Mike Tomlin

Head Coach of the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers

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Born Mar 15, 1972

Age 41

Michael Tomlin is the current head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Tomlin is the third youngest head coach in any of the four major North American professional sports. He is the tenth African-American head coach in NFL… Read More

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Kiya Winston

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Mike Tomlin

Age 41

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Ed Tomlin

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Eddie Tomlin

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Harlyn Quinn Tomlin

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Michael Dean Tomlin

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Mason Tomlin

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Black Ex Coaches: Nfl Rooney Rule Is Broken
Huffington Post - Feb 01, 2013

NEW ORLEANS -- Three black former NFL head coaches say the league needs to rethink its Rooney Rule for promoting minority hiring after 15 top vacancies – eight head coaching jobs and seven general manager positions – were all filled by white candidates since the regular season ended a month ago. "I know the concept is good and something we need to do," said Tony Dungy, who was with the Indianapolis Colts during the 2006 season when he became the first black coach to win a Super B...
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What Rooney Wrought
National Review Online - Jan 23, 2013

In 1982, twenty-eight-year-old Tony Dungy became the youngest coordinator in NFL history when he was promoted to coach Chuck Noll’s Steelers defense. In the early ’90s, he produced a top-ranked defense in Minnesota. From 1996 to 2001, he presided over the transformation of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from a perennial laughingstock into the finely honed instrument that made four consecutive playoff appearances under his rule and won Super Bowl XXXVII the year after he left to coach Peyton Mannin...
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Barbara Bruno: Nfl Game Picks: Predicting Every Week 17 Contest
The Huffington Post - Dec 28, 2012

2012 NFL Picks wrap up this week with a few nail-biters and several awkward, cringe-worthy matchups. Those benighted football followers in San Diego, Kansas City, Oakland, Buffalo and the Jets half of New York can either start their personal NFL Draft guides or take to the road. Get thee to the nearest sports bar to catch the NFC desperation games as the Bears, Vikings, Giants, Cowboys and Washington vie for the last two NFC playoff berths. AFC fans, keep score as Houston, Denver an...
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Steelers Suspend Rb Rashard Mendenhall
Yahoo News - Dec 12, 2012

When Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin demoted running back Rashard Mendenhall to third-string following a fumble in a loss to Cleveland last month, Tomlin stressed Mendenhall would have a chance to redeem himself.
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CHILDHOOD

1972 Birth Born on March 15, 1972.

1980 8 Years Old Tomlin's mother, Julia, married Leslie Copeland, a supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service, in 1980. … Read More

TWENTIES

1994 - 1995 2 More Events

1996 24 Years Old He spent the 1996 season as a graduate assistant at the University of Memphis, where he worked with the defensive backs and special teams.

1997 25 Years Old Following a brief stint on the University of Tennessee at Martin's coaching staff, Tomlin was hired by Arkansas State University in 1997 to coach its defensive backs. … Read More

2001 29 Years Old Tomlin was hired as the defensive backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2001, where he first learned the Tampa 2 defense that he would use in later coaching jobs.

THIRTIES

2002 30 Years Old In 2002 and 2005, the Buccaneers led the NFL in total defense (fewest yards allowed per game)—during Tomlin's tenure, the defense never ranked worse than sixth overall. … Read More

2006 34 Years Old Tomlin was selected by Vikings' head coach Brad Childress to be his defensive coordinator in 2006. … Read More

2007 35 Years Old 1 More Event

Tomlin became the sixteenth Steelers head coach on January 22, 2007, when he was hired to replace Bill Cowher, who resigned after spending 15 years with the team. … Read More

2008 36 Years Old When the Steelers defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the 2008 AFC Championship Game, Mike Tomlin became the youngest NFL head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl. … Read More

2009 37 Years Old 1 More Event

On January 29, 2009, Mike Tomlin was named the 2008 Motorola NFL Coach of the Year.

2010 38 Years Old On July 13, 2010, Tomlin signed a three-year contract extension with the Steelers.

2011 39 Years Old On November 13, 2011, Tomlin won his 50th game as the Steelers head coach with a 24-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. … Read More

FORTIES

2012 40 Years Old 1 More Event

… The elder Tomlin died in January 2012 from an apparent heart attack in Ocala, Florida, at the age of 63.

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