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| Lovie Smith at the Chicago Bears 2007 Training Camp | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1958-05-08) May 8, 1958 (age 55) |
| Place of birth | Gladewater, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Head Coach |
| College | Tulsa |
| Career highlights | |
| Awards | AP NFL COY (2005) PFW NFL COY (2005) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season | 81–63–0 |
| Postseason | 3–3 |
| Career record | 84–66–0 |
| Championships won | NFC North (2005, 2006, 2010) NFC Championship (2006) |
| Stats | |
| Coaching stats | Pro Football Reference |
| Coaching stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1980 1981–1982 1983–1986 1987 1988–1991 1992 1993–1994 1995 1996–2000 2001–2003 2004–2012 |
Big Sandy High School (defensive coordinator) Cascia Hall Prep (assistant coach DB/WR) Tulsa (linebackers coach) Wisconsin (linebackers coach) Arizona State (linebackers coach) Kentucky (linebackers coach) Tennessee (defensive backs coach) Ohio State (defensive backs coach) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (linebackers coach) St. Louis Rams (defensive coordinator) Chicago Bears (head coach) |
Lovie Lee Smith (born (1958-05-08)May 8, 1958) is the former head coach of the Chicago Bears professional football team of the NFL. Smith has been to the Super Bowl twice, as the defensive coordinator for the 2001 St. Louis Rams and as the head coach for the Chicago Bears in 2006. The Bears fired Smith on December 31, 2012 when the team failed to reach the playoffs after achieving a 7-1 record at the season's halfway point.
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