Guide Note:

Tom Coughlin is the head coach for the NFL's New York Giants. In the 2007-2008 season, Coughlin lead the Giants to a Super Bowl victory over the heavily favored, New England Patriots. In August of 2008, Herbert Alex Simpson of Philadelphia was arrested for sending Coughlin threatening letters, attempting to extort money based on false claims that the coach had an affair with two local women.

Fast Facts:

Born: August 31, 1946
Birthplace: Waterloo, New York
Attended Waterloo High School
Set Syracuse University's single season pass receiving record as a college player
Has coached 38 years
Led Boston College to 3 successful seasons
Daughter Kate married to Giants guard Chris Snee
Mentored by Bill Belichick
Helped Bill Parcells and the New York Giants win Super Bowl XXV
First Head Coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Led the Jaguars to the AFC Championship Game twice
Named Coach of the Year by United Press International in 1996

Brief Biography

Tom Coughlin got his start in coaching at his alma mater, Syracuse University in 1967. He later went on to become the head coach at the Rochester Institute of Technology between the years of 1970-1973. He, then, coached Doug Flutie at Boston College and made his NFL debut a year later in 1974 as the wide receivers coach with the Philadelphia Eagles. His first head coaching job in the NFL came with the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995. He later became the head coach of the New York Giants, and in 2008, lead them to a Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots.

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Tom Coughlin Vital Stats

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Tom Coughlin Timeline

August 31, 1946: Born
1970-73: First head coaching position at Rochester Institute of Technology
1974-80: Quarterbacks Coach and Offensive Coordinator for Syracuse University
1984: Wide Receivers Coach for the Philadelphia Eagles
1986: Wide Receivers Coach for the Green Bay Packers
1988: Wide Receivers Coach for the New York Giants
1991-93: Head Coach for Boston College
1995-2002: First Head Coach for the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars
1996: Begins the Thomas Coughlin Jay Foundation
2004-Present: 16th Head Coach for the New York Giants

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The New York Times: "For Burress and Giants, Broadway Is There For the Taking" (2007)
New York Daily News: "Tom Coughlin Has Turned Image and Giants" (2007)
Newsday.com: "Giants coach Coughlin has made effort to change" (2007)
New York Post: "Call Couglin Cornered" (2007)
Sporting News: "A Tale of Two Toms" (2004)
The New York Times: "Coughlin's Quirks Have Place in the N.F.L." (2004)

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