When Paul Tagliabue took office as NFL Commissioner in 1989 the league had its first Black head coach of the modern era; by the time he stepped down in 2006 there were seven minority head coaches in the league.
January 01, 2006
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Change in number of minority head coaches in the NFL between 1989 and 2006
Al Davis was hired as a coach by the Oakland Raiders franchise in 1963.
January 01, 1963
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Al Davis began his coaching career with the Raiders franchise in the early 1960s.
As a head coach, Lenny Wilkens compiled a regular-season record of 1,332 wins and 1,155 losses (.536) over 2,487 games, and a playoff record of 80 wins and 98 losses.
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Career coaching win–loss records in NBA regular season and playoffs.