Mike Holmgren : biography
On January 22, 2008, Mike Holmgren announced he would serve out the remaining year of his contract with a lame duck year and end his tenure as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks at the end of the 2008 NFL season. Jim L. Mora, the defensive backs coach, succeeded Holmgren upon his departure.
On December 19, 2008, Mike Holmgren received the Steve Largent award, becoming the first coach in Seahawks history to attain the accolade.Williams, Eric. (2008, December 19). Friday practice — Holmgren receives Largent award. thenewstribune.com. Retrieved December 21st, 2008 from http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/seahawks/2008/12/19/friday_practice_holmgren_receives_largen
Post-coaching career
On February 1, 2009, Holmgren served as an analyst for NBC’s coverage of Super Bowl XLIII.
Cleveland Browns (2010–2012)
On December 21, 2009, Holmgren accepted the job to be president of the Cleveland Browns. On January 3, 2011, Holmgren fired Browns coach Eric Mangini after a disappointing 5-11 record. On October 16, 2012, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam announced that Holmgren will leave the team at the end of the 2012 season.
Personal life
Mike Holmgren and his wife, Kathy, met at age 12 and have been married for 38 years. Holmgren first proposed marriage to Kathy when he was age 15. They have four daughters—twins Calla and Jenny (born 1973), Emily (1977), and Gretchen (1981). They also have four granddaughters—Emma, Emerson, Mary and Isabell and three grandsons-Luke, Michael, and Samuel. The Holmgren family is heavily involved in the Evangelical Covenant Church and the denomination’s North Park University, in Chicago. In 2004, they led the fundraising drive to build the university’s Holmgren Athletic Complex. Holmgren’s grandfather, Jens Bugge, who served briefly as a commandant at West Point and wrote a book on military strategy, also had the distinction of being eulogized by Gen. Douglas MacArthur.http://www.northpark.edu/campusdevelopment/past/holmgren/ Both of Mike Holmgren’s parents were officers in the Salvation Army. Mike Holmgren is a brother in the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Holmgren Way is a street located in Green Bay, WI
Coaching tree
NFL head coaches under whom Mike Holmgren has served: Bill Walsh, George Seifert
Assistant coaches under Mike Holmgren who have become NFL head coaches: Jon Gruden, Marty Mornhinweg, Mike Sherman, Andy Reid, Pat Shurmur, Dick Jauron, Jim Zorn, Steve Mariucci and Ray Rhodes.
Head coaching record
| NFL Champions |
Team | Year | Regular season | Post-season | |||||||
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Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
GNB | 1992 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2nd in NFC Central | – | – | – | – |
GNB | 1993 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3rd in NFC Central | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Dallas Cowboys in NFC Divisional Game. |
GNB | 1994 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2nd in NFC Central | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Dallas Cowboys in NFC Divisional Game. |
GNB | 1995 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1st in NFC Central | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost to Dallas Cowboys in NFC Championship Game. |
GNB | 1996 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 1st in NFC Central | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Won Super Bowl XXXI. |
GNB | 1997 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 1st in NFC Central | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost to Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII. |
GNB | 1998 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2nd in NFC Central | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to San Francisco 49ers in NFC Wild-Card Game. |
GNB Total | 75 | 37 | 0 | .670 | 9 | 5 | .643 | |||
SEA | 1999 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 1st in AFC West | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Miami Dolphins in AFC Wild-Card Game. |
SEA | 2000 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4th in AFC West | – | – | – | – |
SEA | 2001 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2nd in AFC West | – | – | – | – |
SEA | 2002 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3rd in NFC West | – | – | – | – |
SEA | 2003 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2nd in NFC West | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | Lost to Green Bay Packers in NFC Wild-Card Game. |
SEA | 2004 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 1st in NFC West | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | Lost to St. Louis Rams in NFC Wild-Card Game |
SEA | 2005 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 1st in NFC West | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL. |
SEA | 2006 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 1st in NFC West | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | Lost to Chicago Bears in NFC Divisional Game. |
SEA | 2007 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 1st in NFC West | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | Lost to Green Bay Packers in NFC Divisional Game. |
SEA | 2008 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3rd in NFC West | – | – | – | – |
SEA Total | 86 | 74 | 0 | .541 | 4 | 6 | .400 | |||
Total | 161 | 111 | 0 | .592 | 13 | 11 | .542 |
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