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William Belichick (born April 16, 1952) is an American football coach. He was the head coach of the New England Patriots, a team in the National Football League (NFL). Many people think he is one of the best football coaches ever.[1][2] He has won six Super Bowls as a head coach, all of them with the Patriots.[3] He also won two Super Bowls as a coach for the New York Giants.
Belichick started coaching in 1975.[4] In 1985, he became the coach for the New York Giants' defense. He worked with Bill Parcells on the Giants. Parcells and Belichick won two Super Bowls together.[5] In 1991, Belichick left the Giants. He became the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. He coached the Browns for five seasons. He was fired from the Browns in 1995.[6] He joined the New York Jets, but left the team after one day. He became the head coach of the New England Patriots on January 27, 2000.[7]
Belichick was hired as the head coach at the University of North Carolina in December 2024. He agreed to a five year contract worth $50 million.[8]
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Belichick (right) during the Patriots' visit to the White House in 2004
Belichick during preseason game against the Washington Redskins in August 2009
Belichick at the 2012 Time 100 gala
Belichick wearing an Armenian flag pin at the White House with President Barack Obama and Patriots' owner Robert Kraft in April 2015
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Belichick with North Carolina in 2025
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References
- ↑ Kerr, Jeff. Bill Belichick by the numbers: As NFL legend turns 69, Patriots coach has opportunity to rewrite record books. CBSSports.com (April 16, 2021). Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ↑ McCarriston, Shanna. Bill Belichick, Vince Lombardi tied as greatest coaches ever, survey of Americans finds. CBSSports.com (April 12, 2022). Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ↑ Greenberg, Neil (February 4, 2019). The Belichick- and Brady-led Patriots have a case to be considered sports world's top dynasty. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/02/04/belichick-brady-led-patriots-have-case-be-considered-sports-worlds-top-dynasty. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ↑ Reynolds, Jeff. Preparation leads Belichick to top. ESPN.com (December 20, 2003). Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ Super Bowl XXI – New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos – January 25th, 1987 (in en). Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Modell fires Bill Belichick". Gettysburg Times: B2. February 15, 1996. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19960215&id=2xEmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yf0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6697,1482003. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ↑ Sullivan, Tyler. TBT: Bill Belichick introduced as Patriots head coach in 2000 (in en). CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ↑ Hale, David. How North Carolina football landed a coaching legend in Bill Belichick (in en-US). ESPN.com (2025-03-07). Retrieved 2026-01-28.