John North

Coaching Record

Years Coached Record Win % Playoff record Playoff win %
17 111-121-9 47.93% 1-4 20.00%

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Parents:

Harry Gilmer, Joe Schmidt

Biography

Career Summary

John North was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1965 to 1982, finishing his career as the offensive backs coach of the Atlanta Falcons. Over his seventeen years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 111-121-9. He was the head coach of the New Orleans Saints from 1973 until the 1975 season, during which time the Saints went 12-30-0. During his career he was a head coach for three seasons.

John North Coaching Tree

Before he was a head coach, North served as an assistant coach for Harry Gilmer, Joe Schmidt, and Leeman Bennett. During this time, he coached for six years for Joe Schmidt and Leeman Bennett.

History

Year Position Record Playoff record
1982 Atlanta Falcons Offensive Backs Coach 5-4-0 0-1
1981 Atlanta Falcons Offensive Backs Coach 7-9-0 0-0
1980 Atlanta Falcons Offensive Backs Coach 12-4-0 0-1
1979 Atlanta Falcons Offensive Backs Coach 6-10-0 0-0
1978 Atlanta Falcons Offensive Backs Coach 9-7-0 1-1
1977 Atlanta Falcons Offensive Backs Coach 7-7-0 0-0
1975 New Orleans Saints Head Coach 2-12-0 0-0
1974 New Orleans Saints Head Coach 5-9-0 0-0
1973 New Orleans Saints Head Coach 5-9-0 0-0
1972 Detroit Lions Wide Receivers Coach 8-5-1 0-0
1971 Detroit Lions Wide Receivers Coach 7-6-1 0-0
1970 Detroit Lions Wide Receivers Coach 10-4-0 0-1
1969 Detroit Lions Wide Receivers Coach 9-4-1 0-0
1968 Detroit Lions Wide Receivers Coach 4-8-2 0-0
1967 Detroit Lions Wide Receivers Coach 5-7-2 0-0
1966 Detroit Lions Wide Receivers Coach / Offensive Ends Coach 4-9-1 0-0
1965 Detroit Lions Offensive Backfield Coach 6-7-1 0-0

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