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Ed Hughes. Edward D. Hughes (October 23, 1927 – June 23, 2000) was an American football player and coach whose career spanned more than three decades. His most prominent coaching position came in 1971 when he served as head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s Houston Oilers .
Jun 25, 2000 · Ed Hughes, the offensive coordinator for the Bears’ 1985 Super Bowl champions and a former head coach of the Houston Oilers, died Friday at Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. He was 72. …
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Few coaching positions on the Chicago Bears have a more illustrious history than defensive coordinator. It’s practically a who’s who of names and personalities from the great George Allen to the flamboyant Buddy Ryan to the fondly remembered “Riverboat” Ron Rivera. All had great runs of success overseeing arguably the greatest defenses in franchise...
Many consider him the father of the modern NFL offense. Sid Gillman revolutionized the passing game in pro football. Several of his schemes and teaching methods are still in use today. He had an incredible run of coaching that spanned over four decades. Unfortunately the Bears got him too late. Gillman was 65 when he signed on as offensive coordina...
*Furthest on the right It became apparent right away that Ken Meyer had no magic potions to offer the Bears. His first year in charge, his quarterbacks threw an astounding 28 interceptions to just seven touchdowns. It wasn’t much better in 1979 as they finished lower in ranking than the year before but made the playoffs thanks to Payton and a stout...
One of several one-year experiments the Bears would have in their long history. Ted Marchibroda brought plenty of experience with him to the job, having been offensive coordinator for the Redskins when they reached the Super Bowl in 1972 and then reviving the Baltimore Colts in the late ‘70s as head coach. As it turns out though he was little more ...
If there is one thing Ed Hughes deserves credit for, it’s stability. He was by far the longest-tenured offensive coordinator of the Super Bowl era in Chicago. He oversaw the Bears’ dominance during the 1980s, helping them forge one of the best rushing attacks in NFL history that culminated in a championship in 1985. Between 1983 and 1986 his offens...
It turns out Bears offensive coordinator was the only prominent coaching position Greg Landry would ever hold in the NFL. The former quarterback of the Detroit Lions did a fairly admirable job replacing Hughes. His offenses never finished lower than 13thin yards and finished in the top 10 twice in points scored while keeping the tradition of great ...
The first foray the franchise made into the Ron Turner water was largely forgetful. Three of the four years he was in command of the offense results into finishes 21st or worse in yards and 24thor worse in points scored. Only in 1995, led by quarterback Erik Kramer and a pair of speed receivers in Jeff Graham and Curtis Conway did Chicago light up ...
A rising star in the late 90s, former quarterback turned coach Matt Cavanaugh had found quick success in Arizona and San Francisco by the time the Bears decided to make him their OC. He had no prior experience calling plays and it became obvious pretty fast that he was not up to the task required to lift that unit out of the quagmire. Plagued by pr...
People may not remember this, but Chicago was actually one of the first teams in the NFL to experiment with bringing the highly successful college spread offense into pros. Gary Crowton was one of the guys who made it famous at Louisiana Tech, so he was lured to the Bears in hopes he had some answers for their problems. At first things looked promi...
Careful mentioning this name around Chicago. It may get you beaten up. John Shoop has one of the most villainous reputations in team history. No, not because he’s a terrible person or anything but because the guy seemed to have little to no understanding of offensive football. If anything, he was to prove more conservative and some might say coward...
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Ed Hughes. Hughes was the offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears in the 1982-1988 seasons, a total of seven years. Hughes' record as the team's offensive coordinator was 73-31-0, making him the most successful offensive coordinator in Chicago Bears history. The team made it to the playoffs five times ( 1984-1988) and had a 5-4 record under ...
Offensive line coach Dick Stanfel died in June, and offensive coordinator Ed Hughes passed away in 2000. Defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, 81, has been battling cancer for several years.
Jun 26, 2000 · That relationship led to Mr. Hughes becoming Ditka’s personal choice for the Bears. Four years after Chicago won the Super Bowl in 1986, Mr. Hughes retired from the Bears and football.
Jul 2, 2000 · Ed Hughes, 72, offensive coordinator of the 1985-86 NFL champion Bears; he was head coach at Houston in 1971, then joined the Dallas Cowboys as offensive coordinator (1973-76); he, along with Mike ...
