Ted Marchibroda

Ted Marchibroda

Marchibroda on a 1953 Bowman football card
No. 17, 18, 7
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1931-03-15) March 15, 1931
Place of birth:	Franklin, Pennsylvania
Career information
College:	Detroit
NFL draft:	1953 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (1953, 1955–1956) Chicago Cardinals (1957) As coach: Washington Redskins (1961–1965) Los Angeles Rams (1966–1970) Washington Redskins, Offensive coordinator (1971–1974) Baltimore Colts, Head coach (1975–1979) Chicago Bears, Offensive coordinator (1981) Detroit Lions, Offensive coordinator (1982–1983) Philadelphia Eagles, Offensive coordinator (1984–1985) Buffalo Bills, Quarterbacks coach (1987–1988); Offensive coordinator (1989–1991) Indianapolis Colts, Head coach (1992–1995) Baltimore Ravens, Head coach (1996–1998)
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT: 16-29 Yards: 2,169 QB Rating: 45.3 Player stats at NFL.com

Theodore "Ted" Joseph Marchibroda (born March 15, 1931) is a former American football quarterback and head coach in the National Football League.

Playing career

Marchibroda played college football at Saint Bonaventure University and the University of Detroit, where he excelled as a quarterback. He was drafted in 1953 by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers. After one year, he left the Steelers to serve in the U.S. Army. He later returned to the Steelers and finished his career with the Chicago Cardinals.

Coaching career

He began his coaching career in 1961 as an assistant for the Washington Redskins before joining the Los Angeles Rams in 1966. He then served as offensive coordinator under George Allen for the Washington Redskins He got his first head coaching job for the Baltimore Colts in 1975. In his first year there he turned the Colts into an instant playoff contender as they won the AFC East title. The Colts would win the AFC East title the next 2 seasons, led by 1976 NFL MVP Bert Jones and sensational running back Lydell Mitchell. But in those 3 playoff seasons the Colts would lose in the AFC Divisional Playoffs including a heartbreaking 37-31 loss to the Oakland Raiders in the 1977 postseason. He stayed as coach until 1979 and also served as coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 1992 to 1995. He was the offensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills under head coach Marv Levy from 1989 to 1991. As the offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills, he was influential in the evolution of the hurry-up offense. Levy, Marchibroda and QB Jim Kelly used their version of the hurry-up offense, the "K-Gun" offense, to a greater extent than any previous offense. Kelly hurried to the line of scrimmage, preventing the defense from making substitutions, and called audibles at the line. The National Football League would later impose a rule that forced offenses to allow time for the defense to make substitutions if the offense made substitutions. He coached the Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 1998, making him the only man to serve as head coach for both Baltimore NFL teams. He compiled a career record of 87–98–1, with a 2–4 record in the playoffs.

Broadcasting career

Marchibroda was a radio color commentator for the Indianapolis Colts from 1999 to 2006. Marchibroda remains with the Indianapolis Colts Radio Network as an analyst on their pre-game show.

Accolades

• Marchibroda is a member of Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor.
• Marchibroda is also a member of the St. Bonaventure University Athletics Hall of Fame (Class of 1970).
• Marchibroda was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame in 1976.

Coaching tree

NFL head coaches under whom Ted Marchibroda has served:

• George Allen, Washington Redskins (1966–1974)
• Marv Levy, Buffalo Bills (1987–1997)

Assistant coaches under Ted Marchibroda who became NFL or college head coaches:

• Kirk Ferentz, Iowa (1999–present)
• Pat Hill, Fresno State (1997–2011)
• Lindy Infante, Indianapolis Colts (1996–1997)
• Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati Bengals (2003–present)
• Eric Mangini, New York Jets (2006–2008), Cleveland Browns (2009–2010)
• Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions (2009–2013)
• Ken Whisenhunt, Arizona Cardinals (2007–2012), Tennessee Titans (2014–2015)

Head coaching record

NFL

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
BLC	1975	10	4	0	.714		0	1	.000	Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC Divisional Game.
BLC	1976	11	3	0	.786		0	1	.000	Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC Divisional Game.
BLC	1977	10	4	0	.714		0	1	.000	Lost to Oakland Raiders in AFC Divisional Game.
BLC	1978	5	11	0	.313		–	–	–	–
BLC	1979	5	11	0	.313		–	–	–	–
BLC Total		41	33	0	.554		0	3	.000	–
IND	1992	9	7	0	.563		–	–	–	–
IND	1993	4	12	0	.250		–	–	–	–
IND	1994	8	8	0	.500		–	–	–	–
IND	1995	9	7	0	.563		2	1	.667	Lost to Pittsburgh Steelers in AFC Conference Championship Game.
IND Total		30	34	0	.469		2	1	.667	–
BLR	1996	4	12	0	.250		–	–	–	–
BLR	1997	6	9	1	.406		–	–	–	–
BLR	1998	6	10	0	.375		–	–	–	–
BLR Total		14	31	1	.315		–	–	–	–
Total		87	91	1	.489		2	4	.333	–

See also

• List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders

External links

• NFL bio (1997)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bill Austin	Washington Redskins Offensive Coordinator 1972–1974	Succeeded by Charlie Waller
Preceded by Ken Meyer	Chicago Bears Offensive Coordinator 1981	Succeeded by Ed Hughes
Preceded by Bob Schnelker	Detroit Lions Offensive Coordinator 1982–1983	Succeeded by Bill Nelsen
Preceded by Dick Wood	Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Coordinator 1984–1985	Succeeded by Ted Plumb
Preceded by Jim Ringo	Buffalo Bills Offensive Coordinator 1989–1991	Succeeded by Tom Bresnahan