Walt Michaels coached in the NFL from 1962 to 1985, spanning 23 seasons with 4 organizations. He served as head coach of the New Jersey Generals and New York Jets. His roles included Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers, Defensive Backs, and Defensive Line. He worked under Eddie Khayat, Lou Holtz, and Mike Holovak. 3 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
1985	New Jersey Generals	Head Coach HC
1984	New Jersey Generals	Head Coach HC
1982	New York Jets	Head Coach HC
1981	New York Jets	Head Coach HC
1980	New York Jets	Head Coach HC
1979	New York Jets	Head Coach HC
1978	New York Jets	Head Coach HC
1977	New York Jets	Head Coach HC
1976	New York Jets	Defensive Coordinator under Lou Holtz
1975	Philadelphia Eagles	Linebackers under Mike McCormack
1974	Philadelphia Eagles	Linebackers under Mike McCormack
1973	Philadelphia Eagles	Linebackers under Mike McCormack
1972	Philadelphia Eagles	Linebackers under Eddie Khayat
1971	New York Jets	Linebackers, Defensive Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1970	New York Jets	Linebackers, Defensive Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1969	New York Jets	Linebackers, Defensive Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1968	New York Jets	Defensive Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1967	New York Jets	Defensive Backs under Weeb Ewbank
1966	New York Jets	Defensive Line under Weeb Ewbank
1965	New York Jets	Defensive Line under Weeb Ewbank
1964	New York Jets	Defensive Line under Weeb Ewbank
1963	New York Jets	Defensive Line under Weeb Ewbank
1962	Oakland Hornets	Defensive Line under Marty Feldman

Worked Under (5)

Coach	Team	Years
Eddie Khayat	Philadelphia Eagles	1
Lou Holtz	New York Jets	1
Mike Holovak	New York Jets	1
Mike McCormack	Philadelphia Eagles	3
Weeb Ewbank	New York Jets	2

Protégés (3)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Joe Walton	New York Jets	1983
Dan Henning	Atlanta Falcons	1983
Chris Palmer	Cleveland Bulldogs	1999