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• Brian Billick is the former head coach of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens.

  Following the firings of several coaches after the 2008 NFL season, Billick was rumored to be a candidate for one of the open head coaching positions, possibly with the New York Jets or the Detroit Lions.ProFootballTalk.com: Jets Reach Out to Brian Billick MLive.com: Again, Brian Billick is NOT a Candidate for Lions' Job

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: February 28, 1954
  2. Birthplace: Fairborn, Ohio
  3. Attended Brigham Young University
  4. Married with two daughters
  5. Contestant on both Match Game and Jeopardy
  6. Co-author of two books
  7. Record with the Ravens: 80-64-0
  8. Post-season: 5-3
  9. Won Super Bowl XXXV
  10. Offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings 1992-1998

• Brief Biography

  Billick started his coaching career with the BYU Cougars, where he went to school and played football at the position of tight-end. Although a good college football player, Billick was cut from the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers, having never played a game in the NFL.

  Getting his start in the NFL under coach Dennis Green, Brian Billick was able to attain a head coaching position after seven seasons in the league. He went on to win a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens in 2000. He was let go as the head coach in Baltimore after a disappointing 5-11 season in December of 2007.

  Following Billick's dismissal from the Ravens, many have speculated that he may take a front office position with the Detroit Lions. Billick however has refused to answer questions regarding the rumors.The Grand Rapids Press: Billick: No Comment About Interest in Lions It was later rumored that Billick was shopping himself and Mike Nolan, former coach of the San Francisco 49ers, as a package deal, however Billick denied the claims.ProFootballTalk.com: Billick Says That He and Nolan Aren't a Package Deal

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