Dale Haupt

Dale Haupt
Personal information
Born:	April 12, 1929; Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:	April 3, 2018 (aged 88); Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S.
Career information
College:	Wyoming
Career history
As a coach:
	Tennessee (1960–1963) (asst.); Iowa State (1964–1965) (asst.); Richmond (1966–1971) (asst.); North Carolina State (1972–1977) (asst.); Duke (1978) (asst.); Chicago Bears (1978–1985) (asst.); Philadelphia Eagles (1986–1995) (asst.); Coast Guard (1997) (asst.);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XX);

Dale Rudolph Siegfried Haupt (April 12, 1929 – April 3, 2018) was an American football coach who served as the defensive line coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), winning a Super Bowl with them in 1985.^[1] In 1986, Haupt joined Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan in leaving the team to join the Philadelphia Eagles, and was replaced by John Levra.^[2] He served the Eagles until his retirement in 1995. He joined the staff at the Coast Guard Academy in 1997, reuniting him with former Bears coach Jim LaRue.^[3] Haupt had worked with Buddy Ryan with the NFLPA Game.^[4]

Haupt died on April 3, 2018, at the age of 88.^[5]

^ "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
^ Reinmuth, Gary (March 1, 1986). "Saints' Aide Comes To Bears' Defense". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
^ Cavanaugh, Jack (October 23, 1997). "FOOTBALL; All the Wisdom a Team Can Handle". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
^ "1985 Chicago Bears — Where Are They Now?". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
^ "Ex-Bears line coach Haupt passes away". Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.