Chargers Head Coach History

13 2017 the los angeles chargers named anthony lynn the 16th head coach in franchise history and the first african american head coach in team annals.

Chargers head coach history. Head coach on jan. The current coach for the chargers is norv turner who in 2007 led the team to a win in the playoffs for the first time since bobby ross in 1992. Sid gillman coached the los angeles and san diego chargers to five western division titles and one league championship in the first six years of the league s existence. Wide receiver lance alworth 1962 1970 defensive end fred dean 1975 1981 quarterback dan fouts 1973 1987 head coach general manager sid gillman 1960 1969 1971 wide receiver charlie joiner 1976 1986 offensive lineman ron mix 1960 1969 tight end kellen winslow 1979 1987 linebacker junior seau 1990 2002 and running back ladainian tomlinson 2001 2009.

Before the afl nfl merger an award was also given to the most outstanding coach from the afl. The san diego chargers hired schottenheimer as their 13th head coach on january 29 2002. Ladainian tomlinson 2 880 att 12 490 yds 138 td. 12 18 super bowls won.

His greatest coaching success came after he was persuaded by barron hilton then the chargers majority owner to become the head coach of the american football league franchise he planned to operate in los angeles. For the history see history of los angeles chargers head coaches. Los angeles chargers history. Antonio gates 955 rec 11 841 yds 116 td.

He didn t do much as a head coach although his 1 15 season in 2000 allowed the chargers to draft ladainian tomlinson and. Five coaches gillman don coryell ross schottenheimer and turner have led the chargers into the playoffs. The official source for chargers coaching history and hall of fame members. The chargers have eight players and one coach enshrined in the pro football hall of fame in canton ohio.

Lynn began his professional coaching career with the denver broncos in 2000 as a special teams assistant then the offensive coordinator for the buffalo bills before becoming the chargers head coach in 2017. Anthony ray lynn born december 21 1968 is an american football coach and former running back who is the current head coach of the los angeles chargers of the national football league nfl. Marty schottenheimer the head coach before turner led the team into the playoffs in 2004 and 2006 but they were unsuccessful both times. When the leagues merged in 1970 separate awards were given to the best coaches from the afc and nfc conferences.

Philip rivers 4 908 7 591 59 271 yds 397 td. Don coryell head coach for the chargers from 1978 to 1986 was famous for his air coryell offense. Lynn joined the chargers after spending the 2015 16 seasons with the buffalo bills as the assistant head coach running backs coach and holding the positions of offensive coordinator and interim head coach. The upi discontinued the awards after 1996.

The los angeles chargers are a professional american football team based in the greater los angeles area. San diego los angeles chargers coaches.