Coaching Tree
NFL head coaches under whom Mike Singletary was a player:
- Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears (1982–1992) of the famous Tom Landry Coaching Tree. Tom Landry invented the popular 4-3 defense strategy.
NFL head coaches under whom Mike Singletary has served:
- Brian Billick, Baltimore Ravens (2003–2004) who falls under Bill Walsh Coaching Tree, through Dennis Green a disciple of Bill Walsh who invented the West Coast Offense.
- Mike Nolan, San Francisco 49ers (2005–2008) who falls under Tom Landry Coaching Tree, through Dan Reeves a protege of Tom Landry.
- Leslie Frazier, Minnesota Vikings (2011–present)
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Famous quotes containing the word tree:
“Every tree sends its fibres forth in search of the Wild. The cities import it at any price. Men plow and sail for it. From the forest and wilderness come the tonics and barks which brace mankind.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)