Bill Cowher

Games played:	45
Games started:	4
Fumble recoveries:	1

Bill Cowher
	Cowher with the Steelers in 2006
No. 53, 57
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	May 8, 1957; Crafton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Carlynton; (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College:	NC State
Undrafted:	1979
Career history
As a player:
	Philadelphia Eagles (1979); Cleveland Browns (1980–1982); Philadelphia Eagles (1983–1984);
As a coach:
	Cleveland Browns (1985–1986); Special teams coach; Cleveland Browns (1987–1988); Defensive backs coach; Kansas City Chiefs (1989–1991); Defensive coordinator; Pittsburgh Steelers (1992–2006); Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XL); AP NFL Coach of the Year (1992); 2× Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (1992, 2004); Best Coach/Manager ESPY Award (2006); Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor; Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame;
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	45
Games started:	4
Fumble recoveries:	1
Head coaching record
Regular season:	149–90–1 (.623)
Postseason:	12–9 (.571)
Career:	161–99–1 (.619)
	Player stats at NFL.com
	Coaching stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

William Laird Cowher (born May 8, 1957) is an American sports analyst, former football player and coach. Following a six-year playing career as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), he served as a head coach in the NFL for 15 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He began his coaching career as an assistant under Marty Schottenheimer for the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs, serving as the latter's defensive coordinator from 1989 to 1991. In 1992, Cowher was named head coach of the Steelers, whom he led until his retirement following the 2006 season. After retiring, he joined The NFL Today as a studio analyst.

Under Cowher, Pittsburgh won eight division titles, two AFC Championship Games, and Super Bowl XL. Cowher's Super Bowl victory marked the first championship title for the franchise in over two decades and the first not to be won by Chuck Noll, his predecessor. The Steelers appeared in the postseason 10 times with Cowher, including six consecutive appearances from his 1992 hiring to 1997, which made him the second NFL head coach to reach the playoffs during each of his first six seasons after Paul Brown. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020.

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