Age ain't nothing but a number, or so the saying goes. For five of the oldest NFL head coaches currently barking out orders from the sidelines, indeed it appears that coaching at an older age translates to wins on the field. In fact, none of the five oldest NFL head coaches has a winning percentage below .500.
Let's check out the oldest captains of their team's respective ships.
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5. Marvin Lewis: 59 Years Old
Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Season Hired by Current Team: 2003
Career Wins: 123
Career Loses: 112
Career Winning %: .523
Fun Fact: The same age as 59-year-old Dirk Koetter of Tampa Bay, Lewis edges out the Buccaneers' head coach by 5 months.
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4. Andy Reid: 60 Years Old
Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Season Hired by Current Team: 2013
Career Wins: 183
Career Loses: 120
Career Winning %: .604
Fun Fact: Reid was not one to be messed with during punt, pass, and kick competitions back in his youth.
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3. Mike Zimmer: 61 Years Old
Team: Minnesota Vikings
Season Hired by Current Team: 2014
Career Wins: 39
Career Loses: 25
Career Winning %: .609
Fun Fact: In high school, Zimmer earned all-conference honors in baseball, football, and wrestling.
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2. Bill Belichick: 65 Years Old
Team: New England Patriots
Season Hired by Current Team: 2000
Career Wins: 250
Career Loses: 118
Career Winning %: .679
Fun Fact: Belichick was fired in 1995 by the Cleveland Browns after a 36-44 record with the team.
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1. Pete Carroll: 66 Years Old
Team: Seattle Seahawks
Season Hired by Current Team: 2010
Career Wins: 112
Career Loses: 79
Career Winning %: .586
Fun Fact: Carroll does not enjoy having teams run the score up on him at the collegiate level.
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NFL Coaches from Oldest to Youngest
Name | Age | Team |
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Pete Carroll | 66 | Seattle Seahawks |
Bill Belichick | 65 | New England Patriots |
Mike Zimmer | 61 | Minnesota Vikings |
Andy Reid | 60 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Marvin Lewis | 59 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Dirk Koetter | 59 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Ron Rivera | 56 | Carolina Panthers |
Frank Reich | 56 | Indianapolis Colts |
John Harbaugh | 55 | Baltimore Ravens |
Mike McCarthy | 55 | Green Bay Packers |
Sean Payton | 54 | New Orleans Saints |
Todd Bowles | 54 | New York Jets |
Jon Gruden | 54 | Oakland Raiders |
Doug Marrone | 53 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
Hue Jackson | 52 | Cleveland Browns |
Pat Shurmur | 52 | New York Giants |
Bill O'Brien | 51 | Houston Texans |
Jay Gruden | 51 | Washington Redskins |
Doug Pederson | 50 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Jason Garrett | 49 | Dallas Cowboys |
Steve Wilks | 48 | Arizona Cardinals |
Dan Quinn | 47 | Atlanta Falcons |
Mike Tomlin | 46 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Vance Joseph | 45 | Denver Broncos |
Sean McDermott | 44 | Buffalo Bills |
Matt Patricia | 43 | Detroit Lions |
Anthony Lynn | 42 | Los Angeles Chargers |
Mike Vrabel | 42 | Tennessee Titans |
Adam Gase | 40 | Miami Dolphins |
Matt Nagy | 39 | Chicago Bears |
Kyle Shanahan | 38 | San Francisco 49ers |
Sean McVay | 32 | Los Angeles Rams |