![]() "What did for professional football, and Paul Brown and others like that who paved the way for us as coaches and paved the way for the National Football League to grow into what it is today, they laid a lot of the building blocks." When Belichick shared his recollections of Halas following the Patriots' 38-15 victory over the Browns last Sunday in Cleveland, given the location, he included former Browns and Bengals coach Paul Brown (15th in all-time wins). I have the utmost respect for the things he did, and particularly the foundation he helped lay for all of us today." He did it for so many years and had the energy to do it, still raising a family and doing all the things you need to do as a dad, coach, owner, general manager, president. He helped set the pace for what we have today," he said of Halas, the late player, coach, owner and Hall of Famer nicknamed "Papa Bear." Reid, fifth all time in wins at 257, carries a lot of respect for Halas too. ![]() Halas' eldest child, Virginia, married Edward McCaskey in 1943 and became principal owner of the Bears upon Halas' death in 1983. ![]() "I have a ton of respect for Coach Halas and the McCaskey family and what he did for professional football." They were always very gracious and generous, let me hang around and stuff like that," Belichick recalled. "We would go to the locker room after the game. The Belichicks were based in Annapolis, Maryland, so when the Bears visited the Baltimore Colts, further connections were made. Steve Belichick had also coached quarterback Bill Wade at Vanderbilt before Wade went on to play for Halas' Bears, helping lead them to the 1963 NFL championship. ET, ESPN), Belichick will move past legendary Bears coach George Halas into sole possession of second place on the NFL's all-time head-coaching wins list (regular season and postseason combined).Įntering Monday night, it's Miami Dolphins legend Don Shula on top at 347, then Halas and Belichick at 324.īELICHICK AND HALAS might be tied in victories, but they have commonalities beyond the win column.īelichick's ties to Halas came through his father, Steve, the longtime college football coach who knew some of the assistants on Halas' staff in the 1950s and 1960s. If Belichick's New England Patriots beat the Chicago Bears on Monday night (8:15 p.m. Reid, the 64-year-old Kansas City Chiefs coach, has carved out time to acknowledge the magnitude of what his close friend Belichick, 70, is on the cusp of accomplishing. You never take that for granted as guys get older." ![]() We're lucky to have him in this league, doing what he's doing at this present time. "To be able to digest all that and be as productive as he is, and have the relationships he has with the players, is a phenomenal thing. "We probably downplay how you have to operate as a head coach in this league, especially us older ones. Andy Reid is on the other end of the telephone, sharing thoughts on Bill Belichick. Legendary coaches: Patriots' Belichick, Bears' Halas have much more in common than 324 winsįOXBOROUGH, Mass. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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