Brian Billick, Baltimore Ravens Football Coach is entering his eighth season and is tied for fourth in longevity with one team in the NFL. He was named head football coach January 19, 1999. Billick spent five years as Minnesota's offensive coordinator prior to becoming the Ravens' head coach. Brian Billick and the Eagles' Andy Reid trail only the Steelers' Bill Cowher 15 years, Titans' Jeff Fisher 12 years, and Broncos' Mike Shanahan 12 years for longevity.
In his second season Billick led the Baltimore Ravens to the Super Bowl XXXV title in 2000. Baltimore defeated the New York Giants, 34-7, on Jan. 28, 2001. Billick's Ravens allowed the fewest points in NFL history (165) in a 16-game season and became the first team since 1978 to allow fewer than 1,000 rushing yards (970) in a regular season.
The Baltimore Ravens, under Billick’s coaching made the playoffs in 2000 (Super Bowl XXXV champions), 2001 (lost in Divisional playoff to the AFC champion Steelers) and 2003 (lost to Titans in Wild Card playoff).
Background: At Brigham Young in 1976, Billick was an honorable mention All-America tight end football player. He played linebacker at Air Force as a freshman before transferring to BYU. Billick was Drafted by the 49ers in the eleventh round of the 1977 football draft, was released, and had a brief stint with the Dallas Cowboys, but did not play.
Collegiately Billick has coached at Redlands (1977), Brigham Young (1978), San Diego State (1981-85), Utah State (1986-88), and Stanford (1989-1991).
From 1979-1980 Billick was the San Francisco 49ers' assistant director of public relations
