More from The Don Shula Files: In the '80s @chicagotribune ranked Kentucky's 1959 coaching staff, featuring Shula, as the 5th-best of all time. 5 of these 6 guys became NFL head coaches. 2 won NFL titles as head coaches (Don & Collier) & all but North won rings as assistants.
Thankfully, Daly also tweeted/posted the Chicago Tribune's entire Top 10. Curiosity would've driven me to consume a lot of time chasing down that list.
Chicago Tribune's Top 10 Coaching Staffs:
1. Michigan State 1954 (3-6)
Head Coach: Duffy Daugherty
Assistants:
Bob Devaney
Dan Devine
Bill Yeoman
Sonny Grandelius
Don Mason
John Kobs
Burt Smith
2. Alabama 1965 (9-1-1)
Head Coach: Paul "Bear" Bryant
Assistants:
Howard Schnellenberger
Pat Dye
Gene Stallings
Ken Meyer
Jimmy Sharpe
Rich Williamson
Jimmy Fuller
(Jackie Sherrill, Steve Sloan, and Ray Perkins were players on the team.)
3. Army 1949 (9-0)
Head Coach: Earl "Red" Blaik
Assistants:
Vince Lombardi
Murray Warmath
John Sauer
Doug Kenna
John F. Green
Robert J. St. Onge
Paul Amem
4. Ohio State 1968 (10-0)
Head Coach: W.W. "Woody" Hayes
Assistants:
Lou Holtz
Earle Bruce
Bill Mallory
Esko Sarkkinen
Rudy Hubbard
Hugh Hindman
Lou McCullough
George Chaumo
Tiger Ellison
Jim Jones
Kentucky 1959 (4-6)
Head Coach: Blanton Collier
Assistants:
Don Shula
Howard Schnellenberger
Bill Arnsparger
Ermal Allen
6. Michigan State 1953 (9-1)
Head Coach: Clarence "Biggie" Munn
Assistants:
Duffy Daugherty
Bob Devaney
Dan Devine
Earl Sdwards
Steve Sebo
Don Mason
John Kobs
7. Northwestern 1957 (0-9)
Head Coach: Ara Parseghian
Assistants:
Alex Agase
Bo Schembechler
Richard "Doc" Urich
Paul Shoults
Dale Samuels
Bruce Beatty
8. Michigan 1971 (11-1)
Head Coach: Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler
Assistants:
Jim Young
Jim Young
Gary Moeller
Bill McCartney
Frank Maloney
Elliott Uzelac
Jerry Hanlon
George Mans
Dick Hunter
Larry Smith
Chuck Stobart
9. Purdue 1954 (5-1)
Head Coach: Stu Holcomb
Assistants:
Jack Mollenkopf
Hank Stram
Bill Elias
Bob DeMoss
Ned Maloney
Bill Daddio
James Miller
10. Oklahoma 1952 (8-1-1)
Head Coach: Bud Wilkinson
Assistants:
Gomer Jones
Pete Elliott
Dee Andros
Pop Ivey
Bill Jennings
It's important to keep in mind that this ranking was done in the 1980s.
It's interesting that three of these great coaching staffs coached their teams to losing records. One was 0-9.
Whenever I see mention of great college coaching staffs I can't help but think of the coaches that World War II brought together at Iowa Pre-Flight.
Iowa Pre-Flight 1943 (9-1)
Head Coach: Don Faurot
Assistants
Bud Wilkinson
Jim Tatum
This gathering of coaching minds can be considered "ground zero" of college football's option offense. Wilkinson and Tatum would each take what they learned under Faurot and go on to win National Championships.
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