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Revision as of 02:29, 6 November 2005 by Jweiss11 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)George Seifert (born January 22, 1940 in San Francisco, California) is a former NFL head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers. He is one of only twelve NFL head coaches with more than one Super Bowl victory, winning in convicing fashion during both the 1989 and 1994 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. Seifert joined the 49ers' coaching staff under Bill Walsh in 1980 as defensive backs coach and served as the team's defensive coordinator from 1983-88. In all, Seifert coached on five Super Bowl champion teams with the 49ers.
With a career win-loss record of 114-62 in the regular season and 10-5 in the postseason (all with the 49ers), many consider Seifert to be among the greatest NFL head coaches of all time. However, critics argue that his two Super Bowl victories and exceptional win-loss record resulted from inheriting Hall of Fame head coach Bill Walsh's 49ers team. They point to his abysmal 16-32 record as head coach of the Carolina Panthers, which included no playoff appearances and ended after the 2001 season where he put up a 1-15 record, on a team that continually changed philosophy and had no identity.
| Preceded byDom Capers | Carolina Panthers Head Coaches 1999–2001 |
Succeeded byJohn Fox |
| Preceded byBill Walsh | San Francisco 49ers Head Coaches 1989–1996 |
Succeeded bySteve Mariucci |
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