| Chan Gailey | |
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| Date of birth | January 5, 1952 |
| Place of birth | Gainesville, Georgia |
| Position(s) | Offensive Coordinator Quarterback |
| College | Florida |
| Regular season | 18-14-0 |
| Postseason | 0-2-0 |
| Career record | 18-16-0 (NFL) 64-40-0 (NCAA) |
| Championships won |
1984 NCAA Division II National Champion |
| Stats | |
| Coaching stats | Pro Football Reference |
| Coaching stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Team(s) as a player | |
| 1971-1974 | University of Florida |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1975-76 1977-78 1979-80 1981-82 1983-84 1985-90 1991-92 1993 1994-95 1996-97 1998-99 2000-01 2002-07 2008-09 |
University of Florida (graduate assistant) Troy State (secondary coach) Air Force (secondary coach) Air Force (defensive coordinator) Troy State (head coach) Denver Broncos (special teams coordinator) Birmingham Fire (head coach) Samford (head coach) Pittsburgh Steelers (wide receivers coach) Pittsburgh Steelers (offensive coordinator) Dallas Cowboys (head coach) Miami Dolphins (offensive coordinator) Georgia Tech (head coach) Kansas City Chiefs (offensive coordinator) |
Thomas Chandler Gailey, Jr. (born January 5, 1952, in Gainesville, Georgia) is an American football coach who last served as offensive coordinator for the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. He was formerly head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and the Dallas Cowboys.
Gailey had previously served as offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins in 2000–01 when the Dolphins posted consecutive 11–5 records. He was on the Pittsburgh Steelers staff from 1994-97 when the Steelers won four straight AFC Central titles and played in one Super Bowl (XXX). He was offensive coordinator in 1997 when Pittsburgh ranked sixth in the NFL in total offense and seventh in scoring.[1] Gailey served as the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2008 and three games of the 2009 pre-season before he was relieved of duties by Chiefs head coach Todd Haley.
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High school years
Gailey attended Americus High School in Americus, Georgia and was a student, an Eagle Scout, and a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and golf. In football, he was an All-State selection as a quarterback. Gailey graduated in 1970.
College years
Gailey attended the University of Florida, and was a student and a three-year letterman for the Gators as a quarterback. In 1974, Chan Gailey graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education.
Coaching career
Troy State, Air Force, Troy
Gailey stayed with Florida as a graduate assistant for two years before taking his first actual coaching job as the secondary coach for Troy State University in Alabama. After two seasons there, he spent four seasons with the Air Force Academy, including two as defensive coordinator under head coach Ken Hatfield.[2] In 1983, he took over the head coaching duties at Troy, where he led the Trojans to a 12-1 record in 1984 en route to the Division II championship.[3]
Professional Leagues (1984-1992, 1994-2001)
Gailey moved to the National Football League the next year, when the Denver Broncos signed him as a defensive assistant and special teams coach. The team made three Super Bowl appearances during his six-year tenure. In 1991, Gailey left the NFL to become the head coach of the Birmingham Fire of the World League of American Football, where the team made the playoffs in both years that he was coach.
After a one-year stint as head coach at Samford University, he returned to the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers. After starting off as coach for the wide receivers, then moved up to offensive coordinator for the 1996 and 1997 NFL seasons. The Steelers won their division all four years, and made one Super Bowl appearance.
In 1998, Gailey was hired to take over a struggling Dallas Cowboys squad, one that had faltered under Barry Switzer during his last year. Gailey's Cowboys won the NFC East in 1998, and made the playoffs under his two years at the reins, although they failed to win a playoff game. Gailey is the only Cowboys coach to make the playoffs every season with his team.[citation needed]
Gailey returned to the offensive coordinator role, this time with the Miami Dolphins for the 2000 and 2001 seasons.[4]
Georgia Tech
Gailey was hired by the Yellow Jackets in 2002 to replace George O'Leary who left to become Head Coach at the University of Notre Dame, and was fired in 2007.[5] In his first five years at Georgia Tech, he had compiled a 37-27 record. Georgia Tech went to bowl games each year under Gailey, and won two: the 2003 Humanitarian Bowl (a 52-10 win over the University of Tulsa), and the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl (a 51-14 victory over Syracuse University). Gailey compiled six winning seasons in six years at the helm. However, he never defeated Tech's biggest rival, the University of Georgia, never won the ACC, never went to a BCS bowl, never won more than 9 games, and never finished in the top 25. The 2006 season was his most successful at Georgia Tech winning the ACC Coastal Division, but losing his last 3 games to rival UGA, Wake Forest in the ACC championship game and West Virginia in the Gator Bowl.[6]
Gailey's name was mentioned for both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins head coaching jobs following the 2006 season, two teams for which he was offensive coordinator.[7] Gailey got neither job. On January 19, 2007 Gailey announced he would return to Georgia Tech.[8]
After a 7-5 2007 regular season and losing for the sixth straight year to the Georgia Bulldogs football team, it was announced on November 26, 2007 that Gailey had been dismissed and his $1 million/year contract bought out.[9][10][11][12]
Professional Leagues (2008-present)
Gailey was hired on January 16, 2008 to become the offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs. Gailey inherited a Chiefs offense that ranked at the bottom of the league in almost every category the previous season.[13] He was fired after three pre-season games in 2009.[14]
Head coaching records
College career
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Troy Trojans (Gulf South Conference (NCAA Division II)) (1983–1984) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Troy | 7-4 | 4-3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1984 | Troy | 12-1 | 6-1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Troy: | 19-5 | 10-4 | |||||||
| Samford University Bulldogs (NCAA Division I-AA Independent) (1993–1993) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Samford | 5-6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Samford: | 5-6 | ||||||||
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2002–2007) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Georgia Tech | 7-6 | 4-4 | 5 (tied) | L Silicon Valley Classic | — | — | ||
| 2003 | Georgia Tech | 7-6 | 4-4 | 4 (tied) | W Humanitarian Bowl | — | — | ||
| 2004 | Georgia Tech | 7-5 | 4-4 | 6 (tied) | W Champs Sports Bowl | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Georgia Tech | 7-5 | 5-3 | 3 (Coastal) | L Emerald Bowl | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Georgia Tech | 9-5 | 7-1 | 1 (Coastal) | L Gator Bowl | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Georgia Tech | 7-6 | 4-4 | 3 (Coastal) | L Humanitarian Bowl | ||||
| Georgia Tech: | 44-32 | 28-20 | |||||||
| Total: | 67-41 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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National Football League
Record with Dallas Cowboys
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1st NFC East | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Cardinals) |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2nd NFC East | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Vikings) |
| Totals | 18 | 14 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
World League of American Football
Record with Birmingham Fire
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1st North American West | Lost Semifinals (Dragons) |
| 1992 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2nd North American West | Lost Semifinals (Thunder) |
| Totals | 12 | 9 | 1 | (including playoffs) | |
References
- ^ Associated Press. Former Cowboys head coach hopes to revive Chiefs' sputtering offense ESPN.com, 16 January 2008.
- ^ Van Brimmer, Adam (2007-10-18). "Army life different, say Tech coaches". The Telegraph (macon.com). http://www.macon.com/169/story/163335.html. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_champs_records_book/2006/d2/2006_d2_football_champs_records.pdf
- ^ "Winning Style". Tech Topics (Georgia Tech Alumni Association). Spring 2002. http://gtalumni.org/StayInformed/techtopics/spr02/jackets.html. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ^ Clarke, Michael (2005-11-18). "Gailey signs new five-year contract, will coach through 2010 campaign". The Technique. http://nique.net/issues/2005-11-18/sports/2. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
- ^ Associated Press (2006-12-02). "Skinner, Swank lift Wake to ACC title; next stop: Orange Bowl". ESPN (go.com). http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=263360059. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ^ "Miami interviews Gailey". The Technique. 2007-01-19. http://nique.net/issues/2007-01-19/sports/2. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- ^ "Gailey to Remain at Tech". Ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. 2007-01-19. http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011907aab.html. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- ^ Knobler, Mike (2007-11-26). "Georgia Tech fires Gailey after six seasons". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/gatech/stories/2007/11/26/gailey_1126.html. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ^ "Sources: Gailey fired at Tech after six seasons". ESPN (go.com). 2007-11-26. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3127998. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ^ Knobler, Mike (2007-11-26). "Tech owes Gailey $4 million". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/gatech/content/sports/gatech/stories/2007/11/26/gaileycontract_1127.html. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ^ "Gailey Relieved Of Duties As Georgia Tech Head Coach". RamblinWreck.com (Georgia Tech Athletic Association). 2007-11-26. http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112607aag.html. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ^ . http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/08/31/source-chiefs-chop-chan-gailey/. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ Clayton, John (2009-08-31). "Gailey no longer running Chiefs offense". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4434133. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
External links
| Preceded by Mike Shanahan |
Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinators 1989–1990 |
Succeeded by Mike Shanahan |
| Preceded by Ron Erhardt |
Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Coordinators 1996–1997 |
Succeeded by Ray Sherman |
| Preceded by Barry Switzer |
Dallas Cowboys Head Coaches 1998–1999 |
Succeeded by Dave Campo |
| Preceded by Kippy Brown |
Miami Dolphins Offensive Coordinators 2000–2001 |
Succeeded by Norv Turner |
| Preceded by Mac McWhorter |
Georgia Tech Head Coaches 2002–2007 |
Succeeded by Paul Johnson |
| Preceded by Mike Solari |
Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Coordinators 2008–2009 |
Succeeded by Vacant |
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