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Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis headlines the annual Tennessee Football Coaches Clinic, slated for Friday and Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Lewis just completed his fifth season as Bengals head coach. His best campaign was an 11-5 finish in 2005 that resulted in an AFC North Division championship. When Lewis was named to the position in 2003, he became the eighth African-American head coach in NFL history.
In 2002, the season before he joined the Bengals, Lewis led the Washington Redskins to a No. 5 NFL defensive ranking, serving as assistant head coach as well as defensive coordinator. He came to the Redskins after six seasons (1996-2001) as defensive coordinator with the Baltimore Ravens, a tenure that included a Super Bowl victory in the 2000 season.
In the 2000 regular season, Lewis' Baltimore defense set the NFL record for fewest points allowed in a 16-game campaign (165), clipping 22 points off the previous mark.
Lewis had his first NFL assignment from 1992-95, as linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The opportunity came after 11 years in college coaching that featured stops at his alma mater, Idaho State, as well as Long Beach State, New Mexico and Pittsburgh.
Lewis played linebacker at Idaho State, earning All-Big Sky Conference honors for three consecutive years (1978-80). He received his bachelor's degree in physical education in 1981 and earned his master's in athletic administration in 1982. He was inducted into Idaho State's Hall of Fame in 2001.
He and his wife, Peggy, have a daughter, Whitney, and a son, Marcus.
This weekend’s lineup also includes coaches from six of Tennessee’s seven current high school state championship staffs: Phillip Shadowens of Smyrna, David Ellis of Maryville, Glenn McAdams of David Lipscomb, Vic Grider of South Pittsburg, Daniel McGugin of Montgomery Bell Academy and Ken Netherland of St. George’s.
UT assistant coaches will provide their usual chalk talks, always a favorite, and head coach Phillip Fulmer is on the docket this year with a Saturday morning opening session on “Faith in Coaching.”
For more information, please contact the Tennessee football office at (865) 974-1247.
Note that all parties interested in hearing Marvin Lewis MUST pay for the entire clinic ($50 per person with pre-registration, $60 per person w/o pre-registration) and will receive a clinic shirt, notebook, and be able to attend the clinic.
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Posted by BleedOrange on March 26, 2008 at 9:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm sure CPF and Coach Lewis sat down to share their discipline methods with each other.
Posted by spam247buster on March 26, 2008 at 9:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Hey BleedOrange-- They better get Rich Rodriguez and Steve Spurrier involved in their discipline method discussion, too. Maybe John Adams can cover the event.
Posted by invisiblekid on March 26, 2008 at 4:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Make sure Chavis is next to Lewis at all times to pick his brain. You can slam the guy for having some complete jerks on his team but one thing he does know is defense.
Posted by wjackson on March 27, 2008 at 6:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I live in Baltimore and when Coach Lewis was here he was the defensive man. He is a very intelligent coach. That doesn't always mean you will be a good head coach. It's easier to shape up kids than men. Ask Pacman Jones. At least the Bengals already where orange suits with stripes, so when they get arrested, it's no big clothing change.
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