The Top NFL Coaches of All Time

Published on 11/17/2017
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Dan Reeves

Reeves was involved in nine Super Bowls as a player and as a coach. He also has nine conference championships (6 NFC, 3 AFC) to boot, which is more than anyone else. He played in two Super Bowls (V, VI), was an assistant coach in three more (X, XII, XIII), and was head coach in four: XXI, XXII, and XXIV with the Denver Broncos, and XXXIII with the Atlanta Falcons. Despite his playoff success, he is tied with Jeff Fisher for the NFL record of most regular-season losses as a head coach, with 165.

Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves

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Jimmy Johnson

Jimmy Johnson is well known for being a broadcaster and former player, coach, and executive. He wasthe head football coach at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater from 1979 to 1983 and the University of Miami from 1984 to 1988. Johnson then went to the NFL and was the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys from 1989 to 1993, winning two Super Bowls with the team, both against the Buffalo Bills. As of 2016, he is an analyst for Fox NFL Sunday, which is the Fox network’s NFL pregame show for the NFL games. Johnson was also the first and one of only three football coaches to lead teams to both a major college football championship and a Super Bowl.

Jimmy Johnson

Jimmy Johnson

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