1. Joseph John Bugel was an American professional football coach in the National Football League.
16 Facts About Joe Bugel
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Joe Bugel was the architect behind "The Hogs", the Redskins' dominant offensive line that helped lead them to three Super Bowl wins.
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Joe Bugel played college football for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers before becoming a college assistant coach.
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Joe Bugel played for the Daytona Beach Thunderbirds, a semi-pro team.
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Joe Bugel earned a master's degree in counseling, at Western Kentucky.
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Joe Bugel originally entered the NFL in 1975, spending two seasons as the offensive line coach for the Detroit Lions.
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Joe Bugel joined the Houston Oilers in the same capacity in 1977.
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Joe Bugel served as head coach of the Phoenix Cardinals from 1990 to 1993.
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Joe Bugel was hired over other finalists such as 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Holmgren, Rams defensive coordinator Fritz Shurmur, Fresno State coach Jim Sweeney, Bengals offensive coordinator Bruce Coslet, Giants defensive coordinator Bill Belichick and interim coach Hank Kuhlmann.
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Joe Bugel was considered for the head coaching job of the Oakland Raiders in 1995 before Mike White was hired.
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Joe Bugel was instead hired to serve as assistant head coach for the 1995 and 1996 seasons before being promoted to head coach for the 1997 season over finalists such as special teams coach Rusty Tillman and Eagles offensive coordinator Jon Gruden.
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From 1998 to 2001, Joe Bugel oversaw the offensive line of the San Diego Chargers, after which he had a two-year respite from football.
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In 2007, Joe Bugel faced his biggest challenge since returning to Washington in 2004.
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Joe Bugel was without the services of a pair of his starters on the right side and was forced to make a series of adjustments.
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Additionally, Portis's 2008 campaign made it five straight seasons in which Joe Bugel's lines led a player to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark: Portis, 1,315 in 2004; Portis, 1,513, in 2005; Ladell Betts, 1,154 in 2006; Portis, 1,262 in 2007 and Portis, 1,487 in 2008.
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Joe Bugel retired from the NFL following the end of the 2009 season.