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Jack Burns (American football coach)

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Sport(s)
  
Football

Positions
  
Defensive back

Alma mater
  
University of Florida

Name
  
Jack Burns

1967–1970
  
Florida


Born
  
January 3, 1949 (age 75) Tampa, Florida (
1949-01-03
)

1978 1979−1980 1983 1985–1988 1989–1991 1992–1993 1997–1998 1999 2000 2001–2002 2004 2005–2007
  
Vanderbilt (assistant) Auburn (WR) Tampa Bay Bandits (WR) Louisville (OC) Washington Redskins (OA/WR) Minnesota Vikings (OC/QB) Atlanta Falcons (QB) Atlanta Falcons (pass game) Atlanta Falcons (WR) Atlanta Falcons (QB) Washington Redskins (QB) Washington Redskins (OA)

Role
  
American football head coach

Jack Charles Burns (born January 3, 1949) is a former American football coach whose career spanned 30 years at both the collegiate and professional levels. He served as an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, including stints with the Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons. Burns was the offensive coordinator for the Vikings from 1992 to 1993 and part of the Redskins' 1991 Super Bowl championship team. At the college level, he most notably served as offensive coordinator at the University of Louisville under Howard Schnellenberger from 1985 until 1988.

He is the uncle of MLB player Billy Burns (baseball).

References

Jack Burns (American football coach) Wikipedia