Buddy Ryan

Buddy Ryan
Buddy Ryan 2011
Position (s): Head Coach
born February 17, 1931 in Frederick , Oklahoma
died on June 28, 2016 in Shelbyville , Kentucky
Career information
Active : 1968 - 1995
College : Oklahoma A&M University
Teams
college University of Buffalo (1961-1965, Defensive Coordinator ) Vanderbilt University (1966, Defensive Coordinator) University of the Pacific (1967, Defensive Coordinator) AFL / NFL New York Jets (1968–1975, Defensive Line ) Minnesota Vikings (1976-1977, Defensive Line) Chicago Bears (1978–1985, Defensive Coordinator ) Philadelphia Eagles (1986–1990, Head Coach ) Houston Oilers (1993, Defensive Coordinator) Arizona Cardinals (1994–1995, Head Coach)
Career statistics
Coaching stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl III (Defensive Line - Jets) Super Bowl XX (Defensive Coordinator - Bears)

James David "Buddy" Ryan (* 17th February 1931 in Frederick , Oklahoma ; † 28. June 2016 in Shelbyville , Kentucky ) was an American American football trainer in the National Football League (NFL). He was head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for five years and the Arizona Cardinals for two years . As the Chicago Bears Defensive Coordinator , Ryan created the 46 Defense and won Super Bowl XX with them . He previously won already as an assistant coach with the New York Jets to the Super Bowl III .

His twin sons Rex Ryan and Rob Ryan are also coaches in the NFL.

Early years

Buddy Ryan was born in Oklahoma in 1931 to a painter and upholsterer. He served in the Korean War and played college football for Oklahoma A&M University (now Oklahoma State University ) from 1952 to 1955 , where he was used as a guard on the offensive line .

Buddy Ryan had his first coaching position from 1957 at the high school in Gainesville , Texas . After completing his military service in 1961, he began his coaching career in college.

In contrast to his playing time, Ryan put his focus on defense . From 1961 to 1965 he was Defensive Coordinator at the University of Buffalo , 1966 at Vanderbilt University and 1967 at the University of the Pacific .

AFL / NFL

Buddy Ryan never won a play-off game in seven years as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Arizona Cardinals . He established his reputation and influence in the league with his success as a defensive coordinator. Especially with the 46 Defense he created (named after the shirt number of Safeties Doug Plank ), due to whose dominance he won the Super Bowl ( XX ) with the Bears .

Ron Jaworski (former quarterback and commentator for ESPN ) called the philosophy of the 46 Defense the most influential factor in the development of the modern NFL blitz plays ( English The philosophy behind the 46 has, in my opinion, been the single most influential factor in shaping modern NFL blitz pressure packages ).

New York Jets

The professional football career began for Buddy Ryan in 1968 with an offer to train the defensive line of the New York Jets . In their first season together, Head Coach Weeb Ewbank and Ryan won the Super Bowl with an offense to quarterback Joe Namath . In Super Bowl III , the defense of the Jets only allowed seven points. In his first two years with the Jets, they had the best defense against the running game , in his third season the second best. The philosophy of his later 46 Defense is based in part on the ideas of Ewbank's passing game and the special protection his quarterback enjoyed in it.

Minnesota Vikings

For the 1976 season, Ryan moved to the Minnesota Vikings , where he also trained the defensive line . The Defensive Line called Purple People Eaters was one of the strengths of Head Coach Bud Grant's team - the defense only allowed 176 points during the season (with 305 scored). The Vikings won the NFC Championship Game in Ryan's first season with 24:13 against the Los Angeles Rams and moved into Super Bowl XI , where they were defeated by the Oakland Raiders with 14:32. In Ryan's second and final year with the Vikings, they won the NFC Central for the fifth time in a row , but then failed in the NFC Championship Game.

Chicago Bears

For the 1978 season, Buddy Ryan moved to the Chicago Bears as a defensive coordinator . Here he introduced the 46 Defense (with the basic principle of permanent pressure from unpredictable directions) and perfected it by the 1985 season . When head coach Neill Armstrong was fired by the Bears in 1982 , the defense players wrote to team owner George Halas to ensure that Ryan could remain as defensive coordinator. Halas signed Mike Ditka as the new head coach, with the condition that Ryan and his assistant coaches stay with the team on defense. In the 1984 season, the Bears scored 72 sacks - an NFL record that remains to this day (2016). In the NFC Championship Game they failed with 0:23 at the San Francisco 49ers . In the following season, the defense scored 64 sacks, but the team improved and lost only one game in the regular season . In the 24:38 defeat against the Miami Dolphins , there was a heated argument between Ryan and Ditka at halftime. After winning the rest of the season, the Bears beat the New York Giants 21-0 (with only 181 yards allowed ) and then the Los Angeles Rams 24-0 (with only 130 yards) in the play-offs before beating the New England Patriots 46:10 in Super Bowl XX . Three players from this defense were later elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame : Richard Dent , Mike Singletary and Dan Hampton . While Ditka hoped to become the team of the 80s, the feud between Ditka and Ryan became increasingly public, and Ryan left the team in the off-season .

Philadelphia Eagles

For the 1986 season , Ryan was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as head coach . During his time as head coach, the Eagles won 43 games, lost 35 and drew once. From the third season, the Eagles won at least ten games a year and reached the play-offs in every season , where they were eliminated in the first round.

In the 1989 season , the Dallas Cowboys accused Ryan of having placed "bounties" on two Cowboys players ( Bounty Bowl ) . Ryan denied the allegations and an investigation by the league could not confirm the allegations. After the 1990 season he was released from the Eagles.

Houston Oilers

In the aftermath of the Eagles, Ryan worked as a commentator for CNN before signing a contract with the Houston Oilers as Defensive Coordinator for the 1993 season . The Oilers won eleven games in a row thanks to a good defense. In the last game of the season, Buddy Ryan criticized the Oilers' offensive coordinator , Kevin Gilbride , at first during a nationally broadcast game and even punched him. In the next game - the first play-off game - the Oilers lost to the Kansas City Chiefs .

Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals signed Buddy Ryan for the 1994 season as their new head coach. In his coaching staff at the Cardinals, he took on his two sons, Rex Ryan and Rob Ryan . After 8 wins, 8 losses in his first season, the Cardinals scored only 4 wins in 12 losses in his second season and Ryan was fired and ended his coaching career.

Private

Buddy Ryan had three sons with his first wife, Doris, whom he met at college. The oldest, Jim, is a lawyer and worked as Buddy's agent in 1994 when he became head coach at the Cardinals. The two twins, Rex and Rob Ryan , also became coaches in the NFL. Buddy's second wife, Joanie, who he had been married to since 1970 and had no children, died of Alzheimer's in 2013 . Ryan owned a ranch in Shelbyville, Kentucky, where he had lived and raised horses since 1995. He had suffered from cancer for years and died in Shelbyville on June 28, 2016.

Web links

• Statistics on pro-football-reference.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Richard Goldstein: Buddy Ryan, Combative Defensive Genius in the NFL, Dies at 85. The New York Times, June 28, 2016, accessed June 29, 2016 : "James David Ryan was born on Feb. 17, 1931 , in Frederick, Okla., where his father was a house painter. (His birth year was often listed as 1934; as Rex Ryan said in his memoir, his father had subtracted a few years from his true age to come off as more youthful when first looking for an NFL job.) " 
2. ↑ Malcolm Moran: Ryan finds old style still fits in new job. The New Yorl Times, July 28, 1986, accessed June 29, 2016 : "Twenty-nine years after his coaching career began at Gainesville (Tex.) High School, James David Ryan, son of a painter and paper hanger - Interior decorator, I guess they call it now - has reached a position that has driven too many others to overwork themselves, alter their personalities, bully players and break rules. " 
3. ↑ Malcolm Moran: Ryan finds old style still fits in new job. The New Yorl Times, July 28, 1986, accessed June 29, 2016 : "RYAN'S COACHING CAREER 1961-65: Defensive Coordinator, University of Buffalo 1966: Defensive Coordinator, Vanderbilt 1967: Defensive Coordinator, University of Pacific" 
4. ^ Jens Plassmann: NFL American Football . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 , p. 99.
5. ^ Richard Goldstein: Buddy Ryan, Combative Defensive Genius in the NFL, Dies at 85. The New York Times, June 28, 2016, accessed on June 29, 2016 (English): “In his seven years as a head coach, with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Arizona Cardinals, Ryan never won a playoff game. But he had already solidified his legacy as an assistant coach with his shifting and blitzing defensive alignments, which confused and clobbered opposing quarterbacks. His bruising "46" defense, in particular, took the Bears to their 1986 Super Bowl victory. " 
6. ^ Ron Jaworski: The Games That Changed the Game . Random House, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-345-51795-1 , p. 156.
7. ↑ Eric Allen: Buddy Ryan, Iconic Former Jets' Assistant, Dies. Defensive Mastermind Spent His First 8 Pro Coaching Seasons with the Green & White. (No longer available online.) New York Jets, Aug 28, 2016, archived from the original on June 29, 2016 ; Retrieved on June 29, 2016 (English): "In his six seasons as the Green & White's defensive line coach, Ryan helped the Jets finish No.1 against the rush in both 1968 and 1969 along with a No. 2 ranking in 1970. “ Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ Rich Hofmann: Role Reversal Ryan Calls On Former Mentor Ewbank To Spend Some Time With The Eagles. Daily News, August 12, 1986, accessed June 29, 2016 : "" My whole philosophy is built on his philosophy of the passing game, "Ryan said. "He believed in protecting his quarterback, even if you had to run a one-man pattern. If you counter that with what was tough on him, it must be tough on everybody." 
9. ↑ Craig Peters: Vikings Send Condolences to Buddy Ryan's Family. (No longer available online.) Minnesota Vikings, June 28, 2016, archived from the original on June 29, 2016 ; accessed on June 29, 2016 (English): "The 1976 Vikings won the NFC Championship with a 24-13 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in the final playoff game at Metropolitan Stadium to earn a trip to Super Bowl XI. That team outscored opponents 305 to 176. The 1977 squad won the NFC Central for a fifth-straight year and made it to the NFC Championship game. " Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ^ Jens Plassmann: NFL American Football . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 , p. 99.
11. ^ Larry Mayer: Players urged Halas to keep Ryan. (No longer available online.) Chicago Bears, June 28, 2016, archived from the original on July 1, 2016 ; accessed on June 29, 2016 (English): "When the Bears were in the process of replacing head coach Neill Armstrong in 1982, veteran players Gary Fencik and Alan Page wrote a letter that was signed by several of their teammates imploring owner George Halas to retain defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan. “ Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
12. ↑ 1984 Chicago Bears Statistics & Players. Pro-Football-Reference, accessed June 29, 2016 . 
13. ^ Brad Biggs: Buddy Ryan a beloved teacher to Dan Hampton, Mike Singletary, others. Chicago Tribune, June 28, 2016, accessed June 29, 2016 : “The Bears set records when Ryan, who died Tuesday at 85, was running the defense. Their 72 sacks in 1984 remains an NFL standard. " 
14. ↑ Richard Goldstein: Buddy Ryan, Combative Defensive Genius in the NFL, Dies at 85. The New York Times, June 28, 2016, accessed June 29, 2016 : “In 1985 they almost came to blows in the locker room during halftime of the Bears' loss to the Miami Dolphins, the team's only defeat that season. " 
15. ↑ Malcolm Moran: Ryan finds old style still fits in new job. The New Yorl Times, July 28, 1986, accessed June 29, 2016 : “ I had only one real blow-up with Buddy Ryan, read one passage. That was at half time of the Miami game, our only 1985 loss. It was a big one, no question about it. " 
16. ^ Buddy Ryan, Chicago Bears defense in 1985. Just how crazy good was the 1985 Chicago Bears defense? ESPN, June 29, 2016, accessed June 29, 2016 : “Ryan's '85 Bears defense is the only one in NFL history to record two shutouts in a single postseason. They held the New York Giants to 181 total yards in a divisional round shutout before an even more dominant shutout performance against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship game in which they let up just 130 total yards. The Bears allowed 10 points to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. " 
17. ^ Don Pierson: The Chicago Bears win the 1986 Super Bowl. Chicago Tribune, accessed June 29, 2016 : "Ditka talked about the Bears becoming the team of the 1980s, but Ryan, who feuded openly with Ditka, left the following season." 
18. ^ Buddy Ryan Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. Pro-Football-Reference, accessed June 29, 2016 : "1988 54 Philadelphia Eagles NFL 16 10 6 0 .625 1 0 1, 000 1 1989 55 Philadelphia Eagles NFL 16 11 5 0 .688 1 0 1, 000 2 1990 56 Philadelphia Eagles NFL 16 10 6 0 .625 1 0 1, 000 2 " 
19. ↑ Dave Anderson: Sports of The Times - The Backfire From Buddy Ryan's 'Bounties'. The New York Times, November 26, 1989, accessed June 29, 2016 : “As if the National Football League weren't violent enough and its players weren't solvent enough, Buddy Ryan, the coach of the Philadelphia Eagles , has been accused by Jimmy Johnson, the Dallas Cowboys' coach, of putting a bounty on the helmets of a quarterback and a kicker. " 
20. ↑ Richard Goldstein: Buddy Ryan, Combative Defensive Genius in the NFL, Dies at 85. The New York Times, June 28, 2016, accessed June 29, 2016 : “Ryan, a bit paunchy and bespectacled, denied offering bounties , and a league investigation could not substantiate the accusations. " 
21. ↑ Frank Litsky: PRO FOOTBALL - Trying To Keep A Lid On Ryan. The New York Times, January 11, 1994, accessed June 29, 2016 : "Ryan's seasonlong outbursts against Gilbride seemed to culminate Jan. 2 when he took a punch at Gilbride during a nationally-televised game against the Jets." 
22. ↑ Richard Goldstein: Buddy Ryan, Combative Defensive Genius in the NFL, Dies at 85. The New York Times, June 28, 2016, accessed June 29, 2016 : “Ryan was named the Cardinals' head coach in 1994, and he chose his sons Rex and Rob as assistants. He was 12-20 over two seasons, was fired once more, and then retired. " 
23. ^ Tim Graham: The wild early years and the football family that shaped Bills coach Rex Ryan. (No longer available online.) The Buffalo News, June 20, 2015, archived from the original on July 2, 2016 ; Retrieved June 29, 2016 (updated June 28, 2016): "Jim got his MBA from Notre Dame and his law degree from St. Louis University. He was an NHL corporate sponsorship executive in 1991-92 and was Buddy's agent when the Arizona Cardinals hired him in 1994. “ Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
24. Jump up ↑ Richard Goldstein: Buddy Ryan, Combative Defensive Genius in the NFL, Dies at 85. The New York Times, June 28, 2016, accessed June 29, 2016 : “Besides Rex and Rob, Ryan's survivors include another son, Jim, all from his marriage to his first wife, Doris, which ended in divorce, and six grandchildren. His second wife, Joanie, died in 2013. "