Mike McCarthy
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| Date of birth | November 10, 1963 |
| Place of birth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Position(s) | Head coach |
| College | Baker University |
| Awards | 2007 NFL Alumni's Coach of the Year 2007 Motorola NFL Coach of the Year |
| Regular season | 27-21-0 |
| Postseason | 1-1 |
| Career record | 28-22-0 |
| Championships won |
2007 NFC North Division Champions |
| Stats | |
| Coaching stats | Pro Football Reference |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1987-1988 1989-1991 1992 1993-1994 1995-1998 1999 2000-2004 2005 2006-present |
Fort Hays State (Graduate assistant) University of Pittsburgh (Quarterbacks coach) University of Pittsburgh (Wide receivers coach) Kansas City Chiefs (Offensive quality control assistant) Kansas City Chiefs (Quarterbacks coach) Green Bay Packers (Quarterbacks coach) New Orleans Saints (Offensive coordinator) San Francisco 49ers (Offensive coordinator) Green Bay Packers (Head coach) |
Michael John McCarthy (born November 10, 1963 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is the head coach of the National Football League's Green Bay Packers.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] College
McCarthy was a tight end at Baker University, an NAIA school located in Baldwin City, Kansas.
[edit] Coaching career
[edit] College
After serving as a graduate assistant at Fort Hays State from 1987 to 1988, McCarthy was hired to work under Paul Hackett at the University of Pittsburgh, where he served as quarterbacks coach before coaching wide receivers during the 1992 season.
[edit] NFL
[edit] Assistant coach
In 1993, McCarthy began a six-year stint with the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs; after working two years as an offensive quality control assistant, McCarthy became quarterbacks coach, overseeing the work of Rich Gannon, Elvis Grbac, and Steve Bono. McCarthy spent the 1999 season in the same position with the Packers, coaching Brett Favre in a season when Favre threw for 4,091 yards, the third-best total of his career.
After the Packers released the entire coaching staff following the 1999 season, McCarthy became the offensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints. He would remain in that position for five seasons and was selected as NFC Assistant Coach of the Year by USA Today in 2000.
In 2005, McCarthy served as offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. His unit, beset by injuries and led by rookie quarterback (top draft pick Alex Smith), finished the season ranked last in the NFL in points scored and yards gained.
[edit] Head coach
[edit] Green Bay Packers
McCarthy was interviewed by Packers general manager Ted Thompson on January 8, 2006 and was offered the head coaching position three days later.After guiding the Packers to a 8-1 record in the first 9 games of the 2007 season, McCarthy recorded the best won-loss ratio to start the first 25 games of a career among active coaches, tying Washington's Joe Gibbs at 16-9. It's also the best coaching start in Packers' history (Vince Lombardi went 15-10).[1]
McCarthy led the Packers to a 13-3 record and an NFC Championship berth in 2007. He finished second in voting for The Associated Press Coach of the Year award, garnering 15 votes to Bill Belichick's 29 votes.[2] He signed a five-year contract extension with the team on January 19, 2008, that raised his salary to $3.4 million a year. [3]
[edit] Head coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
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| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| GB | 2006 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2nd in NFC North | - | - | - | - |
| GB | 2007 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 1st in NFC North | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to New York Giants in NFC Championship Game. |
| GB | 2008 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3rd in NFC North | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 27 | 21 | 0 | .562 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
[edit] Coaching tree
NFL head coaches under whom Mike McCarthy has served:
- Marty Schottenheimer, Kansas City Chiefs (1993–1998)
- Ray Rhodes, Green Bay Packers (1999)
- Jim Haslett, New Orleans Saints (2000–2004)
- Mike Nolan, San Francisco 49ers (2005)
Assistant coaches under Mike McCarthy who became NFL head coaches:
- None
Assistant coaches under Mike McCarthy who became NCAA head coaches:
[edit] Awards
In 2007, McCarthy was voted the Motorola NFL Coach of the Year [4] after twice receiving Coach of the Week awards.[5][6] He was also named the NFL Alumni's Coach of the Year by a group of former players.[7]
In 2008, McCarthy received the distinguished service award at the Lee Remmel sports awards banquet in Green Bay.
[edit] Personal life
McCarthy married the former Jessica Kress in March 2008 at a private ceremony in Maricopa County, Arizona. Their daughter, Gabrielle Kathleen, was born on October 22, 2008. McCarthy also has a daughter, Alexandra, from a previous relationship.
[edit] References
- ^ Fly, Colin. "McCarthy stays true to Packers' plan, sits atop NFC with best start among active coaches". http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2007-11-12-3091823810_x.htm. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
- ^ Associated Press. "Unbeaten regular season lifts Belichick to second AP Coach of Year honor". http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d805b47b4&template=without-video&confirm=true. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
- ^ Green Bay Press-Gazette - Packers, McCarthy reach five-year deal
- ^ "Packers' McCarthy named 2007 Motorola NFL Coach of the Year". http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2008/01/30/2/. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ "Mike McCarthy Named NFL Coach Of The Week". http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2007/09/21/2/. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ "Mike McCarthy Named NFL Coach Of The Week". http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2007/11/16/2/. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- ^ "McCarthy is NFL Alumni's coach of the year". http://www.packersnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080103/PKR01/80103131/1989. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
| Preceded by Mike Sherman |
Green Bay Packers Head Coaches 2006– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Ted Tollner |
San Francisco 49ers Offensive Coordinators 2005 |
Succeeded by Norv Turner |
| Preceded by Danny Abramowicz |
New Orleans Saints Offensive Coordinators 2000–2004 |
Succeeded by Mike Sheppard |
| Preceded by Andy Reid |
Green Bay Packers Quarterback Coaches 1999 |
Succeeded by Darrell Bevell |
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