Denver broncos mike shanahan biography

Michael Edward Shanahan is a former American football player and coach. Born on August 24, 1952, he is known for his long-term coachingcareer with the National Football League (NFL) franchise, Denver Bronco. Shanahan's playing career ended abruptly after a life-threatening injury, and since then he decided to go into coaching.

During his Broncos career that spanned from 1995 to 2008, Shanahan led the team to two consecutive SuperBowl wins, XXXII and XXXIII. The team also won its first NFL title during this period. Shanahan also coached the Los Angeles Raiders,the San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Redskins.

Early Career

Michael Edward Shanahanwas born on August 24, 1952, in Oak Park. His father was an electrician and his mother a homemaker. Growing up in Franklin Park and Schiller Park as a young boy, he took an interest in sports, especially football. He also played baseball and basketball. Shanahan received education from East Leyden High School, Franklin Park, Illinois.

While there, he played wishbone quarterback for the school team headed by legendary coach Jack Lee.Mike Shanahan was an exceptional player, in the school team, winning East Leyden Athlete of the Year at his final year. He was also voted MVP of the football and track teams. With 260 yards on 15 carries, he made the single-game rushing record on September 20, 1969, until Dennis Cascio broke the record in 1976. He graduated in 1970,earning a football scholarship to Eastern Illinois University.

Abrupt Career End

Mike Shanahan played quarterback for the Eastern Illinois University football team. He encountered a life-threatening and career-ending injury during a filed practice in 1972. He received a hard knock on the field, rupturing his kidney and causing the heart to stop for about 30 seconds. Thinking he was dead, a priest was summoned to perform his last rites since he was a devoted Christia

Coaching Record

Coaching Tree

Parents:

Dan Reeves, George Seifert

Children:

Gary Kubiak, Art Shell, Anthony Lynn, Matt LaFleur, Mike McDaniel, Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan

Biography

Career Summary

Mike Shanahan was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1984 to 2013, finishing his career as the head coach of the Washington Redskins. Over his twenty-nine years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 276-186-1. During his career he was a head coach for twenty seasons, first with the Los Angeles Raiders. He led the Raiders for two seasons, compiling a record of 15-17-0. He was fired from the Raiders on Wednesday, October 4, 1989. His next head coaching stint was with the Denver Broncos from 1995 to 2008, as he led the team to a 138-86-0 record. During his time leading the Broncos the team won the Super Bowl in 1997 and 1998. He was fired from the Broncos on Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Shanahan was fired after a late-season collapse, in which the Broncos saw a three game divisional lead with three games remaining turn into the third consecutive season out of the playoffs. His third head coach placement began in 2010 with the Washington Redskins. He coached them for four seasons and the team had a 24-40-0 record during his tenure. He was fired from the Redskins on Monday, December 30, 2013. During his entire head coaching career, his three teams combined for a record of 177-143-0 across twenty seasons including going 8-6-0 in the playoffs.

Career Awards

During his time as head coach and offensive coordinator he coached seven players to award-winning seasons. As the offensive coordinator for the 49ers Steve Young won AP Offensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player (2) and Jerry Rice won AP Offensive Player of the Year. As the offensive coordinator for the Broncos John Elway won Most Va

By Les Shapiro, Denver TV/Radio Sportscaster

Look at past Broncos media guides and you’ll find these words in Mike Shanahan’s biography: Dynamic. Disciplined. Leader. Organized. Brilliant. Success. Well, those words hardly do the man justice. Simply put, he is regarded as one of the best coaches in football history.

Mike was born in 1952 in Oak Park, Ill. As he grew up in Chicago’s west suburbs, then went on to college, he hardly looked the part of a footballer. Smallish by the game’s standards, he was a 5’9″ quarterback at Eastern Illinois University. In his junior year, fate intervened. Mike suffered a severe kidney injury. His playing days were over. But his coaching days were just beginning. He became a grad assistant at EIU and then made college coaching stops at Oklahoma, Northern Arizona, Minnesota and Florida. At each stop, he continued to master the offensive side of the game.

In 1984, at age 32, Mike was hired by Broncos head coach Dan Reeves to coach the wide receivers. His NFL career — and the mutual love affair between Mike and Colorado — took off. Mike’s relationship with young Broncos QB John Elway flourished. Elway’s eventual Hall of Fame career was influenced heavily by Shanahan’s coaching.

With Shanahan as offensive coordinator, the Broncos went to Super Bowls in 1987 and 1988. Others around the league noticed the brilliant young assistant and after that 1988 season, Shanahan was named the Oakland Raiders head coach. His stint there didn’t last long — just 20 games — but the Broncos readily took him back. As Denver’s offensive coordinator from 1989-91, he continued to develop his coaching skills and philosophies and Elway.

In 1992, Mike became the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. There, with Bill Walsh overseeing the highly successful 49ers operation, Mike received an invaluable education in the West Coast offense and how to run a top-notch