19 Facts About Chuck Priefer

Charles John Priefer was born on July 26,1941 and is an American former football coach who held a variety of defensive and special teams coaching positions at the college and professional levels of the sport, including 17 seasons in the National Football League.

Chuck Priefer attended Boromeo High School in Wickliffe, Ohio before matriculating to John Carroll University.

Chuck Priefer graduated from John Carroll in 1963 with a degree in history and Latin and earned a master's degree in American history from John Carroll in 1967.

Chuck Priefer is the father of NFL special teams coordinator Mike Chuck Priefer.

Chuck Priefer began his coaching career at Padua Franciscan High School in Parma, Ohio as an assistant football, baseball and basketball coach in 1963.

Chuck Priefer was named head baseball coach in 1965 and assistant athletic director in 1966.

At Georgia Tech, Chuck Priefer cultivated a pass defense that ranked No 1 in the country for several weeks in both the 1988 and 1990 seasons.

Chuck Priefer possesses 29 years of college and pro coaching experience on his resume.

Chuck Priefer coached the defensive backfield at Georgia Tech from 1987 to 1991 and went on to San Diego in 1992.

Chuck Priefer repeated that feat and returned a punt for a score in 1995.

Chuck Priefer averaged an AFC-high 11.6 yards per punt return in 1995.

Hanson has enjoyed nine outstanding seasons under Chuck Priefer's direction, being named to the Pro Bowl following both the '97 and '99 campaigns.

Chuck Priefer has been over the 100-point barrier in six of the past nine seasons and became the franchise's all-time leading scorer in 2002.

Chuck Priefer tied for the second-fewest touchbacks in the NFL with two, which gave him the best net differential between punts downed inside the 20-yard line and touchbacks in the league.

Chuck Priefer spoke shortly after Marinelli, and confirmed his retirement, telling the media that he is ready to spend time with his wife, and after 44 years of coaching, the time to retire has come.

Chuck Priefer originally joined the Lions in 1997, moving along with head coach Bobby Ross from the San Diego Chargers.

Chuck Priefer has solidified the Lions' cover teams among the best in the NFL over the past few seasons.

Chuck Priefer has formulated a superb combination of talent and scheme in developing the Lions' return game into a force.

Chuck Priefer has helped mold Pro Bowl defensive tackle Shaun Rogers into an impressive kick-blocking force.