Jeff Fisher
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Jeffrey Michael "Jeff" Fisher, born February 25, 1958), is a retired American football coach and player.
He played as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL), mainly with the Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans franchise.
For 17 seasons, he worked with the Titans and the St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams for five seasons. Fisher became the Titans' head coach after the 1994 season ended, and the team's first coach when they relocated to Tennessee.
He continued to coach the Titans until the 2010 season, when the Titans and Fisher mutually agreed to part ways.
Fisher was hired as the Rams' head coach in 2012 and coached the team in St. Louis for four years after a season away from football.
He was with the Rams in Los Angeles for their first (and only) Super Bowl appearance in XXIV, but was fired near the end of the season by the St. Louis Rams, who lost close to the team's first Super Bowl appearance in 1999.
However, despite compiling a winning resume as a head coach, Fisher's career has been marked by a lack of success, with only six winning seasons and post-season appearances in more than two decades in the NFL.
He has the most regular-season losses by an NFL head coach at 165, tied for the most, as well as Dan Reeves.
Early life
Fisher, a native of Southern California, played Pop Warner football as a member of the Reseda Rams and was a 2-way starter on their championship team in 1972. He played as a high school All-American wide receiver at Taft High School in Woodland Hills.
Personal life
Fisher has three children. Brandon, one of his uncles, played linebacker for the University of Montana and was a defensive backs coach for the Rams on his father's staff. Trent, Trent's uncle, was a defensive back at Auburn University.
Playing career
Under coach John Robinson, Fisher went on to appear in the United StatesC. He appeared alongside Ronnie Lott, Dennis Smith, and Joey Browner during his college years (1977–80). Bruce Matthews, a star offensive lineman who would later play with the Oilers and Titans, was also among Fisher's USC teammates. Fisher and the Trojans won a national championship in 1978, and in 1980 he was named as a Pac-Academic honoree.
Fisher was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 1981 NFL Draft. In his five seasons with the Bears, he played in 49 games as a defensive back and return specialist.
In the Chicago Bears' Week 14 match against the Minnesota Vikings, Fisher had a key role. The Bears took the field at 3-10, with the 7-6 Vikings competing for the NFC Central championship. Fisher made a leaping interception in the fourth quarter and then clinched Chicago's victory by a free kick after an intentional safety by the Bears, resulting in a 10-9 win.
When Fisher was tackled by then-Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Bill Cowher in 1983, he had broken his leg on a punt return. The two teams met as head coaches in 1995 in the AFC Central; Fisher's Oilers/Titans squads came out with an 11-7 record against Cowher's Pittsburgh Steelers, coincidenly. He set a franchise record of eight punt returns in a single game against Detroit in 1984, helping him beat Lew Barnes' club record of 57 returns in a single season. Despite spending the year on injured reserve due to an ankle injury that prematurely ended his playing career, Fisher earned a Super Bowl ring after Chicago's 1985 Super Bowl season. Although on injured reserve for the season, Fisher stayed with the Bears as a defensive assistant.
Early coaching career
Fisher served on the Bears' injured reserve during 1985 to assist defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan. Ryan was hired as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and Fisher as a defensive backs coach after the Bears won the Super Bowl last season. Fisher was promoted to defensive coordinator at the age of 30, the youngest in the league. The 1989 Eagles defense led the NFL in interceptions (30) and firings (62). The 1990 squad led the league in rushing defense and came in second in sacks.
Fisher was hired as defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams in 1991, reuniting him with college coach John Robinson. He spent two seasons as the San Francisco 49ers' defensive backs coach. Fisher was employed in Bill Walsh's Bill Walsh coaching program during his time as an assistant to George Seifert. Fisher became a defensive coordinator under Jack Pardee's tenure on February 9, 1994, this time for the Houston Oilers. Fisher had succeeded Ryan, who departed the post to become the Arizona Cardinals' head coach.