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- Born: June 2, 1966Official Site of the Tennessee Titans: Jim Schwartz
- Birthplace: Baltimore, MarylandOfficial Site of the Tennessee Titans: Jim Schwartz
- Resides: Brentwood, TennesseeOfficial Site of the Tennessee Titans: Jim Schwartz
- Colleges: Georgetown University and the University of MarylandOfficial Site of the Tennessee Titans: Jim Schwartz
- Played college football at GeorgetownOfficial Site of the Tennessee Titans: Jim Schwartz
- Has three children with wife KathyOfficial Site of the Tennessee Titans: Jim Schwartz
- Enjoys playing chessOfficial Site of the Tennessee Titans: Jim Schwartz
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Professional football coach Jim Schwartz was named the head coach of the NFL's Detroit Lions on January 15, 2009. Schwartz reportedly signed a four-year contract with the team. Financial details were not immediately announced.CBSSports.com: Lions to Name Titans' Schwartz New Coach
Schwartz previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans; he was in Nashville from 2001 to 2008.
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Coaching Career
Schwartz began coaching in 1989 as a graduate assistant with the Maryland Terrapins. He then left Maryland in 1990 to serve as a graduate assistant coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Schwartz continued to coach college football, becoming the secondary coach for North Carolina Central University in 1991, and then the linebackers coach for Colgate University in 1992.Official Site of the Tennessee Titans: Jim SchwartzIn 1993, Schwartz took his first NFL position, serving as a scout and a defensive assistant for the Cleveland Browns. After three years in Cleveland, Schwartz was hired by the Baltimore Ravens, where he worked as an assistant head coach, quality control coach and linebackers coach. He joined the Tennessee Titans in 1999, first as a defensive assistant and quality control coach, then as linebackers coach in 2000, and finally as defensive coordinator in 2001.Official Site of the Tennessee Titans: Jim Schwartz
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Jim Schwartz Questions
Will the Detroit Lions hire Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz as head coach? 1 AnswerYes, they will... er... have... hired him! As far as whether he'll be able to turn the team around, it depends on a number of factors. First, there's nowhere t... read more
What was Jim Dickinson's best work? 1 Answerits got to be his last solo album Killers from Space if not then its his song with bob dylan read more
TASK: Transcribe Kevin Pollaks Interview with Jim Gaffigan 2 Answers(intro) Kevin Pollak: My first guest I saw on David Letterman, I believe, the first time. It might have been Conan O’Brien, one of those two. I’ll have him cle... read more
How did Jim Morrison die? Suicide; accidental overdose; natural causes; or murder? 6 AnswersIn 1971 he died of heart failure and was found in his bathtub in a Paris flat. Why he was found there with heart failure is unknown. There is the theory that Pa... read more



