![]() Moeller in 2014 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Lima, Ohio, U.S. | January 26, 1941
Died | July 11, 2022 Lima, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 81)
Playing career | |
1960–1962 | Ohio State |
1963 | Grand Rapids Blazers |
Position(s) | Linebacker, center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1964–1967 | Bellefontaine HS (OH) |
1967–1968 | Miami (OH) (assistant) |
1969–1972 | Michigan (DE) |
1973–1976 | Michigan (DC) |
1977–1979 | Illinois |
1980–1981 | Michigan (QB) |
1982–1986 | Michigan (DC) |
1987–1989 | Michigan (OC) |
1990–1994 | Michigan |
1995–1996 | Cincinnati Bengals (TE) |
1997–2000 | Detroit Lions (LB) |
2000 | Detroit Lions |
2001 | Jacksonville Jaguars (DC) |
2002–2003 | Chicago Bears (LB) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 50–37–6 (college) 4–3 (NFL) |
Bowls | 4–1 |
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Gary Oscar Moeller (/ˈmoʊlər/; January 26, 1941 – July 11, 2022) was an American football coach best known for being head coach at the University of Michigan from 1990 to 1994. During his five seasons at Michigan, he won 44 games, lost 13 and tied 3 for a winning percentage of .758. In Big Ten Conference play, his teams won 30 games, lost 8, and tied 2 for a winning percentage of .775, and won or shared conference titles in 1990, 1991 and 1992.[1] He left Michigan in 1995 following a drunken incident. Moeller also coached in professional football and was the head coach of the Detroit Lions for part of the 2000 season. He was the father of former Cleveland Browns offensive line coach Andy Moeller.[2]