Don McCafferty coached in the NFL from 1959 to 1973, spanning 15 seasons with 2 organizations. He served as head coach of the Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts. His roles included Running Backs and Wide Receivers. He worked under Don Shula and Weeb Ewbank. 4 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
1973	Detroit Lions	Head Coach HC
1972	Baltimore Colts	Head Coach HC
1971	Baltimore Colts	Head Coach HC
1970	Baltimore Colts	Head Coach HC
1969	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Don Shula
1968	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Don Shula
1967	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Don Shula
1966	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Don Shula
1965	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Don Shula
1964	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Don Shula
1963	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Don Shula
1962	Baltimore Colts	Running Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1961	Baltimore Colts	Wide Receivers under Weeb Ewbank
1960	Baltimore Colts	Wide Receivers under Weeb Ewbank
1959	Baltimore Colts	Wide Receivers under Weeb Ewbank

Worked Under (2)

Coach	Team	Years
Don Shula	Baltimore Colts	7
Weeb Ewbank	Baltimore Colts	4

Protégés (4)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Rick Forzano	Detroit Lions	1974
Red Miller	Denver Broncos	1977
Raymond Berry	New England Patriots	1984
Hank Bullough	Buffalo Bisons	1985