Mike Holmgren

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Mike Holmgren : biography

June 15, 1948 –

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
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