George Seifert served as the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
15 Facts About George Seifert
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George Seifert ushered at 49ers home games at Kezar Stadium while he attended San Francisco Polytechnic High School across the street.
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George Seifert attended the University of Utah, playing guard and linebacker for the Utes.
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George Seifert then returned to Stanford in 1977, where he met Bill Walsh.
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When Walsh moved to the 49ers in 1979, George Seifert joined his coaching staff the following year as the team's defensive backs coach.
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Four days later, on January 26,1989, Seifert was promoted to succeed Walsh as 49ers head coach as Walsh moved to the front office; owner Edward J DeBartolo Jr.
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George Seifert was de facto general manager; the Panthers had not had a general manager since Bill Polian's departure in 1997.
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George Seifert explained that wildebeests usually give up when caught by a lion.
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George Seifert presided over the 2001 NFL draft, which netted the Panthers Steve Smith and Kris Jenkins, two cornerstones of the franchise.
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George Seifert made the push to not retain Beuerlein as the starting quarterback, instead going with Jeff Lewis as the intended starter.
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However, Lewis struggled mightily in the preseason, leading George Seifert to cut Lewis before the season even started, as 29-year-old rookie quarterback Chris Weinke was tabbed to start for the team.
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Team owner Jerry Richardson had other plans firing George Seifert the following day.
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George Seifert is the first head coach since the implementation of the 16-game schedule in place from 1978 to 2020 to guide a team to 15 consecutive losses following a Week 1 victory.
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CBS Sports hired George Seifert to serve as a panelist for The NFL Today in its first season after CBS regained NFL broadcast rights in 1998.
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George Seifert's performance was not well received and the network removed him before the end of the regular season.