Ron Rivera

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Ron Rivera
Ron Rivera (cropped) .jpg
Ron Rivera 2011
Positions:
Linebacker /
Head Coach 		Jersey number (s):
59
born January 7, 1962 in Fort Ord , California
Career information
Active : 1984 - 1992
NFL Draft : 1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44
College : Berkeley
Teams

as a player

as an assistant coach

as head coach

Career statistics
Sacks     7.5
Interceptions     9
Play as head coach     147
G / V / U ( Regular Season )     76: 63: 1 (54.6%)
G / L ( playoffs )     3: 4 (42.9%)
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

player

Trainer

Ronald Eugene Rivera (* 7. January 1962 in Fort Ord , California ) is a former American American football poker players and current coach, currently the Washington Redskins .

As the son of a military man, Rivera was temporarily transferred to Germany , Panama , Washington, DC and Maryland and trained there. He graduated from Seaside High School, where he first came into contact with American football.

Career

player

Rivera began his career with the California Golden Bears team at the University of California at Berkeley, near the city of San Francisco . He played in the position of linebacker and broke numerous records for his team. In 1983 the American set a new record for the most tackles for loss in a season, which is still held today.

In the 1984 NFL Drafts , Rivera was selected in the second round by the Chicago Bears . In 1985 he played Super Bowl XX , in which the Bears defeated the New England Patriots with 46:10. Rivera becomes the first Puerto Rican and Mexican American to ever play on a Super Bowl team. Rivera played for the Chicago Bears for a total of nine seasons and ended his playing career in the summer of 1992.

Trainer

In 1993 Rivera began working for SportsChannel Chicago as a television analyst for the Chicago Bears and college American football broadcasts.

Philadelphia Eagles

In 1999 Rivera was hired as the linebacker trainer for the Philadelphia Eagles . During his time with the Eagles, the Eagles were able to advance to the NFC Championships three years in a row . He also developed linebacker Jeremiah Trotter into a two-time Pro Bowl participant.

Chicago Bears

On January 23, 2004, those in charge of the Bears announced Rivera as defensive coordinator . A year later, the Bears defensive was named second best in the NFL . In the second round of the NFC playoffs, the Bears were eliminated by the Carolina Panthers 29:21. His work did not go unnoticed by many clubs in the NFL and Rivera had requests from various teams. However, the Mexican-born American failed to fill a head coach position and stayed with the Bears. On February 19, 2007, the club announced from the NFC that Rivera's contract will not be renewed.

San Diego Chargers

After joining the Bears, Ron Rivera joined the San Diego Chargers as an Inside Linebackers coach. After the defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell was released from the Chargers, Rivera was appointed as the new defensive coordinator.

Carolina Panthers

On January 11, 2011, Ron Rivera became the fourth head coach of the Carolina Panthers . He is the fifth Latino who can lead an NFL team as head coach.

The Panthers finished their first season under Ron Rivera with a negative balance (6-10), but this was a significant improvement on the previous season, which ended the Panthers as the worst team in the entire NFL. Especially on the offensive they were much better, but the defensive was still one of the worst in the league. In the next season the Panthers under Rivera lost 8 of the first 10 games, but were able to finish the season with a 7-9 record.

The following season, the Panthers won their division with a 12-4 record, but failed in the Divisional Round of the playoffs to the San Francisco 49ers . In the 2014 NFL season , the Panthers again secured the NFC South title, although they had a negative record with 7-8-1. After a victory over the Arizona Cardinals , the Panthers failed again in the Divisional Round, this time at the Seattle Seahawks . In the 2015 NFL season , the Panthers under Rivera achieved a record of 15-1, which is a new record in their team history, and with which the Panthers were able to secure first place in the seeding list for the playoffs. With victories over the Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals , Rivera won the NFC title a second time (the first time as head coach) and moved into Super Bowl 50 with the Panthers . There the favorite Panthers were defeated by the Denver Broncos relatively clearly with 10:24.

In the following season, the Panthers could not build on the success, they finished the season as the last of the NFC South . In the following year, the playoffs could be reached again, but the Panthers failed directly in the wildcard round at the New Orleans Saints . After the Panthers with 5 wins and 7 losses in the season 2019 were started, Rivera was released on 3 December of 2019.

Washington Redskins

On December 30, 2019, the Washington Redskins announced Rivera as their new head coach.

Private life

Ron Rivera is married and has two children. His wife Stephanie is a former assistant coach with the Washington Mystics . In January 2015, the Rivera family's home caught fire. All family members were able to leave the house without injuries. Ron Rivera's brother Michael, nicknamed Mickey, died of cancer on July 28, 2015 after a two-year battle.

Rivera was diagnosed with skin cancer in August 2020.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chargers shake up D, replace coordinator Cottrell. In: ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b c Carolina Panthers: Ron Rivera. (No longer available online.) In: www.panthers.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011 ; Retrieved January 25, 2016 .
  3. ^ Hall of Fame Candidate Capsule: Ron Rivera> National Football Foundation> NewsDetail. In: www.collegefootball.org. Retrieved January 25, 2016 .
  4. ^ Rivera, Harbaugh to clash in playoffs. (No longer available online.) In: www.chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014 ; Retrieved January 25, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.chicagobears.com
  5. ↑ 2005 Chicago Bears Statistics & Players | Pro-Football-Reference.com. In: Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Fox Sports: NFL News, Videos, Scores, Teams, Standings, Stats. In: FOX Sports. Retrieved January 25, 2016 .
  7. ^ Chargers add Rivera to coaching staff. In: ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Panthers clinch home-field advantage in playoffs. In: NFL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016 .
  9. ↑ sb 50: denver beats carolina (English) bbc.com, accessed on February 8, 2016
  10. ↑ Carolina Panthers fire head coach Ron Rivera. Retrieved May 5, 2020 .
  11. ^ Ron Rivera hired as new Washington Redskins coach. In: nfl.com. NFL.com, accessed December 31, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Baseball Blue Jays: Recalled PPeter Munro from ... In: tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved January 25, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Fire causes $ 500K damage at Panthers' coach Ron Rivera's home. In: m.wsoctv.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016 .
  14. ^ Brother's death could keep Rivera from camp open. In: ESPN.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016 .
  15. ^ NFL - Washington Football Team: Head Coach Ron Rivera diagnosed with cancer. August 21, 2020, accessed on August 21, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Rivera, Ron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rivera, Ronald Eugene (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football coach
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Ord , California