Bulldog Turner
Coaching Record
Years Coached | Record | Win % | Playoff record | Playoff win % |
5 | 33-27-2 | 54.84% | 0-1 | 0.00% |
Coaching Tree
Parents:
Paddy Driscoll, George Halas
Children:
Hugh Taylor
Biography
Career Summary
Bulldog Turner was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1953 to 1962, finishing his career as the head coach of the New York Titans. Over his five years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 33-27-2. He was the head coach of the Titans for the 1962 season. The Titans went 5-9-0 in this lone season as a head coach. During his career he was a head coach for one season.
Bulldog Turner Coaching Tree
Before he was a head coach, Turner served as an assistant coach for George Halas and Paddy Driscoll. Three of these years were spent on Halas' coaching staff. One assistant coach from his coaching staffs, Hugh Taylor, was eventually hired as a head coach. After coaching on Bulldog Turner's coaching staff, he was the head coach of the Houston Oilers for one season where he combined for a regular season record of 4-10-0 and 0-0 in the playoffs.
History
Year | Position | Record | Playoff record |
1962 New York Titans | Head Coach | 5-9-0 | 0-0 |
1956 Chicago Bears | Assistant 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 |
Coach history guide
Seasons with a championship win | Seasons with a conference championship |