Cowher was hired as head coach in 1992 and lead the team to an 11-5 record on his way to winning the Coach of the Year Award. In his first six seasons with the team, the Steelers had five seasons with double digit wins and made the Super Bowl in 1995. Then came three years of poor play. The lowest was a 6-10 record in 1999. It would seem like this is when we would read that he was fired.
But he was not fired.
Instead, Cowher remained with team and his last 6 seasons with the Steelers were 63 - 32, their best season was 15-1 in 2004, and then they won the Super Bowl in 2005.
Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United Red Devils – Ferguson was hired in 1986 and in his first seasons at Old Trafford, the club showed improvement, but were still inconsistent and not up to his standards. Finally in 1992-93, the team finished on top of the league table, first time in 26 years. Silverware became abundant from 1993 until 2001.
After announcing his retirement from the club in 2001, the team took a dip down in play. Yet, after a tremendous turn around, Manchester United was only able to finished third in the EPL that season. In 2002-03 season Manchester United won their 8thtitle and then failed to win again until 2006 and then winning a double, the EPL title and the Champions league, last season.
In 2002, Ferguson became the inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame due to his impact on the English game. Ferguson, and his teams, have won many titles and awards, and he continues to lead Manchester United to this day.
Jerry Sloan, Utah Jazz – In 1988 head became an NBA head coach for the second time. From 1988 until 2003-04 the Jazz never missed the playoffs. Led by John Stockton and Karl Malone, the Jazz made the NBA Finals in 1997 and 98.
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