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Trivia for January 30, 2021

Question

Bruce Arians and Andy Reid are older coaches – a combined 130 years old – and both have been coaching for around 40 years. What legendary coaches did these guys work under at the college level early in their careers? Looking for two coaches (one for each of them) and both of them are in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Answer

Andy Reid began as a graduate assistant under LaVell Edwards at Brigham Young in 1982. Bruce Arians spent six years as an assistant at Virginia Tech and Mississippi State before spending the 1981-82 seasons as a running backs coach for Bear Bryant at Alabama.

9 Reader Comments:

Ben Hogevoll

Siletz, OR
2021-01-30T17:10:30Z
Who was the oldest head coach in NFL history?

Ian Allan

Seattle, WA
2021-01-30T17:18:40Z
I would have guessed Marv Levy, but it's not him.

Ben Hogevoll

Siletz, OR
2021-01-30T17:48:20Z
Levy was 72 when he retired.One year younger than the oldest.

Bruce Sadler

Lakeland, FL
2021-01-30T21:25:22Z
Lombardi when he went to Washington to coach

Ben Hogevoll

Siletz, OR
2021-01-30T21:40:08Z
Lombardi died in 1970 at the young age of 57

Drew Paterson

Ferndale, WA
2021-01-30T21:40:35Z
Pete Carroll's 69 and still going strong. He could break it.

Ben Hogevoll

Siletz, OR
2021-01-30T21:43:35Z
Hint.He was a NFL head coach last season.

Drew Paterson

Ferndale, WA
2021-01-30T21:50:41Z
I had to look it up as I was surprised that it wasn't Halas. Good one!

Ben Hogevoll

Siletz, OR
2021-01-30T22:12:28Z
Thanks Drew.I watched a game live this season and it was mentioned about 5 times.I was surprised also!
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