R.I.P Chuck Noll

[3Rivers]

Charles Henry Noll, who lifted the Steelers from the depths of the National Football League and coached them to four-time Super Bowl champions by adhering to simple, long-held principles, died Friday in his home in Sewickley.

Noll, who had been under a doctor's care for an undisclosed illness, was 82.

His wife, Marianne, found him unresponsive at 9:45 p.m. and called 911. Paramedics pronounced him dead 10 minutes later.

In recent years, Noll suffered from severe back pain that limited his mobility and forced him to walk with two canes.

Noll served as Steelers head coach for 23 seasons from 1969-91, winning Super Bowls after the 1974, '75, '78 and '79 seasons and guiding what is considered one of the greatest sports dynasties ever.

His 209-156-1 record and record four Super Bowl titles earned him induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993, his first year of eligibility.

“Chuck Noll is the best thing to happen to the Rooneys since they got on the boat in Ireland,” said Art Rooney Jr., the oldest son of Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr.

Noll was known for choosing his words carefully. His oft-repeated remark, “Whatever it takes,” was short and succinct. It became the slogan for his coaching career.

Noll inherited a franchise that had won 18 total games the previous five seasons, and his first team finished 1-13.

But by the end of Noll's fourth season, the Steelers had advanced to the AFC championship game. Two years later, they were Super Bowl champions.

Steelers Hall of Fame wide receiver Lynn Swann said Noll “never gets the credit he deserves for managing one of the great teams in NFL history.”


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[General Mills]

Not the GOAT.

 

[WaddupDoe!]

 

[MikelArteta]

Rip

22 years as a head coach of one team

 

[3Rivers]

Not the GOAT.

shyt fukked me up breh

He turned everything for the franchise around

R.I.P Emperor

 

[The Antagonist]

I'm not a Steelers fan, but you can't deny this guys contributions to the 70s teams and their championships. Definitely a underappreciated coach in the grand scheme of nfl history

R.I.P

 

[AkaDemiK]

R.I.P

 

[Brady-Carter]

Damn RIP.

Nevermind being a brilliant coach. Chuck was one of the first to see building through the draft was the way to go. And b/c of that, gave legendary scout Bill Nunn a full time job. A true visionary..

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

I wasn't alive but I heard enough stories from my pops and grandpa.


4 in 6 years. something Belichick couldn't do.

 

[Brady-Carter]

I wasn't alive but I heard enough stories from my pops and grandpa.


4 in 6 years. something Belichick couldn't do.

Keep Beli out of this. There was no salary cap in those times..

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

I'm not a Steelers fan, but you can't deny this guys contributions to the 70s teams and their championships. Definitely a underappreciated coach in the grand scheme of nfl history

R.I.P

had the first starting african american qb in the nfl. Joe Gilliam.

edit: after the afl-nfl merger

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

Keep Beli out of this. There was no salary cap in those times..

 

[Brady-Carter]

Chuck is one of the greats..

 

[Knights89]

rip

the architect of a dynasty

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

Chuck is one of the greats..

you have valid points but there's no reason to debate them in this thread.