Phil Bengston coached in the NFL from 1951 to 1972, spanning 22 seasons with 4 organizations. He served as head coach of the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers. His roles included Defensive Assistant, Defensive Line, Coaching Assistant, and Offensive Line. He worked under Buck Shaw, Frankie Albert, and Harland Svare. 2 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career Timeline

Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
1972	New England Patriots	Head Coach HC
1971	San Diego Chargers	Defensive Assistant under Harland Svare
1970	Green Bay Packers	Head Coach HC
1969	Green Bay Packers	Head Coach HC
1968	Green Bay Packers	Head Coach HC
1967	Green Bay Packers	Defensive Assistant under Vince Lombardi
1966	Green Bay Packers	Defensive Assistant under Vince Lombardi
1965	Green Bay Packers	Defensive Assistant under Vince Lombardi
1964	Green Bay Packers	Defensive Assistant under Vince Lombardi
1963	Green Bay Packers	Defensive Assistant under Vince Lombardi
1962	Green Bay Packers	Defensive Assistant under Vince Lombardi
1961	Green Bay Packers	Defensive Assistant under Vince Lombardi
1960	Green Bay Packers	Defensive Line under Vince Lombardi
1959	Green Bay Packers	Defensive Assistant under Vince Lombardi
1958	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive Assistant under Frankie Albert
1957	San Francisco 49ers	Coaching Assistant under Frankie Albert
1956	San Francisco 49ers	Offensive Line under Frankie Albert
1955	San Francisco 49ers	Offensive Line under Red Strader
1954	San Francisco 49ers	Offensive Line under Buck Shaw
1953	San Francisco 49ers	Offensive Line under Buck Shaw
1952	San Francisco 49ers	Offensive Line under Buck Shaw
1951	San Francisco 49ers	Coaching Assistant under Buck Shaw

Worked Under (6)

Coach	Team	Years
Buck Shaw	San Francisco 49ers	4
Frankie Albert	San Francisco 49ers	3
Harland Svare	San Diego Chargers	1
Red Strader	San Francisco 49ers	1
Sid Gillman	San Diego Chargers	1
Vince Lombardi	Green Bay Packers	9

Protégés (2)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Forrest Gregg	Cleveland Bulldogs	1975
Sam Rutigliano	Cleveland Bulldogs	1978