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    Coryell retired from coaching after being fired following a 1–7 start in 1986. Don Coryell was born October 17, 1924, to Julia and George Coryell in...
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    American football, Air Coryell is the offensive scheme and philosophy developed by former San Diego Chargers coach Don Coryell. The offensive philosophy...
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    remained ever since. Don Coryell became the SDSC head coach in 1961, while in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Coryell led the Aztecs to two...
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    But Meyer's book introduced the spread to the college game, inspiring Don Coryell among others. In his book, Meyer encapsulated some of the lessons learned...
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    coach Don Coryell in 1978, who would remain coaching the team until 1986. Coryell developed an offensive scheme and philosophy known as Air Coryell, also...
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  • head coach Don Coryell, who would coach the team until 1986. Coryell developed a pass-heavy offensive scheme and philosophy called Air Coryell and also...
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  • were then under the control of Head Coach Don Coryell. Saunders would go with Coryell to NFL when Coryell became the head coach of the San Diego Chargers...
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  • in 1971 and 1972. 1972 season; he was replaced the following year by Don Coryell, who had built a powerhouse program at San Diego State. The Cardinals...
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    Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. Larry Coryell was born in Galveston...
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    the single-wing and an alternative to the T formation. Don Coryell, before popularizing Air Coryell, was also a pioneer of the I and used it as a high school...
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    (1979) was ended by injury, Winslow became a key figure in head coach Don Coryell's offense from 1980 to 1983, twice leading the league in receptions. His...
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  • and refined at San Diego State by Don Coryell, who later transmitted his system to the NFL. Martz learned the Coryell 3-digit system from offensive coordinator...
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  • 1975). "Big Red's Coryell impresses Logan crowd". Southern Illinoisan. p. 11. Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Coryell drew much praise from...
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    and a No. 18 ranking in the Final UPI Poll, playing for head coach Don Coryell. At San Diego State, Weathers—who considered acting his first love and...
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    Don Coryell, because if it wasn't for Don Coryell, I wouldn't be in the Hall of Fame for the Chargers," said Fouts of his former head coach. Coryell was...
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  • Coast offenses". Originally, the term referred to the Air Coryell system popularized by Don Coryell with the San Diego Chargers. Following a journalistic...
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    as 1978. Joiner's career was revitalised once head coach Don Coryell installed his Air Coryell passing offense. He had three consecutive 1,000-yard receiving...
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    Norman Barry in 1925 and Jimmy Conzelman in 1947. Six other coaches—Don Coryell, Jim Hanifan, Vince Tobin, Ken Whisenhunt, Bruce Arians, and Kliff Kingsbury—have...
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    University. Gibbs began his career in 1964 coaching offensive linemen under Don Coryell for the San Diego State Aztecs football team. He served two years each...
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    Player Award in 1980. He was a college football star under head coach Don Coryell at San Diego State University, where he studied architecture and became...
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    1978, Don Coryell became the new head coach of the Chargers and installed the pass-oriented offensive scheme that would become known as Air Coryell. Fouts...
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  • Lemm (1962–1965) Charley Winner (1966–1970) Bob Hollway (1971–1972) Don Coryell (1973–1977) Bud Wilkinson (1978–1979) Larry Wilson # (1979) Jim Hanifan...
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    0 Tommy Prothro (1–3) Don Coryell (8–4) 1979 1979 NFL AFC West^ 1st^ 12 4 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Oilers) 14–17 Don Coryell 1980 1980 NFL AFC West^...
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    football titles under the direction of coaches George Allen (1951–1956), Don Coryell (1957–1959), and John Godfrey (1960–1979). Their most recent championships...
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    Oakland Raiders. Other members of the Gillman coaching tree, including Don Coryell and John Madden, brought these progressive offensive ideas along with...
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    He appeared in the Redbirds’ first two games for rookie head coach Don Coryell and caught one pass for 18 yards but didn’t play in the club’s next two...
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    athletic director of Texas State Athletics on August 31, 2021, and Mr. Don Coryell, Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director of External Operations...
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  • is not confined to that offense. The heart of the system devised by Don Coryell is a three-digit number that gives assignments to each of three pass...
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  • Harland Svare (1971–1973) Ron Waller # (1973) Tommy Prothro (1974–1978) Don Coryell (1978–1986) Al Saunders (1986–1988) Dan Henning (1989–1991) Bobby Ross...
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    after 13 minutes and 52 seconds of overtime play. Said Chargers coach Don Coryell after the game: "I have coached for 31 or 32 years, and this is tremendous...
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