 Belichick in Yackety Yack 1954, University of North Carolina yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 7, 1919 Monessen, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 19, 2005 (aged 86) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1938–1940 | Western Reserve |
| 1941 | Detroit Lions |
| 1942 | Great Lakes Navy |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1948 | Hiram |
| 1949–1952 | Vanderbilt (backfield) |
| 1953–1955 | North Carolina (backfield) |
| 1956–1989 | Navy (backfield/scout) |
| Basketball | |
| 1946–1949 | Hiram |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–12–2 (football) 24–29 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Case Western Reserve Hall of Fame (1976)[1] | |
Stephen Nickolas Belichick (January 7, 1919 – November 19, 2005) was an American football player, coach, and scout. He played college football at Western Reserve University, now part of Case Western Reserve University, from 1938 to 1940 and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions in 1941. After serving in World War II, Belichick began his coaching career. From 1946 to 1949, he was the head football coach and the head basketball coach at Hiram College. He continued on as an assistant coach in college football with stints at Vanderbilt University (1949–1952), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1953–1955), and then for 34 years at the United States Naval Academy (1956–1989).
Belichick's son, Bill, was the head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots. He has two grandsons through Bill: Stephen, the Defensive Coordinator for the Washington Huskies, and Brian, the safeties coach for the New England Patriots.
- ^ Stephen Belichick. "Stephen Belichick - Case Western Reserve profile". Athletics.case.edu. Retrieved January 15, 2017.