Bill Cowher

About Bill Cowher

Former NFL player and long-time Pittsburgh Steelers coach.

William Laird Cowher is a former American football linebacker, coach, and sports analyst who served as a head coach in the National Football League for 15 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He began his coaching career as an assistant under Marty Schottenheimer for the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs, serving as the latter's defensive coordinator from 1989 to 1991. Cowher was named head coach of the Steelers in 1992, whom he led until retirement following the 2006 season. After retiring, he joined The NFL Today as a studio analyst. Under Cowher, Pittsburgh won eight division titles, two American Football Conference championship games, and one Super Bowl in Super Bowl XL over the Seattle Seahawks. Cowher's Super Bowl victory marked the first championship title for the franchise in over two decades and the first not to be won by Chuck Noll, his predecessor.

Place of birth	Crafton, Pennsylvania
Undrafted	1979
Regular season	149–90–1 (.000)
Postseason	12–9 (.000)
High school	Carlynton, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College	NC State
Career	161–99–1 (.000)
Date of birth	May 8, 1957
Position	Linebacker

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Trivia

He won a Super Bowl, two AFC Championships and an NFL Coach of the Year Award during his fourteen years coaching the Steelers.

Bill Cowher before fame

After playing linebacker at North Carolina State University, he entered the NFL as a free agent.

Achievement of Bill Cowher

During his fourteen years as the Steelers' head coach, he won a Super Bowl, two AFC Championships, and the NFL Coach of the Year Award.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$18 Million

Bill Cowher family life

With his wife, former basketball player Kaye Cowher, he has three daughters.

Associations of Bill Cowher

For the entirety of Jerome Bettis' Steelers tenure, he was his coach.

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