Top 5 coaches of all time, any sport

**mofome** · 04-21-08, 09:44 PM

Wooden
Neyland
Summit
Lombardy
Auerbach

**DrunkenLullaby** · 04-21-08, 09:47 PM

Originally posted by mofome

Wooden

(as both a coach and a human)

**WestsidePete** · 04-21-08, 09:50 PM

Pro Basketball: Phil Jackson won 3 times in a row 3 times...will never happen again with any coach ...any major sport

Pro Football: Bill Walsh

Baseball: Bobby Cox

Hockey: Scotty Bowman

College Basketball: John Wooden

**thegreatdiatchi** · 04-21-08, 09:50 PM

Lombardi
Wooden
Summit
Paterno
Bowden

**Sportsgirl** · 04-21-08, 09:51 PM

Originally posted by mofome

Wooden
Neyland
Summit
Lombardy
Auerbach

It's Lombardi - with an "i"
Chuck Noll

Check your messages ....

**MJFtheGenius** · 04-21-08, 09:52 PM

Lombardy
Auerbach
Landry
Riley
Walsh

**MJFtheGenius** · 04-21-08, 09:54 PM

Originally posted by MJFtheGenius

Lombardy
Auerbach
Landry
Riley
Walsh

On second thought Wooden has to be on there

take out Riley

**hawk 5** · 04-21-08, 09:56 PM

Lombardi, Wooden, Knight, Shula, Auerbach

**thegreatdiatchi** · 04-21-08, 09:57 PM

Originally posted by WestsidePete

Pro Basketball: Phil Jackson won 3 times in a row 3 times...will never happen again with any coach ...any sport

Pro Football: Bill Walsh

Baseball: Bobby Cox

Hockey: Scotty Bowman

College Basketball: John Wooden

I forgot about Phil Jackson because I hate the NBA. My new rankings will be posted below. I think Lombardi did alot more with the Packers than Walsh did for San Fran (Montana & Rice > Starr), Cox is a consistently good coach but he had alot of top teams that just didn't win the big game. I would even put Torre ahead of him and I don't even consider him a top 5 coach in bases. Don't follow hockey enough but I've heard of Bowman. Wooden is the obvious in College Baskets but I think Summit belongs in the same sentence these days.

My new top 5:

Lombardi
Wooden
Summit
Paterno & Bowden (this is technically a tie in my book)
Jackson (sorry but when you have Michael Jordan & Scotty Pippen not all of your victories are because of your coach...just look at the Lakers for proof.)

**thegreatdiatchi** · 04-21-08, 09:58 PM

Originally posted by hawk 5

Lombardi, Wooden, Knight, Shula, Auerbach

Damnit, I forgot Shula.

1. Lombardi
2. Shula
3. Wooden
4. Summit
5. Paterno & Bowden

**frostno98** · 04-21-08, 09:58 PM

Jerry Tarktanian (Great mid-major NCAAB coach)
Phil Jackson
The Hoody
Pat summit
Mike K at Duke

**mose** · 04-21-08, 10:10 PM

Jerry Sloan
Lavel Edwards
Jerry Tarkanian
Phil Jackson

**2Pac** · 04-21-08, 10:18 PM

Uh... Knute Rockne

**topgame85** · 04-21-08, 10:20 PM

Bob Knight

**moneyline** · 04-21-08, 10:37 PM

I love it that some of you pick a woman, but don't you have to be coaching a sport to be included on this list? Women's basketball a sport? Might as well include the head cheerleading coach at UCLA as well.

**thegreatdiatchi** · 04-21-08, 10:48 PM

As an ND fan I think that Knute was a great coach, however, considering all of the players ND had then and the limit of competition back then I can't put him in my top 5. Definitely the best of the ND coaches though.

**kingstar** · 04-21-08, 11:27 PM

Wooden
Auerbach
Knoll
Shula
Torre

**Panic** · 04-21-08, 11:33 PM

I'll throw a name out there, Eddie Robinson, who coached Grambling State. Some of you may not know him, but google him and check him out.

Who put Phil Jackson on their list? Lol. C'mon. The guy hasen't won anything unless he has the best players in the game. Thats why the Lakers havent done anything the last 4 years. Now they have Kobe/Gasol/Odom, he might win a playoff series....yeah, great coach, LOL.

**mofome** · 04-21-08, 11:33 PM

Originally posted by kingstar

Wooden
Auerbach
Knoll
Shula
Torre

didnt expect to see a shula or torre

i like the list.

**jackpot269** · 04-22-08, 06:00 AM

Originally posted by mofome

Wooden
Neyland
SummitLombardy
Auerbach

2 Vol coaches why am I not surprised?

**AgainstAllOdds** · 04-22-08, 06:23 AM

No Bill Belechiek? No Joe Torre?

**mofome** · 04-22-08, 08:29 AM

Originally posted by jackpot269

2 Vol coaches why am I not surprised?

because you know how good the Vols tradition is, so why would a smart man like yourself be surprised?

**NEP Dynasty** · 04-22-08, 10:49 AM

Belichick

**ShamsWoof10** · 04-22-08, 11:09 AM

Phil Jackson turned around two teams (one team TWICE)
Parcells turned around four teams
Knight turned around two teams
Landry consistant for decades
Riley appeared in the NBA finals with three differant teams in three differant decades

outside looking in... Tressel

**jjgold** · 04-22-08, 11:41 AM

Knight
Phil Jackson
Scott Skiles

**The Seer** · 04-22-08, 12:15 PM

There's no way you can have just a top 5 but these guys must get mentioned with them:
B Bowden-nobody had the string FSU had in the 90s to this decade
Joe Pa-consistency for decades
Tom Osbourne-had dominating teams for decades, beat the piss out of people before he retired
Jimmy Johnson-won it all at both levels

**mofome** · 04-22-08, 12:17 PM

Originally posted by The Seer

There's no way you can have just a top 5 but these guys must get mentioned with them:
B Bowden-nobody had the string FSU had in the 90s to this decade
Joe Pa-consistency for decades
Tom Osbourne-had dominating teams for decades, beat the piss out of people before he retired
Jimmy Johnson-won it all at both levels

Jimmy Johnson?

**The Seer** · 04-22-08, 12:20 PM

Originally posted by mofome

Jimmy Johnson?

How many of coaches listed won at more than one level? Many have tried.

**GSW4life** · 04-22-08, 12:26 PM

Auerbach
Wooden
Walsh
Dean Smith
LaRussa

**mofome** · 04-22-08, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by The Seer

How many of coaches listed won at more than one level? Many have tried.

Its nice that he won those titles with some of the most talented teams ever, but hes not one of the best 5 football coaches of all time, much less being one of the top overall coaches for any sport.

where do you rank barry switzer, 2nd?

**The Seer** · 04-22-08, 12:33 PM

Originally posted by mofome

Its nice that he won those titles with some of the most talented teams ever, but hes not one of the best 5 football coaches of all time, much less being one of the top overall coaches for any sport.

where do you rank barry switzer, 2nd?

So you are saying he had nothing to do with getting the talent there in the first place? Interesting. I always thought it was part of the job to get that talent. I put him there because he is one of the best talent evaluaters ever and that is part of the job. Switzer won with Johnson's talent so no, I would not put him on the list. I could argue for or against anyone on these lists. Phil Jackson had the best players in the league when he won so did John Wooden. It was Johnson that chose to take Troy Aikman when everyone else wanted Tony Mandarich.

**swede96** · 04-22-08, 12:35 PM

Originally posted by NEP Dynasty

Belichick

Why is he getting no love?

So help me lucifer if anyone calls him a cheat....

**The Seer** · 04-22-08, 12:37 PM

Originally posted by swede96

Why is he getting no love?

So help me lucifer if anyone calls him a cheat....

Swede, no matter what people feel about him, he is one of the greatest of all time. I met him and Nick Saban 2 weeks ago. I'll send you a pic tommorrow. The guy was totally different than what the media presents.

**swede96** · 04-22-08, 12:38 PM

Originally posted by The Seer

Swede, no matter what people feel about him, he is one of the greatest of all time. I met him and Nick Saban 2 weeks ago. I'll send you a pic tommorrow. The guy was totally different than what the media presents.

That's what I'm sayin'! The media presents him as some sort of monster.