Ted Marchibroda

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Theodore "Ted" Joseph Marchibroda (born March 15, 1931 in Franklin, Pennsylvania) is a former American football quarterback and head coach in the National Football League.

Player

Marchibroda played college football at Saint Bonaventure University and the University of Detroit, where he excelled as a quarterback. He was drafted in 1953 by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers. After one year, he left the Steelers to serve in the army. He finished his career with the Chicago Cardinals.

Coaching career

He began his coaching career as an assistant for the Los Angeles Rams. He then served as offensive coordinator under George Allen for the Washington Redskins. He got his first head coaching job for the Baltimore Colts in 1975. He stayed as coach until 1979, and again he served as coach for the Indianapolis Colts from 1992 to 1995. He also coached the Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 1998, making him the only head coach in NFL history to serve both Baltimore teams. He compiled a career record of 87–98–1, with an 2–4 record in the playoffs. He also was the offensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills during the Jim Kelly years from 1989-1991.

Legacy

Marchibroda was a radio color commentator for the Colts from 1999 to 2006. Marchibroda remains with the Indianapolis Colts Radio Network as an analyst on their pre-game show. He is the perfector of the hurry-up offense. As the Offensive Coordinator for the Buffalo Bills, Marchibroda and QB Jim Kelly perfected the "K-Gun" offense. With this style, Kelly hurried to the line of scrimmage, preventing the defense from making substitutions. At the line, Kelly called audibles. The National Football League would later impose a rule that forced offenses to allow time for the defense to make substitutions.

• Marichibroda is a member of Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor.
• He now serves as a pre-game commentator for the Indianapolis Colts.

Coaching Tree

NFL head coaches under whom Ted Marchibroda has served:

• George Allen, Washington Redskins (1972-1974)
• Marv Levy, Buffalo Bills (1987–1991)

Assistant coaches under Ted Marchibroda who became NFL head coaches:

• Bill Belichick, Cleveland Browns (1991–1995), New England Patriots (2000-present)
• Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati Bengals (2003-present)
• Eric Mangini, New York Jets (2006-2008), Cleveland Browns (2009-present)
• Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions (2009-present)
• Ken Whisenhunt, Arizona Cardinals (2007-present)

In addition, Kirk Ferentz, head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes, served as an assistant under Marchibroda.

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