1. Michael George Holmgren was born on June 15,1948 and is an American former football coach and executive in the National Football League.
32 Facts About Mike Holmgren
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Mike Holmgren began his NFL career as a quarterbacks' coach and later as an offensive coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers, where they won Super Bowls XXIII and XXIV.
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Mike Holmgren is noted for his role in molding quarterbacks such as Steve Young, Brett Favre, and Matt Hasselbeck during his tenures in San Francisco, Green Bay, and Seattle, respectively.
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Mike Holmgren was considered one of the best coaches in the NFL by many fellow coaches and players.
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In total, Mike Holmgren won eight division titles as a head coach to go along with twelve playoff appearances, three NFC Championships and one Super Bowl.
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Mike Holmgren is a weekday daily guest throughout the football season on Seattle radio station Sports Radio KJR across various shows.
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Mike Holmgren started out as a tight end before becoming a standout quarterback and punter at San Francisco's Abraham Lincoln High School where he was named "Prep Athlete of the Year" in 1965 and graduated in 1966.
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Mike Holmgren continued his playing career in Los Angeles as a quarterback at the University of Southern California from 1966 to 1969, and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
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Mike Holmgren played behind starter Steve Sogge in 1967 and 1968.
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Mike Holmgren's coaching career began in 1971 at his alma mater, Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco, where he taught history.
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Mike Holmgren coached at Oak Grove High School in San Jose, California, from 1975 to 1980 and won one Central Coast Section championship.
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In 1981, Mike Holmgren became the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco State Gators, working for Vic Rowen.
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From 1982 to 1985, Mike Holmgren was the quarterbacks coach at Brigham Young University under LaVell Edwards.
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Under Mike Holmgren, Bosco led the Cougars to a national championship in 1984, finished third in Heisman Trophy balloting and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1985.
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Mike Holmgren began his NFL coaching career as an assistant coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 1986 to 1991.
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Mike Holmgren coached the 49ers' quarterbacks from 1986 to 1988 under head coach Bill Walsh, working with Steve Young, whom he had coached at BYU, and Joe Montana.
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When George Seifert took over as head coach, Mike Holmgren became the team's offensive coordinator and served from 1989 to 1991.
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Mike Holmgren was head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 1998, which became one of the most successful coaching stints in NFL history.
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Mike Holmgren is well known for molding quarterback Brett Favre from a wild gun slinger to a three time MVP from 1995 to 1997.
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Originally, Mike Holmgren was the executive vice president and general manager and head coach of the Seahawks.
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Mike Holmgren took the Seahawks to their first postseason since 1988 during his first season with the club in 1999, breaking a 10-year playoff drought.
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Mike Holmgren molded former Green Bay backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck into a Pro Bowl and Super Bowl quarterback in the 2005 NFL season, and coached Shaun Alexander to the NFL's MVP, a 2005 rushing title, and an NFL record 28 touchdowns in a single season.
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On January 22,2008, Mike Holmgren announced he would serve out the remaining year of his contract with a lame duck year and end his tenure as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks at the end of the 2008 NFL season.
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On December 19,2008, Mike Holmgren received the Steve Largent Award, becoming the first coach in Seahawks history to attain the accolade.
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On February 1,2009, Mike Holmgren served as an analyst for NBC's coverage of Super Bowl XLIII.
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On December 21,2009, Mike Holmgren accepted the job to be president of the Cleveland Browns.
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On October 16,2012, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam announced that Mike Holmgren would leave the team at the end of the 2012 season.
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In 2015, Mike Holmgren was in consideration for the New York Jets head coaching job, but removed himself from speculation after entertaining the idea.
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Mike Holmgren was again up for the class of 2021, but was among the coaches part of the final cut.
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Mike Holmgren was inducted into the Seahawks Ring of Honor on October 31,2021.
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The Mike Holmgren family is heavily involved in the Evangelical Covenant Church and the denomination's North Park University in Chicago.
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Mike Holmgren Way is a street named for the coach and is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin.