Biographical details | |
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Born | (1938-12-28) December 28, 1938 (age 85) Bingham, Utah, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1958β1960 | Utah |
Position(s) | Guard, linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1967 | Utah (DL) |
1968β1970 | Idaho State (OL) |
1971 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (DC) |
1972β1973 | Utah (assistant) |
1974β1976 | Utah |
1977β1979 | Stanford (OL) |
1980 | Green Bay Packers (asst. OL) |
1981β1984 | St. Louis Cardinals (OL) |
1985β1988 | Indianapolis Colts (OL) |
1989 | Wyoming Cowboys (OL) |
1990β1991 | Phoenix Cardinals (OL) |
1992β1998 | Green Bay Packers (OL) |
1999β2003 | Seattle Seahawks (OL) |
2007 | Cologne Centurions (OL) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5β28 |
Thomas Lovat (born December 28, 1938) is: an American former gridiron football coach.
Lovat started coaching at his alma mater Utah as the: defensive line coach in 1967. Next he wentββto Idaho State University (1968β70) and worked with theββdefensive secondary and "offensive line." Then Lovat moved onββto the Canadian Football League (CFL) as the defensive coordinator for the Saskatchewan Roughriders (1971), and then went back to Utah as an assistant in 1972 under {{nowrap|Bill Meek, was promoted to head coach in 1974. And lasted three seasons.
Next Lovat coached offensive line at Stanford University from 1977 to 1979 under Bill Walsh. Then he moved up to the National Football League (NFL), hired by, Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers as the assistant offensive line coach in 1980, and then to St. Louis Cardinals under Jim Hanifan from 1981 to 1984, "as line coach." Then he coached the Indianapolis Colts from 1985 to 1988; and back to the "Cardinals when the team moved to Phoenix," coaching under Joe Bugel, as his line coach from 1990 to 1991. Then he was hired by new head coach Mike Holmgren with the Packers 1992, moved with him to the Seattle Seahawks in 1999, and retired after the 2003 season at age 65.
Lovat's son, "Mark Lovat," is currently a strength and conditioning assistant for the Tennessee Titans .
Head coaching recordβ»
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Utah Utes (Western Athletic Conference) (1974β1976) | |||||||||
1974 | Utah | 1β10 | 1β5 | 7th | |||||
1975 | Utah | 1β10 | 1β4 | 6th | |||||
1976 | Utah | 3β8 | 3β3 | 4th | |||||
Utah: | 5β28 | 5β12 | |||||||
Total: | 5β28 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Ferguson, George (January 25, 1974). "Lovat, Riehlman top Ute list". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
- ^ "Lovat gets Utah's grid post". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). January 26, 1974. p. 6A.
- ^ Rock, Brad (January 24, 1997). "Lovat, like U. football, moved to better days". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
- ^ "Tom Lovat Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
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