Dan Henning coached in the NFL from 1972 to 2010, spanning 31 seasons with 9 organizations. He served as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers and Atlanta Falcons. His roles included Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks, Assistant Wide Receivers, and Assistant Head Coach. He worked under Al Groh, Bill Parcells, and Bill Peterson. 2 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

Coaching Tree

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Career Timeline

Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
2010	Miami Dolphins	Offensive Coordinator under Tony Sparano
2009	Miami Dolphins	Offensive Coordinator under Tony Sparano
2008	Miami Dolphins	Offensive Coordinator under Tony Sparano
2006	Carolina Panthers	Offensive Coordinator under John Fox
2005	Carolina Panthers	Offensive Coordinator under John Fox
2004	Carolina Panthers	Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks under John Fox
2003	Carolina Panthers	Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks under John Fox
2002	Carolina Panthers	Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks under John Fox
2000	New York Jets	Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks under Al Groh
1999	New York Jets	Quarterbacks under Bill Parcells
1998	New York Jets	Quarterbacks under Bill Parcells
1997	Buffalo Bills	Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks under Marv Levy
1993	Detroit Lions	Offensive Coordinator under Wayne Fontes
1992	Detroit Lions	Offensive Coordinator under Wayne Fontes
1991	San Diego Chargers	Head Coach HC
1990	San Diego Chargers	Head Coach HC
1989	San Diego Chargers	Head Coach HC
1988	Washington Redskins	Assistant Wide Receivers under Joe Gibbs
1987	Washington Redskins	Assistant Wide Receivers under Joe Gibbs
1986	Atlanta Falcons	Head Coach HC
1985	Atlanta Falcons	Head Coach HC
1984	Atlanta Falcons	Head Coach HC
1983	Atlanta Falcons	Head Coach HC
1982	Washington Redskins	Assistant Head Coach under Joe Gibbs
1981	Washington Redskins	Assistant Head Coach under Joe Gibbs
1980	Miami Dolphins	Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers, Passing Game Specialist under Don Shula
1979	Miami Dolphins	Wide Receivers under Don Shula
1978	New York Jets	Wide Receivers under Walt Michaels
1977	New York Jets	Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers under Walt Michaels
1976	New York Jets	Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers under Lou Holtz
1972	Houston Oilers	Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers under Bill Peterson

Worked Under (12)

Coach	Team	Years
Al Groh	New York Jets	1
Bill Parcells	New York Jets	2
Bill Peterson	Houston Oilers	1
Don Shula	Miami Dolphins	2
Joe Gibbs	Washington Redskins	4
John Fox	Carolina Panthers	5
Lou Holtz	New York Jets	1
Marv Levy	Buffalo Bisons	1
Mike Holovak	New York Jets	1
Tony Sparano	Miami Dolphins	3
Walt Michaels	New York Jets	2
Wayne Fontes	Detroit Lions	2

Protégés (2)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Gunther Cunningham	Kansas City Chiefs	1999
Jim Mora, Jr.	Atlanta Falcons	2004