| Sports' 50 Greatest Coaches, Sporting News, August 3, 2009 |
| Rank |
Name |
Team(s) |
Sport |
| 1 |
John Wooden |
Indiana State, UCLA |
Men's College Basketball |
| 2 |
Vince Lombardi |
Packers, Redskins |
NFL |
| 3 |
Paul Bryant |
Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Alabama |
College Football |
| 4 |
Phil Jackson |
Bulls, Lakers |
NBA |
| 5 |
Don Shula |
Baltimore Colts, Dolphins |
NFL |
| 6 |
Red Auerbach |
Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Celtics |
NBA |
| 7 |
Scotty Bowman |
Blues, Canadiens, Sabres, Red Wings |
NHL |
| 8 |
Dean Smith |
North Carolina |
Men's College Basketball |
| 9 |
Casey Stengel |
Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Bees, Yankees, Mets |
MLB |
| 10 |
Knute Rockne |
Notre Dame |
College Football |
| 11 |
Pat Summitt |
Tennessee |
Women's College Basketball |
| 12 |
Paul Brown |
Browns, Bengals |
NFL |
| 13 |
Joe Paterno |
Penn State |
College Football |
| 14 |
George Halas |
Decatur Staleys, Bears |
NFL |
| 15 |
Chuck Noll |
Steelers |
NFL |
| 16 |
Bob Knight |
Army, Indiana, Texas Tech |
Men's College Basketball |
| 17 |
Joe Gibbs |
Redskins |
NFL |
| 18 |
Tom Landry |
Cowboys |
NFL |
| 19 |
Mike Krzyzewski |
Army, Duke |
Men's College Basketball |
| 20 |
Bill Belichick |
Browns, Patriots |
NFL |
| 21 |
Adolph Rupp |
Kentucky |
Men's College Basketball |
| 22 |
Joe Mccarthy |
Cubs, Yankees, Red Sox |
MLB |
| 23 |
Eddie Robinson |
Grambling State |
College Football |
| 24 |
Bobby Bowden |
Samford, West Virginia, Florida State |
College Football |
| 25 |
John McGraw |
Orioles, Giants |
MLB |
| 26 |
Bill Walsh |
49ers |
NFL |
| 27 |
Woody Hayes |
Denison, Miami(OH), Ohio State |
College Football |
| 28 |
Connie Mack |
Pirates, Athletics |
MLB |
| 29 |
Bud Wilkinson |
Oklahoma |
College Football |
| 30 |
Pat Riley |
Lakers, Knicks, Heat |
NBA |
| 31 |
Pete Newell |
San Francisco, Michigan State, California |
College Basketball |
| 32 |
Joe Torre |
Mets, Braves, Cardinals, Yankees, Dodgers |
MLB |
| 33 |
Bill Parcells |
Giants, Patriots, Jets, Cowboys |
NFL |
| 34 |
Tom Osborne |
Nebraska |
College Football |
| 35 |
Walter Alston |
Dodgers |
MLB |
| 36 |
Bo Schembechler |
Miami(OH), Michigan |
College Football |
| 37 |
Toe Blake |
Canadiens |
NHL |
| 38 |
Sparky Anderson |
Reds, Tigers |
MLB |
| 39 |
Al Arbour |
Blues, Islanders |
NHL |
| 40 |
Amos Alonzo Stagg |
Springfield, Chicago, Pacific |
College Football |
| 41 |
Tony La Russa |
White Sox, Athletics, Cardinals |
MLB |
| 42 |
Geno Auriemma |
Connecticut |
Women's College Basketball |
| 43 |
Dick Irvin |
Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, Canadiens |
NHL |
| 44 |
Ara Parseghian |
Miami (OH), Northwestern, Notre Dame |
College Football |
| 45 |
Chuck Daly |
Cavaliers, Pistons, Nets, Magic |
NBA |
| 46 |
Bobby Cox |
Braves, Blue Jays |
MLB |
| 47 |
Hank Iba |
Northwest Missouri State, Colorado, Oklahoma State |
Men's College Basketball |
| 48 |
Tommy Lasorda |
Dodgers |
MLB |
| 49 |
Gregg Popovich |
Spurs |
NBA |
| 50 |
Herb Brooks |
Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, Devils, Penguins |
NHL |
