🦅 Congrats to legendary former Eagles coach Dick Vermeil on getting voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
“He was a compassionate, caring coach who, to this day, has a bond with his former players. He cared about people. A lot of coaches in today's NFL use players as disposable products. Coach cared. When players left the game, he reached out and showed that he cared about the players as people.
Vermeil got his start in the NFL as George Allen’s special teams coach with the Rams in 1969. After coaching at UCLA for two years, Vermeil took over as head coach of the Eagles in 1976. The Eagles were coming off nine straight non-winning seasons and a stretch of one winning record in 14 seasons. “He made us accountable. That was the big thing. He made us understand that we were responsible for the wins and losses and that our actions were what would either help us win or lose games."
He stepped down again after that season, then returned in 2001 to coach the Chiefs for five years, going 44-36.
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