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American football player and coach (1908–1998)

American football player

Milan Creighton

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Personal information

Born:

(1908-01-21)January 21, 1908
Gothenburg, Nebraska, U.S.

Died:

May 16, 1998(1998-05-16) (aged 90)
Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

190 lb (86 kg)

Career information

High school:

Gothenburg (NE)

College:

Arkansas

Career history

As a player:

Chicago Cardinals (1931–1937)

As a coach:

Chicago Cardinals (1935–1938)
Head coach
Hot Springs HS (AR) (1940–1945)
Head coach

Career highlights and awards

Arkansas Hall of Honor (2010)

Record at Pro Football Reference

Milan Standish Creighton (January 21, 1908 – May 16, 1998) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach for the National Football League's Chicago Cardinals from 1935 to 1938. As the coach of the Cardinals, he compiled a record of 16–26–4 in four seasons and also played seven years for the team.

Prior to his professional career, Creighton played college football at the University of Arkansas, where he earned three letters in football between 1928 and 1930 and served as team captain for the Razorbacks football team in 1930. While also at Arkansas, he also earned three letter as a member of the Razorbacks basketball team between 1929 and 1931, and was a two-time All-Southwestern Conference honoree in 1930 and 1931. In 1931 he was Arkansas' only individual to earn All-Southwest Conference honors.

After leaving the NFL, Creighton coached high school football at Hot Springs High School, where he compiled a record of 47–18–4.

Head coaching record

High school


Year	Team	Overall
Hot Springs Trojans () (1940–1945)
1940	Hot Springs	9–3–1
1941	Hot Springs	8–3–1
1942	Hot Springs	9–1–1
1943	Hot Springs	7–2–1
1944	Hot Springs	8–3
1945	Hot Springs	6–6
Hot Springs:		47–18–4
Total:		47–18–4

References

"Milan Creighton - The Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014.

Pierce, Phil (September 2, 2010). "Razorback Great Milan Creighton". Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor. University of Arkansas.

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Formerly the Chicago Cardinals (1920–1959), St. Louis Cardinals (1960–1987) and Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993)
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Arizona Cardinals head coaches

Formerly the Chicago Cardinals (1920–1959), St. Louis Cardinals (1960–1987) and Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993)

Paddy Driscoll (1920–1922)
Arnold Horween (1923–1924)
Norman Barry (1925–1926)
Guy Chamberlin (1927)
Fred Gillies (1928)
Dewey Scanlon (1929)
Ernie Nevers (1930–1931)
LeRoy Andrews (1931)
Jack Chevigny (1932)
Paul J. Schissler (1933–1934)
Milan Creighton (1935–1938)
Ernie Nevers (1939)
Jimmy Conzelman (1940–1942)
Phil Handler (1943–1945)
Jimmy Conzelman (1946–1948)
Phil Handler & Buddy Parker (1949)
Buddy Parker (1949)
Curly Lambeau (1950–1951)
Phil Handler & Cecil Isbell (1951)
Cecil Isbell (1951)
Joe Kuharich (1952)
Joe Stydahar (1953–1954)
Ray Richards (1955–1957)
Pop Ivy (1958–1961)
Chuck Drulis, Ray Prochaska, & Ray Willsey # (1961)
Wally Lemm (1962–1965)
Charley Winner (1966–1970)
Bob Hollway (1971–1972)
Don Coryell (1973–1977)
Bud Wilkinson (1978–1979)
Larry Wilson # (1979)
Jim Hanifan (1980–1985)
Gene Stallings (1986–1989)
Hank Kuhlmann # (1989)
Joe Bugel (1990–1993)
Buddy Ryan (1994–1995)
Vince Tobin (1996–2000)
Dave McGinnis (2000–2003)
Dennis Green (2004–2006)
Ken Whisenhunt (2007–2012)
Bruce Arians (2013–2017)
Steve Wilks (2018)
Kliff Kingsbury (2019–2022)
Jonathan Gannon (2023–present)

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