John Teerlinck

John Teerlinck
Career information
Date of birth	(1951-04-09) April 9, 1951
Place of birth	Rochester, New York
Position(s)	Defensive end
College	Western Illinois
NFL draft	1974 / Round: 5 / Pick 105
Career history
As player
1974–1977	San Diego Chargers
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

John Teerlinck (born 1951) is a former American football player and coach.

Teerlinck coached 32 National Football League playoff games, including six Championship games and four Super Bowls. Teerlinck earned three Super Bowl rings with two teams (Denver Broncos 1998, 1999 and Indianapolis Colts 2006).

Regarded by some as the greatest defensive line coach of all time, Teerlinck established an NFL presence in the early 1990s. "John Teerlinck is kind of like Mr. Miyagi", John Randle said. "He's very unorthodox. A different breed. Rough around the edges. He tells you things that are funny, but they register if you just listen. That's why he's the guru."^[1]

As a pass-rush specialist, Teerlinck coached 31 Pro Bowl players including four defensive MVPs: Michael Dean Perry, Chris Doleman, John Randle, and Dwight Freeney. Both Doleman and Randle have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2010, Teerlinck became only the nth assistant coach selected to present a player at a Hall of Fame Induction when he presented Randle.^[2]

With four different teams, Teerlinck either set the record or came in second in total sacks, historically (Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts).

In his tenure, Teerlinck coached seven players (Doleman, Kevin Greene, Randle, Bubba Baker, Neil Smith, Freeney and Robert Mathis) to reach 100 career sacks, the ultimate benchmark for a defensive lineman.

While in college at Western Illinois, he studied Fred Dryer and employed those moves in his play, "We used to get New York Giants games at Western and I`d watch No. 89, Fred Dryer, and copy his moves", Teerlinck said.^[3]

Coaching career

1978–1979 Eastern Illinois University (DC)
1980–1982 University of Illinois (Assistant)
1989–1990 Cleveland Browns (DL)
1991 Los Angeles Rams (DL)
1992–1994 Minnesota Vikings (DL)
1995–1996 Detroit Lions (DL)
1997–2001 Denver Broncos (DL)
2002–2012 Indianapolis Colts (DL)

Controversy

Teerlinck came under fire in 1996 amid allegations that he taught his players to aim for opposing quarterbacks' knees; the allegations were substantial enough that then-NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue summoned him to a meeting for a warning.^[4]

Honors

Teerlinck has coached on three Super Bowl winners:
Denver Broncos: Super Bowl XXXII, Super Bowl XXXIII
Indianapolis Colts: Super Bowl XLI

References

↑ startribune
↑ stampedeblue
↑ Chicago
↑ Reiss, Mike (February 3, 2007). "Colts Coach Teerlinck Defends Reputation". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2008-07-14.

External links

Colts Bio

Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXII champions

1 Jason Elam 6 Bubby Brister 7 John Elway 8 Jeff Lewis 16 Tom Rouen 21 Randy Hilliard 22 Vaughn Hebron 23 Darrien Gordon 25 Darrius Johnson 26 Tim McKyer 27 Steve Atwater 29 Howard Griffith 30 Terrell Davis (MVP) 31 Derek Loville 32 Tony Veland 33 Dedrick Dodge 34 Tyrone Braxton 37 Anthony Lynn 39 Ray Crockett 42 Detron Smith 50 Jon Hesse 51 John Mobley 53 Bill Romanowski 56 Keith Burns 57 Allen Aldridge 58 Steve Russ 59 Glenn Cadrez 62 Dan Neil 63 David Diaz-Infante 65 Gary Zimmerman 66 Tom Nalen 69 Mark Schlereth 70 Jamie Brown 72 Ernest Jones 74 Harry Swayne 75 Brian Habib 77 Tony Jones 80 Rod Smith 81 Patrick Jeffers 82 David Gamble 83 Flipper Anderson 84 Shannon Sharpe 85 Willie Green 86 Byron Chamberlain 87 Ed McCaffrey 88 Sir Mawn Wilson 89 Dwayne Carswell 90 Neil Smith 91 Alfred Williams 93 Trevor Pryce 94 Keith Traylor 96 Harald Hasselbach 97 Mike Lodish 98 Maa Tanuvasa 99 David Richie

Head coach: Mike Shanahan

Coaches: Frank Bush Barney Chavous Rick Dennison Ed Donatell George Dyer Alex Gibbs Mike Heimerdinger Gary Kubiak Dwain Painter Brian Pariani Ricky Porter Greg Robinson Rick Smith John Teerlinck Bobby Turner

Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXIII champions

1 Jason Elam 6 Bubby Brister 7 John Elway (MVP) 14 Brian Griese 16 Tom Rouen 20 Tory James 21 Darrien Gordon 22 Vaughn Hebron 25 Darrius Johnson 26 Eric Brown 27 Steve Atwater 28 Tito Paul 29 Howard Griffith 30 Terrell Davis 31 Derek Loville 34 Tyrone Braxton 37 Anthony Lynn 39 Ray Crockett 42 Detron Smith 48 George Coghill 51 John Mobley 53 Bill Romanowski 54 Nate Wayne 56 Keith Burns 59 Glenn Cadrez 60 K. C. Jones 62 Dan Neil 63 David Diaz-Infante 66 Tom Nalen 69 Mark Schlereth 70 Trey Teague 72 Ernest Jones 73 Cyron Brown 74 Harry Swayne 77 Tony Jones 78 Matt Lepsis 79 Chris Banks 80 Rod Smith 82 Marcus Nash 83 Justin Armour 84 Shannon Sharpe 85 Willie Green 86 Byron Chamberlain 87 Ed McCaffrey 89 Dwayne Carswell 90 Neil Smith 91 Alfred Williams 93 Trevor Pryce 94 Keith Traylor 95 Marvin Washington 96 Harald Hasselbach 97 Mike Lodish 98 Maa Tanuvasa 99 Seth Joyner

Head coach: Mike Shanahan

Coaches: Frank Bush Barney Chavous Rick Dennison Ed Donatell George Dyer Alex Gibbs Mike Heimerdinger Gary Kubiak Pat McPherson Brian Pariani Ricky Porter Greg Robinson Rick Smith John Teerlinck Bobby Turner

Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl XLI champions

4 Adam Vinatieri 10 Terrence Wilkins 11 Ricky Proehl 12 Jim Sorgi 17 Hunter Smith 18 Peyton Manning (MVP) 20 Mike Doss 21 Bob Sanders 23 James Mungro 25 Nick Harper 26 Kelvin Hayden 27 Tim Jennings 28 Marlin Jackson 29 Joseph Addai 30 DeDe Dorsey 33 Dominic Rhodes 34 T. J. Rushing 36 Dexter Reid 41 Antoine Bethea 42 Jason David 43 Matt Giordano 44 Dallas Clark 47 Jerome Collins 48 Justin Snow 50 Rocky Boiman 51 Gilbert Gardner 53 Keith O'Neil 54 Freddy Keiaho 56 Tyjuan Hagler 57 Dylan Gandy 58 Gary Brackett 59 Cato June 61 Dan Klecko 63 Jeff Saturday 64 Bo Schobel 65 Ryan Lilja 69 Matt Ulrich 71 Ryan Diem 73 Jake Scott 74 Charlie Johnson 76 Dan Federkeil 78 Tarik Glenn 79 Raheem Brock 81 Bryan Fletcher 83 Brandon Stokley 84 John Standeford 85 Aaron Moorehead 86 Ben Utecht 87 Reggie Wayne 88 Marvin Harrison 91 Josh Thomas 92 Anthony McFarland 93 Dwight Freeney 94 Rob Morris 95 Darrell Reid 96 Johnathan Goddard 98 Robert Mathis 99 Ryan LaCasse

Head coach: Tony Dungy

Coaches: Jim Caldwell Clyde Christensen Leslie Frazier Gene Huey Ron Meeks Pete Metzelaars Tom Moore Howard Mudd Mike Murphy Russ Purnell Diron Reynolds John Teerlinck Ricky Thomas Alan Williams

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