Gil Haskell

Gil Haskell (born September 24, 1943) is a long time NFL coach and the former Offensive Coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks. He began his career in the NFL as a ball boy with the San Francisco 49ers while his uncle Dr. William O’Grady was a part owner of the franchise. After 22 years in various roles in the 49ers organization Haskell left for USC, spending 5 seasons as an assistant coach. He broke into the NFL as a coach in 1983 with the Los Angeles Rams, coaching special teams, running backs and tight ends for 9 seasons. In 1992 he joined the Green Bay Packers where he became part of Mike Holmgren's staff for the first time as a running back coach and wide receiver coach. When Holmgren left Green Bay for the Seattle Seahawks in 1998 Haskell accepted the Offensive Coordinator position with the Carolina Panthers. The next season he reunited with Holmgren in Seattle in the same role, a position he continues to hold. He has indicated that he would like to be a head coach in the NFL and even launched a low key campaign for the Oakland Raiders position when the Raiders fired Norv Turner after the 2005 season.^[1] That position was eventually filled with the hiring of Art Shell.

After a dismissal 2008 season and the hiring of Jim L. Mora as head coach of the Seahawks, Haskell was fired and replaced by Greg Knapp.

Gil and his wife Nancy have four grown daughters, Paula, Patty, Jenny and Julie and live in Kirkland, Washington.

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External links

• Seahawks Bio