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MIKE SHERMAN NAMED HEAD COACH OF GREEN BAY PACKERS; HE BECOMES 13TH FIELD LEADER IN TEAM'S 81-SEASON HISTORY
posted 01/18/00
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| Mike Sherman signs the contract making him the new Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers. |
Mike Sherman, offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks and a 21-year coaching veteran, today has been named head coach of the Green Bay Packers.
Selection of the 45-year-old Sherman, a former Packers assistant coach, as the 13th head coach in the team's 81-season history was announced by Executive Vice President/General Manager Ron Wolf.
The Packers' new field leader has been signed to a multi-year contract, Wolf said. In keeping with team policy, financial terms and length of the contract were not disclosed.
Sherman, who has coached at every level - high school, college and professional - was associated in coaching eight bowl teams during 16 seasons in the college ranks prior to being named tight ends/assistant offensive line coach for the Packers by then Head Coach Mike Holmgren on February 19, 1997.
As a member of Green Bay's staff, he helped the Green and Gold forge a second consecutive 13-3 record in 1997 and return to the Super Bowl, and to post an 11-5 record and capture a sixth consecutive playoff berth in 1998.
During both of Sherman's seasons as tight ends coach, Mark Chmura was named to the National Football Conference's Pro Bowl squad.
When Holmgren resigned as the Packers' head coach in January of 1999 to become executive vice president/general manager and head coach of the Seahawks, he invited Sherman to accompany him to Seattle and named him the team's offensive coordinator.
Sherman launched his coaching career at Stamford (Conn.) High School in 1979 and entered the college ranks at the University of Pittsburgh in 1981. Following two years at Pitt, he joined the Tulane football staff in 1983 and subsequently moved to Holy Cross in 1985 as offensive coordinator, serving in that capacity through the 1988 season.
He then spent five years as offensive line coach at Texas A&M (1989-93) before moving to UCLA in the same role for the 1994 season. Sherman returned to A&M as offensive line coach in 1995 and was named offensive coordinator for the Aggies following the 1996 season, a position he resigned to join the Packers' staff.
While at Texas A&M, Sherman helped develop NFL standout Richmond Webb, a longtime star offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins, and also coached Pro Bowl tackle Jonathan Ogden at UCLA.
During his own playing career, Sherman was an offensive guard/tackle and linebacker for three seasons at Central Connecticut State University (1974, 1976-77).
Mike, born Michael Francis Sherman in Norwood, Mass., December 19, 1954, and his wife, Karen, have four children - Sarah, 17; Emily 13; Matthew, 11; and Benjamin, 7.
Sherman's 12 predecessors as Green Bay's head coach include team founder and first coach E.L. "Curly" Lambeau (1919-49); Gene Ronzani (1950-53); Lisle Blackbourn (1954-57); Ray "Scooter" McLean (1958); Vince Lombardi (1959-67); Phil Bengtson (1968-70); Dan Devine (1971-74); Bart Starr (1975-83); Forrest Gregg (1984-87); Lindy Infante (1988-91); Mike Holmgren (1992-98); and Ray Rhodes (1999).
MIKE SHERMAN'S COACHING CAREER:
| 1979-80 | Stamford (Conn.) High School |
| 1981-82 | University of Pittsburgh |
| 1983-84 | Tulane |
| 1985-88 | Holy Cross (Offensive Coordinator) |
| 1989-93 | Texas A&M (Offensive line) |
| 1994 | UCLA (Offensive Line) |
| 1995-96 | Texas A&M (Offensive Line) |
| 1997-98 | Green Bay Packers (Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line) |
| 1999 | Seattle Seahawks (Offensive Coordinator) |
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