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Theodore "Ted" Joseph Marchibroda (born March 15, 1931) is a former American football quarterback and head coach in the National Football League.
Marchibroda played college football at Saint Bonaventure University[1] and the University of Detroit, where he excelled as a quarterback. He was drafted in 1953 by his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers. After one year, he left the Steelers to serve in the U.S. Army. He later returned to the Steelers and finished his career with the Chicago Cardinals.[2]
He began his coaching career in 1961 as an assistant for the Baltimore Colts in 1975. In his first year there he turned the Colts into an instant playoff contender as they won the AFC East title. The Colts would win the AFC East title the next 2 seasons, led by 1976 NFL MVP Bert Jones and sensational running back Lydell Mitchell. But in those 3 playoff seasons the Colts would lose in the AFC Divisional Playoffs including a heartbreaking 37-31 loss to the Oakland Raiders in the 1977 postseason. He stayed as coach until 1979 and also served as coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 1992 to 1995. He was the offensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills under head coach Marv Levy from 1989 to 1991.[4] As the offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills, he was influential in the evolution of the hurry-up offense. Levy, Marchibroda and QB Jim Kelly used their version of the hurry-up offense, the "K-Gun" offense, to a greater extent than any previous offense. Kelly hurried to the line of scrimmage, preventing the defense from making substitutions, and called audibles at the line. The National Football League would later impose a rule that forced offenses to allow time for the defense to make substitutions if the offense made substitutions. He coached the Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 1998, making him the only man to serve as head coach for both Baltimore NFL teams. He compiled a career record of 87–98–1, with a 2–4 record in the playoffs.
Marchibroda was a radio color commentator for the Indianapolis Colts from 1999 to 2006. Marchibroda remains with the Indianapolis Colts Radio Network as an analyst on their pre-game show.
NFL head coaches under whom Ted Marchibroda has served:
Assistant coaches under Ted Marchibroda who became NFL or college head coaches:[6]
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.
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