List of New York Giants head coaches

List of New York Giants head coaches

This is a complete list of New York Giants head coaches. There have been 17 head coaches for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL). The Giants franchise was originally founded in 1925 and have played for eighteen NFL championships winning seven, including three of the four Super Bowls in which they have played. [cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/25/sports/football/25cnd-mara.html |title=Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of New York Giants, Is Dead at 89 |accessdate=2008-04-04 |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=New York Times]

Five different coaches have won NFL Championships with the team: Earl Potteiger in 1927, Steve Owen in 1934 and 1938, Jim Lee Howell in 1956, Bill Parcells in 1986 and 1990, and Tom Coughlin in 2007. [cite web | work=NFLTeamHistory.com | url=http://www.nflteamhistory.com/nfl_teams/new_york_giants/championship_history.html | title=New York Giants Championship History | accessdate=2008-03-16] Steve Owen leads all-time in games coached and wins, and LeRoy Andrews leads all coaches in winning percentage with .828 (with at least one full season coached). [cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/AndrRo0.htm|title=LeRoy Andrews' Coaching Record|publisher=Pro Football Reference|accessdate=2008-03-17] Bill Arnsparger is statistically the worst coach the Giants have had in terms of winning percentage, with .200. [cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ArnsBi0.htm|title=Bill Arnsparger's Coaching Record|publisher=Pro Football Reference|accessdate=2008-03-17]

Of the 17 Giants coaches, two have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Benny Friedman and Steve Owen. [cite web | title=Hall of Famers by Franchise | work=Pro Football Hall of Fame Official website | url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/teams.html | accessdate=March 16 | accessyear=2008] Several former players have been head coach for the Giants, including Joe Alexander, Earl Potteiger, Benny Friedman, Steve Owen, Jim Lee Howell, and Alex Webster. The current coach is Tom Coughlin, who was hired on January 6, 2004. [cite web | work=New York Times | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E1DE1031F934A35752C0A9629C8B63 | title=Giants Hire Coughlin to Revitalize Team | accessdate=2008-03-16]

Statistics correct as of February 3, 2008, after the end of the 2007 NFL season.

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