Jon Gruden
Gruden in 2003
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| Position: | Head coach |
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| Date of birth: | August 17, 1963 |
| Place of birth: | Sandusky, Ohio |
| Career information | |
| High school: | South Bend (IN) Clay |
| College: | Dayton |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | 95–81 (.540) |
| Postseason: | 5–4 (.556) |
| Career: | 100–85 (.541) |
| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Jon David Gruden (born August 17, 1963) was an American former college football player and professional coach. He was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003 in his first year with the Buccaneers (defeating the Raiders, who had traded him to Tampa Bay the previous off-season). At the time, Gruden was the youngest head coach ever to win a Super Bowl at age 39 years, 5 months, and 9 days
Gruden was born on August 17, 1963, in Sandusky, Ohio. His father, Jim, later served as a professional football regional scout, running backs coach and director of player personnel for the Tampa Bay Bucs. His brother, Jay, played and coached in the Arena Football League, and is now the head coach of the Washington Redskins. His other brother, James, became a radiologist at the Mayo Clinic.
Gruden was raised Catholic, and was a Cleveland Browns fan growing up. At 15 he attended Clay High School in South Bend, Indiana, home to the University of Notre Dame, where his father served as an assistant to head coach Dan Devine. After graduating n 1981, Gruden attended Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio. After one year, he transferred to the University of Dayton, where he was a three-year letterman and backup quarterback for the Flyers under coach Mike Kelly. Gruden never saw much playing time, but the Flyers posted a 24–7 record during his three seasons at UD. He graduated with a degree in communications in 1985.
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