Charley Winner coached in the NFL from 1954 to 1979, spanning 26 seasons with 5 organizations. He served as head coach of the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals. His roles included Defensive Backs, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Assistant, and Running Backs. He worked under Bill Johnson, Don Shula, and George Allen. 5 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career Timeline

Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
1979	Cincinnati Bengals	Defensive Backs under Homer Rice
1978	Cincinnati Bengals	Defensive Backs under Bill Johnson
1977	Cincinnati Bengals	Defensive Backs under Bill Johnson
1976	Cincinnati Bengals	Defensive Backs under Bill Johnson
1975	New York Jets	Head Coach HC
1974	New York Jets	Head Coach HC
1973	New York Jets	Defensive Coordinator under Weeb Ewbank
1972	Washington Redskins	Defensive Assistant under George Allen
1971	Washington Redskins	Defensive Assistant under George Allen
1970	St. Louis Cardinals	Head Coach HC
1969	St. Louis Cardinals	Head Coach HC
1968	St. Louis Cardinals	Head Coach HC
1967	St. Louis Cardinals	Head Coach HC
1966	St. Louis Cardinals	Head Coach HC
1965	Baltimore Colts	Defensive Assistant under Don Shula
1964	Baltimore Colts	Defensive Assistant under Don Shula
1963	Baltimore Colts	Defensive Assistant under Don Shula
1962	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1961	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1960	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1959	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1958	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1957	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1956	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1955	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1954	Baltimore Colts	Wide Receivers, Defensive Backs under Weeb Ewbank

Worked Under (6)

Coach	Team	Years
Bill Johnson	Cincinnati Bengals	3
Don Shula	Baltimore Colts	3
George Allen	Washington Redskins	2
Homer Rice	Cincinnati Bengals	1
Weeb Ewbank	Baltimore Colts	9
Weeb Ewbank	New York Jets	1

Protégés (5)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Rick Forzano	Detroit Lions	1974
Red Miller	Denver Broncos	1977
Leeman Bennett	Atlanta Falcons	1977
Sam Rutigliano	Cleveland Bulldogs	1978
Buddy Ryan	Philadelphia Eagles	1986