A look back at all the Giants Coaches

[MightyGiants]

The first coach I remember, as a fan, was Perkins.  I remember being less than happy when he left the Giants to coach Alabama (replacing the great Bear Bryant).

REGULAR SEASON

Coach Years W L T Pct
Robert Folwell 1925 8 4 0 .667
Joe Alexander 1926 8 4 1 .667
Earl Potteiger 1927-28 15 8 3 .635
LeRoy Andrews* 1929-30 24 5 1 .817
Benny Friedman 1930 2 0 0 1.000
Steve Owen 1930-53 153 100 17 .604
Jim Lee Howell 1954-60 53 27 4 .655
Allie Sherman 1961-68 57 51 4 .527
Alex Webster 1969-73 29 40 1 .421
Bill Arnsparger** 1974-76 7 28 0 .200
John McVay 1976-78 14 23 0 .378
Ray Perkins 1979-82 23 34 0 .404
Bill Parcells 1983-90 77 49 1 .610
Ray Handley 1991-92 14 18 0 .438
Dan Reeves 1993-96 31 33 0 .484
Jim Fassel 1997-2003 58 55 1 .513
Tom Coughlin 2004-Present 25 23 0 .521
     


POSTSEASON     

Coach Games W L Pct
Steve Owen 10 2 8 .200
Jim Lee Howell 4 2 2 .500
Allie Sherman 3 0 3 .000
Ray Perkins 2 1 1 .500
Bill Parcells 11 8 3 .727
Dan Reeves 2 1 1 .500
Jim Fassel 5 2 3 .400
Tom Coughlin 2 0 2 .000

*Replaced by Friedman and Owen after 15 games in 1930.
**Replaced by McVay after seven games in 1976.

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[Sam56]

My first coach I remember was Jim Lee Howell (1954-60 53-27-4, .655).

He also won the NFL Title in 1956 and was smart enough to hire and make Vince Lombardi his OC in 1954 (although I am not sure they called it that back then) and shortly after converted Tom Landry from player to defensive coordinator.

He drafted and coached six future NFL Hall of Famers, Sam Huff, Andy Robustelli, Rosey Brown, Emlen Tunnell, Frank Gifford and Don Maynard.

When he finally retired the "Beloved" Allie Sherman took the team's reins.

[MightyGiants]

I remember hearing stories that Lombardi and Landry would spend hours on the chalk board.   Lombardi would draw up offenses and Landry would draw up defensive counter measures and they would go back and forth.  They must have been some of the most impressive coaching BS sessions in history.