

Jock Sutherland

Children:

Mike Nixon

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Biography

Career Summary

John Michelosen was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1940 to 1951, finishing his career as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Over his eight years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 48-42-3. He was the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1948 until the 1951 season, during which time the Steelers went 20-26-2. During his career he was a head coach for four seasons.

John Michelosen Coaching Tree

Before he was a head coach, Michelosen served as an assistant coach for Jock Sutherland. He spent four years as an assistant coach to Jock Sutherland, finishing as the backfield coach/assistant coach in 1947. One assistant coach from his coaching staffs, Mike Nixon, was eventually hired as a head coach. After coaching on John Michelosen's coaching staff, he was the head coach of the Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers for three seasons where he combined for a regular season record of 6-30-2 and 0-0 in the playoffs.

Personal Information

Michelosen was born on Sunday, February 13, 1916 in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. He died on Wednesday, October 20, 1982 at the age of 66.

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History

Year	Position	Record	Playoff record
1951 Pittsburgh Steelers	Head Coach	4-7-1	0-0
1950 Pittsburgh Steelers	Head Coach	6-6-0	0-0
1949 Pittsburgh Steelers	Head Coach	6-5-1	0-0
1948 Pittsburgh Steelers	Head Coach	4-8-0	0-0
1947 Pittsburgh Steelers	Backfield Coach / Assistant Coach	8-4-0	0-1
1946 Pittsburgh Steelers	Backfield Coach / Assistant Coach	5-5-1	0-0
1941 Brooklyn Dodgers	Backfield Coach / Assistant Coach	7-4-0	0-0
1940 Brooklyn Dodgers	Backfield Coach / Assistant Coach	8-3-0	0-0

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Coach history guide

Seasons with a championship win

Seasons with a conference championship

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