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Dick Jauron

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Dick Jauron

Richard Manual Jauron (; October 7, 1950 – February 8, 2025) was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played eight seasons in the NFL as a safety, five with the Detroit Lions and three with the Cincinnati Bengals. Jauron served as the head coach of the Chicago Bears from 1999 to 2003 and the Buffalo Bills from 2006 until November 2009. He was also the interim head coach for the Lions for the final five games of the 2005 season. He was named the AP Coach of the Year in 2001 after leading the Bears to a 13–3 record. Jauron played college football for the Yale Bulldogs. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015. Jauron was selected a NFF Scholar Athlete in 1972.

Infobox

Position
Safety
Born
(1950-10-07)October 7, 1950Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Died
February 8, 2025(2025-02-08) (aged 74)Swampscott, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight
190 lb (86 kg)
High school
Swampscott (Swampscott, Massachusetts)
College
Yale (1970–1972)
NFL draft
1973: 4th round, 91st overall pick
Regular season
60–82 (.423)
Postseason
0–1 (.000)
Career
60–83 (.420)

Tables

· Head coaching record
Won
Won
Team
Won
Year
Lost
Regular season
Ties
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
CHI
CHI
Team
CHI
Year
1999
Regular season
6
Regular season
10
Regular season
0
Regular season
375
Regular season
5th in NFC Central
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
CHI
CHI
Team
CHI
Year
2000
Regular season
5
Regular season
11
Regular season
0
Regular season
313
Regular season
5th in NFC Central
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
CHI
CHI
Team
CHI
Year
2001
Regular season
13
Regular season
3
Regular season
0
Regular season
813
Regular season
1st in NFC Central
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Philadelphia Eagles in NFC Divisional Game
CHI
CHI
Team
CHI
Year
2002
Regular season
4
Regular season
12
Regular season
0
Regular season
250
Regular season
3rd in NFC North
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
CHI
CHI
Team
CHI
Year
2003
Regular season
7
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
Regular season
438
Regular season
3rd in NFC North
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
CHI total
CHI total
Team
CHI total
Year
35
Regular season
45
Regular season
0
Regular season
438
Regular season
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
DET
DET
Team
DET
Year
2005*
Regular season
1
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
200
Regular season
3rd in NFC North
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
DET total
DET total
Team
DET total
Year
1
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
400
Regular season
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
BUF
BUF
Team
BUF
Year
2006
Regular season
7
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
Regular season
438
Regular season
3rd in AFC East
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
BUF
BUF
Team
BUF
Year
2007
Regular season
7
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
Regular season
438
Regular season
2nd in AFC East
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
BUF
BUF
Team
BUF
Year
2008
Regular season
7
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
Regular season
438
Regular season
4th in AFC East
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
BUF
BUF
Team
BUF
Year
2009
Regular season
3
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Regular season
333
Regular season
Fired
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
BUF total
BUF total
Team
BUF total
Year
24
Regular season
33
Regular season
0
Regular season
421
Regular season
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Postseason
–
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
60
Regular season
82
Regular season
0
Regular season
423
Regular season
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
CHI
1999
6
10
0
375
5th in NFC Central
–
–
–
–
CHI
2000
5
11
0
313
5th in NFC Central
–
–
–
–
CHI
2001
13
3
0
813
1st in NFC Central
0
1
000
Lost to Philadelphia Eagles in NFC Divisional Game
CHI
2002
4
12
0
250
3rd in NFC North
–
–
–
–
CHI
2003
7
9
0
438
3rd in NFC North
–
–
–
–
CHI total
35
45
0
438
–
–
–
–
DET
2005*
1
4
0
200
3rd in NFC North
–
–
–
–
DET total
1
4
0
400
–
–
–
–
BUF
2006
7
9
0
438
3rd in AFC East
–
–
–
–
BUF
2007
7
9
0
438
2nd in AFC East
–
–
–
–
BUF
2008
7
9
0
438
4th in AFC East
–
–
–
–
BUF
2009
3
6
0
333
Fired
–
–
–
–
BUF total
24
33
0
421
–
–
–
–
Total
60
82
0
423
0
1
000

References

  1. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH2EdAS9BSQ
  2. National Football Foundation
    https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2381
  3. Chicago Bears
    https://www.chicagobears.com/news/former-bears-coach-dick-jauron-passes-away
  4. The Boston Globe
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121024132348/http://www.boston.com/sports/football/articles/2006/07/23/swampscott_legend_steps_up/
  5. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2025/02/08/dick-jauron-who-coached-for-the-packers-and-6-other-teams-dead-at-74-green-bay/78359844007/
  6. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/19/sports/college-football-host-harvard-loses-the-game-to-yale.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes+Topics%2FOrganizations%2FY%2FYale+University
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20090721174322/http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/2007_11/sports.html
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    http://yalebulldogs.com/honors/george-h-w-bush-lifetime-of-leadership-award/richard-jauron/52
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20181106181858/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/information/traditions/awards/mallory_award
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    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JaurDi00.htm
  14. Baseball Reference
    http://baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jauron000dic
  15. Detroit Free Press
    https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2025/02/08/dick-jauron-death-lions-nfl/78360298007/
  16. Buffalo Bills
    https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-remember-former-head-coach-dick-jauron
  17. Cincinnati Bengals
    https://www.bengals.com/news/mirror-men-731556
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    https://www.packers.com/news/former-packers-defensive-backs-coach-dick-jauron-dies-at-74
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    https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/nfl/nfl-head-coach-dick-jauron-obit-1.7454494
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    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1987.htm
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    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/JaurDi0.htm
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    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/jax/
  23. Reuters
    http://reuters.com/sports/former-bears-bills-head-coach-dick-jauron-dies-74-2025-02-08
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    https://www.upi.com/Archives/1999/01/24/Bears-hire-Jauron-as-new-coach/3074917154000/
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    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/
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    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/2000.htm
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    https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/08/chicago-bears-dick-jauron-obituary/
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    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/2001/gamelog/
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    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bears-get-first-division-title-in-11-years-1.303014
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    https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/20/sports/on-pro-football-before-the-collapse-came-the-crunch.html
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    https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/02/08/former-chicago-bears-buffalo-bills-coach-dick-jauron-dies/78359212007/
  33. National Football League
    https://www.nfl.com/news/former-bears-bills-head-coach-dick-jauron-dies-at-74
  34. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/29/sports/football/lions-fire-mariucci-and-promote-jauron.html
  35. New England Patriots
    https://www.patriots.com/news/lions-hire-marinelli-as-new-coach-93736
  36. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2303162
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    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/index.htm
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    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2008/gamelog/
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    https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3800733
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    https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4450938
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    https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4446060
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    https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4664167
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    https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4883395
  44. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/browns-name-jauron-as-defensive-coordinator-idUSTRE70L08B/
  45. NBC Sports
    https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/browns-officially-fire-dick-jauron-believe-it-or-not
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    https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/28/sports/pro-football-notebook-idea-in-chicago-is-all-work-with-some-play.html
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    https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/former-nfl-player-coach-dick-jauron-dies-at-74
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