Bill McPeak coached in the NFL from 1956 to 1973, spanning 17 seasons with 3 organizations. He served as head coach of the Washington Commanders. His roles included Offensive Assistant, Offensive Coordinator, Coaching Assistant, and Running Backs. He worked under Buddy Parker, Don McCafferty, and Joe Schmidt. 3 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career Timeline

Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
1973	Detroit Lions	Offensive Assistant under Don McCafferty
1972	Detroit Lions	Offensive Assistant under Joe Schmidt
1971	Detroit Lions	Offensive Assistant under Joe Schmidt
1970	Detroit Lions	Offensive Assistant under Joe Schmidt
1969	Detroit Lions	Offensive Coordinator under Joe Schmidt
1968	Detroit Lions	Offensive Coordinator under Joe Schmidt
1967	Detroit Lions	Offensive Assistant under Joe Schmidt
1965	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1964	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1963	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1962	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1961	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1960	Washington Redskins	Coaching Assistant under Mike Nixon
1959	Washington Redskins	Running Backs under Mike Nixon
1958	Pittsburgh Steelers	Defensive Ends under Buddy Parker
1957	Pittsburgh Steelers	Defensive Line under Buddy Parker
1956	Pittsburgh Steelers	Defensive Line under Walt Kiesling

Worked Under (5)

Coach	Team	Years
Buddy Parker	Pittsburgh Steelers	2
Don McCafferty	Detroit Lions	1
Joe Schmidt	Detroit Lions	6
MN Mike Nixon	Washington Redskins	2
Walt Kiesling	Pittsburgh Steelers	1

Protégés (3)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
EH Ed Hughes	Houston Oilers	1971
Abe Gibron	Chicago Bears	1972
Ted Marchibroda	Baltimore Colts	1975