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Lovie Smith is National Football League head coach for the Chicago Bears. In 2006, Smith became the first African American coach to lead a team to the Super Bowl. Growing up in Gladewater, Texas, Smith was apart of the legendary high school football team that won three consecutive state championships between the years of 1973-1975.
In January of 2009, in addition to his main head coaching duties, Smith took over defensive play-calling for the Chicago Bears.ESPN.com: Lovie Smith Takes over Chicago Bears' Defensive Play Calling
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Fast Facts
- Born: May 8, 1958
- Birthplace: Gladewater, Texas
- Was apart of a defense in high school that only allowed 15 points in a season
- Alma-mater: University of Tulsa
- Career Record: 31-21-0
- 2005: Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year
- An active supporter of the American Diabetes Association
- Became the first African American head coach to lose in the Super Bowl when the Bear's lost to long time friend and mentor Tony Dungy and the Indianapolis Colts
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Brief Biography
Growing up in Texas, Lovie Smith started playing football at a young age. He was recruited by Tulsa University where he was a two-time All-American linebacker and safety. Upon graduation, Smith pursued a career in coaching, and landing a job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He later moved on to coach the St. Louis Rams defense, leading them to a Super Bowl victory in 2001. He later took over as head coach for the Chicago Bears in 2004 and guided them to Super Bowl in 2006. -
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RT @iChicagoSports: Lovie Smith has fired more than 8 Assistant Coaches since the Super Bowl, revoked Babich of Dpl (cont) http://tl.gd/sqds
@Papabeargsh | November 09, 2009 04:16 PM -
Lovie Smith has fired more than 8 Assistant Coaches since the Super Bowl, revoked Babich of Dplaycalling.
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Lovie Smith reacts on Tommie Harris' Ejection. #Bears http://tinyurl.com/y8wpct9
@briandryfhout | November 09, 2009 04:12 PM -
Just heard on @ESPN_FirstTake that Lovie Smith might be on the hot seat! YES!!!!
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At ChicagoTribune.com, Lovie Smith after the game: "I know we're a better football team than that, but of course our play didn't say that."
@BearReport | November 09, 2009 03:43 PM
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Backtalk with Lovie Smith.(Interview): An article from: Black Enterprise - $9.95
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View All Lovie Smith Questions (105) | Ask a QuestionA Kevin Smith inspired question... What does it sound like when doves cry? (8 Answers)How can u just leave me standing? Alone in a world thats so cold? (a world thats so cold) Maybe Im just 2 demanding (maybe, maybe Im like my father) ... read moreI was told that Lovie Smith was a little brother of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program...Is this true ? (1 Answer)I think the message got confused somewhere along the way. Lovie Smith did a PSA for Big Brothers Big Sisters with Tony Dungy during Superbowl XLI (they were the two ... read moreWho is the better director/writer Kevin Smith or Quentin Tarantino? (3 Answers)I love Tarantino films because The career of Quentin Tarantino instantly became the stuff of Hollywood legend. Of course, winning an Oscar, Golden Globe and numerous critics' awards for Best ... read moreWill Matt Smith be a better Doctor Who than Paterson Joseph would have been? (6 Answers)I think it would have been an exciting change to see Paterson Joseph as the new Doctor. Matt Smith has the potential to come off great deal like David Tennant, ... read more
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Lovie Smith Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to Chicago Bears
- ESPN.com: Career Stats
- Head Coach Rookie Year: 2004
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