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  Player Bio: Chan Gailey :: Football
Chan Gailey, a 33-year football coaching veteran, including 17 seasons in the college ranks and 16 years in professional football, was named the 11th head coach in Georgia Tech football history on Dec. 29, 2001.
Chan Gailey led Georgia Tech to nine victories in 2006, capped by the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division title and a berth in the 2007 Toyota Gator Bowl on New Year's Day.
Under Gailey, the Cowboys compiled a composite regular season record of 18-14 in his two seasons, qualified for the playoffs both years, and captured the NFC Eastern Division title in 1998.
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  Chan Gailey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gailey stayed with Florida as a graduate assistant for two years before taking his first actual coaching job as the secondary coach for Troy State University in Alabama.
Gailey was then hired to take over a struggling Dallas Cowboys squad, one that had faltered under Barry Switzer during his last year.
Gailey's Cowboys won the NFC East in 1998, and made the playoffs under his two years at the reins.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chan_Gailey   (414 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - NFL Football - Cowboys to Gailey: Hit the trail - Wednesday January 12, 2000 09:44 AM
Gailey led Dallas to an 18-14 record in two regular seasons, but the Cowboys were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round both years.
Gailey, the fourth coach in the team's 40-year history and the third Jones has hired, leaves with the dubious distinction of being the first without a Super Bowl victory.
Chan Gailey says it is hard to pinpoint one specific reason for the Cowboys' recent struggles.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/nfl/news/2000/01/11/gailey_fired_ap   (1377 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Chan Gailey
Chan Gailey then moved on to coach in the NFL for over a decade before returning to college football as head coach for Georgia Tech in 2002.
Gailey is a solid individual, and is the most dedicated HC that the Jackets have had in many years, and that includes an alumnus.
Chan Gailey's first day as coach of a Dallas Cowboys training camp Thursday was reminiscent of the way Tom Landry used to run things.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Chan-Gailey   (2593 words)

  
 NFL Europe.com - NFL News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Gailey, who went 12-8 as head coach of the Fire in the World League from 1991-92, is one of the hottest coaching commodities in the NFL this season following his revamp of Miami's struggling offense.
Gailey, 48, signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins and is sure to be considered for vacant head coaching jobs around the NFL in the off-season.
Gailey refused to comment on his future but was quick to point out how much he is enjoying life with the Dolphins.
www.nfleurope.com /news/archive/08122000_gailey   (696 words)

  
 Chan Gailey Suffers Heart Attack :: Georgia Tech coach to undergo angioplasty
Gailey did not want the school to release any information about the extent of his blockage or how many arteries were affected.
Gailey, entering his fourth season as Georgia Tech's coach, has a record of 21-17 and has guided the Yellow Jackets to three straight bowl appearances, extending the school-record streak to eight years in a row.
Gailey previously coached the Dallas Cowboys for two seasons, leading the team to an NFC East championship and consecutive playoff appearances.
www.cstv.com /sports/m-footbl/stories/031405aai.html   (354 words)

  
 Chan Gailey is impressive, even in golf
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) -- It was a get-to-know Chan Gailey session in a swanky suite at Lone Star Park and the new coach of the Dallas Cowboys held court with the confidence of someone wearing a Super Bowl ring on all five fingers.
Gailey chatted with print and broadcast types in a relaxed manner like he had known them personally for years.
Gailey is almost as good at golf as he is coordinating an NFL offense, which is what he was doing with the Pittsburgh Steelers when Cowboys owner Jerry Jones hired him.
www.texnews.com /1998/cowboys/chan0419.html   (606 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - College Football - Gailey officially named Ga. Tech head coach - Sunday December 30, 2001 10:23 AM
Gailey was hired Saturday as head coach of the Yellow Jackets, who are looking to get past embarrassing revelations that predecessor George O'Leary lied about his background.
Gailey was quick to point out that he didn't have an advanced degree, though he did begin his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Gators.
Gailey made no guarantees to the rest of the staff, but he is unlikely to keep defensive coordinator Ted Roof.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/college/news/2001/12/29/gailey_gatech_ap   (1052 words)

  
 News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | Sports Headlines
Gailey, the former Dallas Cowboys coach who turned 53 in January, was taken to Piedmont Hospital after experiencing chest pains.
Gailey didn't want the school to release any information about the extent of his blockage or how many arteries were affected.
Gailey was 18-14 in two years with the Cowboys, but he was 0-2 in the playoffs and was fired after the 1999 season.
news8austin.com /content/sports/sports_headlines?ArID=133149&SecID=30   (196 words)

  
 ESPN.com: NCF - Gailey goes home again
Chan Gailey thought he was going to be a NFL lifer.
Sure, there were occasional calls from different colleges, but once Gailey let it be known he wouldn't leave until his team's season was completed, be it at the end of December or a Super Bowl run ending the last weekend in January, well, somehow the interest usually waned.
Gailey helped make the transition a smooth one by keeping offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien around to run the offense, but there's isn't a proven running back and QB is still an big question as Tennessee transfer A.J. Suggs and redshirt freshman Damarius Bilbo battle for the job.
espn.go.com /ncf/preview02/s/gailey.html   (862 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / College / Football / Georgia Tech practices as coach recovers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
With coach Chan Gailey still recovering from a heart attack, Georgia Tech's football team went ahead with its first full-pad practice of the spring Tuesday.
Gailey, who had a heart attack Monday while playing racquetball, underwent an angioplasty to clear an artery that was totally blocked.
The 53-year-old Gailey had no history of heart problems until he began feeling pain in his chest and left arm while playing racquetball at the campus recreation center.
www.boston.com /sports/colleges/football/articles/2005/03/15/georgia_tech_coach_suffers_heart_attack   (551 words)

  
 Terence Moore: Honesty's Gailey's strong suit | Sports Columnists | ajc.com
Added Gailey, “I tell [recruits and their parents] straight up that, if there is somebody out there next year [in the NFL] that offers me an exorbitant amount of money and it’s a good owner and good people, I’m going to talk to them.
CHAN “the Man” GAILEY is a pompous, arrogant, stubborn old man who would be out-coached by anyone in any football game…As long as they were upright and breathing on the other sideline…Even Patrick Star (without the assistance of SpongeBob).
Chan Gailey may be honest much of the time, which is a good thing, but he is not a very good Division 1A coach, and even had a national article written about him which was titled “The Worst Coach in Football” or something similar.
www.ajc.com /blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/sportscolumns/entries/2007/05/02/honestys_gailey.html   (0 words)

  
 Chan Gailey
Gailey, of course, was hired to replace George O’Leary after the resume scandal heard all the way from South Bend.
Gailey’s mother lives on a property behind that house that used to belong to an aunt.
Gailey convinced Bill O’Brien, who studied under successful Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen while the Fridge was with the Yellow Jackets, to stay on as offensive coordinator.
www.accsports.com /exclusive_updates/xxv/gaileyxxv20.jsp   (2676 words)

  
 Joe's Football Information site
Gailey, a former Florida quarterback, signed a one-year contract so he would be open to pursue possible head coaching opportunities at the end of the season.
Gailey said the foundation to his offense was “a beliefs system” that is structured on an effective running game, reduced turnovers and sacks, balance and throwing the ball well.
Gailey made it clear that the bottom line premises of his offense aren’t negotiable, but he is open to using whatever means is necessary to accomplish them.
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 Cowboys name Chan Gailey head coach
IRVING -- Chan Gailey became the fourth and least-heralded coach in Dallas Cowboys history on Thursday, impressing owner Jerry Jones with enthusiasm and expertise in a whirlwind, four-day courtship.
Gailey said he was eager to begin retooling a team that crumbled to a 6-10 record last year under Barry Switzer, who announced his resignation Jan. 9.
Gailey said he wasn't going to be a puppet for Jones.
www.chron.com /content/chronicle/sports/fb/nfl/98/02/12/gailey.html   (746 words)

  
 Praise for Gailey a mile high from Shanahan, Elway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Gailey, who is in his first season as the Dallas Cowboys' head coach, worked with Shanahan and Elway during his six years (1985-90) as an assistant with the Broncos.
Gailey was the head coach at Troy State when Dan Reeves, his former Little League coach in Americus, Ga., offered him a job in 1985 to come to Denver.
Shanahan has known Gailey since 1980 when Shanahan was a graduate assistant at the University of Florida, which is Gailey's alma mater.
www.chron.com /content/chronicle/sports/fb/nfl/98/09/11/11broncos-sider_2-0.html   (463 words)

  
 Player Bio: Chan Gailey :: Football
Chan Gailey, a 32-year football coaching veteran, including 16 seasons in the college ranks and 16 years in professional football, was named the 11th head coach in Georgia Tech football history on Dec. 29, 2001.
Gailey joined the Dolphins after spending the previous two years (1998-99) as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
Gailey got his start in the NFL coaching ranks as an assistant with the Denver Broncos in 1985.
ramblinwreck.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/mtt/gailey_chan00.html   (2145 words)

  
 gwinnettdailypost.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Gailey's coached the Yellow Jackets to three solid yet unspectacular seven-win seasons since succeeding George O'Leary in 2002, prompting debate about his future beyond the upcoming season.
Braine said he anticipates Gailey to be Tech's coach "next year and years past that." "I'm a Chan Gailey fan," Braine said.
While Gailey's academic record isn't perfect - 11 players have failed out during his tenure, although more than half were O'Leary's recruits - he has recruited players competitive in the classroom as well as on the football field, Braine said.
www.gwinnettdailypost.com /index.php?s=&url_channel_id=37&url_article_id=4950&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2   (832 words)

  
 Dallas Cowboys rope a Baptist
Gailey sandwiched his year at Samford between two years as head coach of the Birmingham Fire in the World Football League and the past four years with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Hurt recalled the concern Gailey had for his coaches and their families at Samford when he was offered a job with the Steelers.
Gailey is a graduate of the University of Florida who was a special-teams player and backup quarterback from 1970 through 1973.
www.baptiststandard.com /1998/3_4/pages/gailey.html   (849 words)

  
 Coach Chan Gailey coordinates a winner the Cowboys' defense couldn't lose
Gailey was unmasked during a post-game search as the mind behind tactics that put the game out of reach by the width of a fingernail.
Gailey's display of special-play preparation allowed wide receiver Ernie Mills to act as a ball carrier in a peculiar way.
Gailey called a draw play to Smith that gained 10 and let the Cowboys run the clock down to 0:52.
www.texnews.com /1998/cowboys/luksa1116.html   (792 words)

  
 Rushing to improve: Chan Gailey resurrects Cowboys' offense
While Gailey isn't ready to proclaim Dallas a championship team, he says the key to being an elite team is running the ball.
Gailey's scheme relies more on zone blocking and creating the proper blocking angles to open up holes.
Gailey said he does impose some limits on how precise routes must be run.
www.texnews.com /1998/cowboys/off1101.html   (1175 words)

  
 Chanute Tribune Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Jones fired Gailey on Tuesday, two days after his second season ended just like the first: with a blowout loss in the first round of the playoffs.
Gailey's undoing was an offensive philosophy that didn't get the most out of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and other holdovers from teams that won Super Bowls following the 1992, '93 and '95 seasons.
Jones said firing Gailey was unquestionably his toughest coaching change because it seemed unfair.
www.chanute.com /chnsub/00Jan/507669.HTM   (525 words)

  
 BlueandGold.com // The Chan Gailey Profile
Chan Gailey enters his fifth season as the Yellow Jackets’ head coach when his team hosts the Fighting Irish on Saturday night.
Gailey is a good veteran coach with 32 years of experience to his credit.
Gailey and his staff have worked hard to keep their heads above water and it has paid off with four straight bowl appearances, including wins in the Humanitarian Bowl in 2003 and the Champs Sports Bowl in 2004.
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 Chan Gailey (Georgia Tech) - Reviews on RateItAll
Chan Gailey then moved on to coach in the NFL for over a decade before returning to college football as head coach for Georgia Tech in 2002.
Chan has overcome incredible adversity - such as losing 11 good players on a team (that already was not very deep and didn't have a quarterback) in his second season - to take his team to bowl games in each of his three years.
Gailey is a solid individual, and is the most dedicated HC that the Jackets have had in many years, and that includes an alumnus.
www.rateitall.com /i-92671-chan-gailey-georgia-tech.aspx   (0 words)

  
 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, NCAA Football - CBS SportsLine.com
Chan Gailey has lost 30 pounds since having a heart attack in the offseason.
Gailey could lobby for the sympathy vote but he knows better.
Gailey is two bowls ahead of where George O'Leary was after three seasons.
cbs.sportsline.com /collegefootball/story/8678092   (539 words)

  
 ABC News: Georgia Tech Coach Suffers Heart Attack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Gailey, who turned 53 in January, was taken to Piedmont Hospital after experiencing chest pains.
He underwent a balloon angioplasty, a procedure that is used to clear a blocked artery, and was resting comfortably, the school said.
Gailey began feeling pain in his chest and left arm during an early morning racquetball game.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=580391   (465 words)

  
 ESPN.com: NCF - Chan Gailey must stifle his NFL gremlins
Now comes Chan Gailey to this complicated scenario.
Gailey has been successful in Denver, Pittsburgh, Dallas (as head coach of the Cowboys, no less!) and Miami.
Gremlin banishment is a prime prerequisite for good coaches, and if I were laying odds, I would bet that Gailey can pull it off.
espn.go.com /ncf/preview02/columns/misc/1414815.html   (316 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Georgia Tech's Gailey suffers heart attack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Chan Gailey is expected to make a full recovery after his heart attack Monday.
School officials were considering whether to cancel practice this week, with hopes that Gailey would be well enough to resume at least some of his duties after the break.
Gailey is one of several football coaches who have experienced heart problems, a possible side effect of a job where the pressure to win each week is greater than any other sport.
www.usatoday.com /sports/college/football/acc/2005-03-14-gatech-gailey_x.htm   (745 words)

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