Coaching trees
Who coached under whom: each assistant’s seasons under a head coach, from the jobs in coaches’ infoboxes and the coordinators in season articles, matched to the head coach on file for that team and season.
19,504 rows, 1892–2026. Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). On the site: Coach pages.
19,504 rows, page 1 of 391. Click a column to sort.
| mentor | mentor article | mentor name | protege | protege article | protege name | team | team | level | first season | last season | seasons | years | role text | source | protege head | protege head at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. J. Ricker | A. J. Ricker | Cory Sanders | Cory Sanders | Saint Joseph’s (IN) | college | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 2010 | defensive coordinator | infobox | 1 | Saint Joseph’s (IN) | |||
| Aaron Best (American football) | Aaron Best | Jeff Schmedding | Jeff Schmedding | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington | college | 2017 | 2018 | 2 | 2017-2018 | defensive coordinator and safeties coach | infobox | 0 | |||
| Aaron Best (American football) | Aaron Best | Ian Shoemaker | Ian Shoemaker | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington | college | 2019 | 2021 | 3 | 2019-2021 | offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | infobox | 1 | Central Washington | ||
| Aaron Best (American football) | Aaron Best | Eric Sanders (American football coach) | Eric Sanders | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington | college | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 2023 | linebackers coach and defensive run game coordinator | infobox | 0 | |||
| Aaron Best (American football) | Aaron Best | Eric Sanders (American football coach) | Eric Sanders | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington | college | 2024 | 2025 | 2 | 2024-2025 | defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | infobox | 0 | |||
| Aaron James (American football) | Aaron James | Harry Williams (American football) | Harry Williams | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | college | 2024 | 2025 | 2 | 2024-2025 | assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | infobox | 0 | |||
| 300070 | Aaron Kelton | Aaron Kelton | Jason Houghtaling | Jason Houghtaling | Williams | Williams | college | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 2011 | offensive coordinator | infobox | 1 | Wagner | |
| 300070 | Aaron Kelton | Aaron Kelton | KiJuan Ware | KiJuan Ware | Williams | Williams | college | 2014 | 2015 | 2 | 2014-2015 | quarterbacks coach | infobox | 1 | Augsburg | |
| 300070 | Aaron Kelton | Aaron Kelton | KiJuan Ware | KiJuan Ware | Shorter | Shorter | college | 2016 | 2017 | 2 | 2016-2017 | offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator | infobox | 1 | Augsburg | |
| 300070 | Aaron Kelton | Elijah Sandwiess | Howard | Howard | college | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 2019 | defensive coordinator | season_article | 0 | ||||
| 288 | Abe Martin (Texas coach) | Abe Martin | 1031 | Fred Taylor (American football coach) | Fred Taylor | TCU | TCU | college | 1953 | 1966 | 14 | 1953-1966 | assistant coach | coach_seasons | 1 | TCU |
| 288 | Abe Martin (Texas coach) | Abe Martin | 1224 | Jim Shofner | Jim Shofner | TCU | TCU | college | 1966 | 1966 | 1 | 1966 | assistant coach | coach_seasons | 1 | TCU, Cleveland Browns |
| 657 | Adrian Lindsey | Adrian Lindsey | 1568 | Dewey Luster | Snorter Luster | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | college | 1929 | 1931 | 3 | 1929-1931 | line coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Oklahoma, Southwestern Oklahoma State |
| 657 | Adrian Lindsey | Adrian Lindsey | 1078 | Glenn Presnell | Glenn Presnell | Kansas | Kansas | college | 1937 | 1937 | 1 | 1937 | backfield coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Nebraska, Lawrence Tech, Eastern Kentucky |
| 662 | Al Conover | Al Conover | 824 | Charlie Bailey (American football) | Charlie Bailey | Rice | Rice | college | 1972 | 1974 | 3 | 1972-1974 | assistant coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Memphis, UTEP |
| 662 | Al Conover | Al Conover | Kay Stephenson | Kay Stephenson | Rice | Rice | college | 1972 | 1972 | 1 | 1972 | assistant coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Buffalo Bills, Sacramento Surge, Sacramento Gold Miners, San Antonio Texans, Edmonton Eskimos | |
| 662 | Al Conover | Al Conover | 1485 | Ray Alborn | Ray Alborn | Rice | Rice | college | 1972 | 1975 | 4 | 1972-1975 | assistant coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Rice, Lamar |
| 662 | Al Conover | Al Conover | Keith Daniels | Keith Daniels | Rice | Rice | college | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 1975 | graduate assistant | coach_seasons | 1 | Pearl River | |
| 662 | Al Conover | Al Conover | Keith Daniels | Keith Daniels | Rice | Rice | college | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 1975 | running backs coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Pearl River | |
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | George DeLeone | George DeLeone | Temple | Temple | college | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 2006 | offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Southern Connecticut State | |
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | Jeff Nixon (coach) | Jeff Nixon | Temple | Temple | college | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 2006 | running backs and wide receivers coach | coach_seasons | 0 | ||
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | Mark D’Onofrio | Mark D’Onofrio | Temple | Temple | college | 2006 | 2007 | 2 | 2006-2007 | defensive coordinator | coach_seasons | 0 | ||
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | 391 | Matt Rhule | Matt Rhule | Temple | Temple | college | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 2006 | defensive line coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Temple, Baylor, Nebraska, Carolina Panthers |
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | 524 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | Temple | Temple | college | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 2006 | wide receivers coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Ohio State |
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | George DeLeone | George DeLeone | Temple | Temple | college | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 2007 | offensive coordinator and offensive line coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Southern Connecticut State | |
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | 391 | Matt Rhule | Matt Rhule | Temple | Temple | college | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 2007 | quarterbacks coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Temple, Baylor, Nebraska, Carolina Panthers |
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | 527 | Ed Foley | Ed Foley | Temple | Temple | college | 2008 | 2010 | 3 | 2008-2010 | tight ends and offensive line coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Temple, Fordham |
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | Mark D’Onofrio | Mark D’Onofrio | Temple | Temple | college | 2008 | 2009 | 2 | 2008-2009 | assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | coach_seasons | 0 | ||
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | 391 | Matt Rhule | Matt Rhule | Temple | Temple | college | 2008 | 2010 | 3 | 2008-2010 | offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Temple, Baylor, Nebraska, Carolina Panthers |
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | Mark D’Onofrio | Mark D’Onofrio | Temple | Temple | college | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 2010 | assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | coach_seasons | 0 | ||
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | Rob Spence (American football) | Rob Spence | Temple | Temple | college | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 2010 | wide receivers coach | coach_seasons | 0 | ||
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | Brennan Carroll | Brennan Carroll | Miami | Miami | college | 2011 | 2012 | 2 | 2011-2012 | tight ends coach | coach_seasons | 0 | ||
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | George McDonald (American football) | George McDonald | Miami | Miami | college | 2011 | 2012 | 2 | 2011-2012 | wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator | coach_seasons | 0 | ||
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | 165 | Jedd Fisch | Jedd Fisch | Miami | Miami | college | 2011 | 2012 | 2 | 2011-2012 | offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | coach_seasons | 1 | UCLA, Arizona, Washington |
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | Mark D’Onofrio | Mark D’Onofrio | Miami | Miami | college | 2011 | 2015 | 5 | 2011-2015 | assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | coach_seasons | 0 | ||
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | Matt Applebaum | Matt Applebaum | Miami | Miami | college | 2011 | 2012 | 2 | 2011-2012 | graduate assistant | coach_seasons | 0 | ||
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | Brennan Carroll | Brennan Carroll | Miami | Miami | college | 2013 | 2014 | 2 | 2013-2014 | wide receivers coach | coach_seasons | 0 | ||
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | James Coley (American football coach) | James Coley | Miami | Miami | college | 2013 | 2015 | 3 | 2013-2015 | offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | coach_seasons | 0 | ||
| 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | Larry Scott (American football) | Larry Scott | Miami | Miami | college | 2013 | 2015 | 3 | 2013-2015 | tight ends coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Howard | |
| 188 | Al Groh | Al Groh | 960 | Ed Zaunbrecher | Ed Zaunbrecher | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | college | 1981 | 1983 | 3 | 1981-1983 | offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | coach_seasons | 1 | UL Monroe |
| 188 | Al Groh | Al Groh | 387 | Bob Pruett | Bob Pruett | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | college | 1983 | 1984 | 2 | 1983-1984 | defensive backs coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Marshall |
| 188 | Al Groh | Al Groh | 1217 | Jim Hofher | Jim Hofher | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | college | 1983 | 1986 | 4 | 1983-1986 | running backs coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Buffalo, Cornell |
| 188 | Al Groh | Al Groh | 387 | Bob Pruett | Bob Pruett | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | college | 1985 | 1986 | 2 | 1985-1986 | defensive coordinator | coach_seasons | 1 | Marshall |
| 188 | Al Groh | Al Groh | 1042 | Gary Darnell | Gary Darnell | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | college | 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 1986 | assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | coach_seasons | 1 | Florida, Western Michigan, Texas A&M, Tennessee Tech |
| 188 | Al Groh | Al Groh | Gunter Brewer | Gunter Brewer | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | college | 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 1986 | strength and conditioning coach | coach_seasons | 1 | Northeast Mississippi | |
| 188 | Al Groh | Al Groh | 763 | Bob Sutton (American football) | Bob Sutton | New York Jets | nfl | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | 2000 | linebackers coach | infobox | 1 | Army | |
| 188 | Al Groh | Al Groh | 877 | Dan Henning | Dan Henning | New York Jets | nfl | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | 2000 | offensive coordinator | infobox | 1 | Boston College, Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers | |
| 188 | Al Groh | Al Groh | Mike Groh | Mike Groh | New York Jets | nfl | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | 2000 | assistant coach | infobox | 0 | |||
| 188 | Al Groh | Al Groh | 182 | Al Golden | Al Golden | Virginia | Virginia | college | 2001 | 2005 | 5 | 2001-2005 | defensive coordinator | coach_seasons | 1 | Temple, Miami |
| 188 | Al Groh | Al Groh | Bill Musgrave | Bill Musgrave | Virginia | Virginia | college | 2001 | 2002 | 2 | 2001-2002 | offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and tight ends coach | coach_seasons | 0 |
The CSV and JSON hold the rows these filters find, up to 50,000, with the ids that link them to other datasets; the JSON also describes each column.
Columns (17, what each one holds)
| Column | Type | What it holds | |
|---|---|---|---|
mentor_id | whole number | No description yet. | |
mentor_article | text | No description yet. | |
mentor_name | text | No description yet. | |
protege_id | whole number | No description yet. | |
protege_article | text | No description yet. | |
protege_name | text | No description yet. | |
team_id | whole number | The team’s id; links to its team page | |
team | text | The team, as the source names it | |
level | text | No description yet. | |
first_season | whole number | No description yet. | |
last_season | whole number | No description yet. | |
seasons | whole number | No description yet. | |
years | text | No description yet. | |
role_text | text | No description yet. | |
source | text | coach_seasons | infobox | season_article | |
protege_head | whole number | he became a head coach | |
protege_head_at | text | where: “Georgia”, “Florida State, Texas A&M” |
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