Chan Gailey

Chan Gailey
Personal information
Born:	January 5, 1952; Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Americus (Americus, Georgia)
College:	Florida
Career history
As a coach:
	Florida (1974–1975); Graduate assistant; Troy State (1976–1978); Defensive backs coach; Air Force (1979–1980); Defensive backs coach; Air Force (1981–1982); Defensive coordinator; Troy State (1983–1984); Head coach; Denver Broncos (1985–1986); Tight ends coach and special teams coach; Denver Broncos (1987); Wide receivers and tight ends coach; Denver Broncos (1988); Quarterbacks coach; Denver Broncos (1989–1990); Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach; Birmingham Fire (1991–1992); Head coach; Samford (1993); Head coach; Pittsburgh Steelers (1994–1995); Wide receivers coach; Pittsburgh Steelers (1996–1997); Offensive coordinator; Dallas Cowboys (1998–1999); Head coach; Miami Dolphins (2000–2001); Offensive coordinator; Georgia Tech (2002–2007); Head coach; Kansas City Chiefs (2008); Offensive coordinator; Buffalo Bills (2010–2012); Head coach; New York Jets (2015–2016); Offensive coordinator; Miami Dolphins (2020); Offensive coordinator;
Career highlights and awards
	NCAA Division II national champion (1984); Gulf South Coach of The Year (1984); Troy University Sports Hall of Fame (2013); Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (2018);
Head coaching record
Regular season:	NFL: 34–46 (.425)
Postseason:	NFL: 0–2 (.000)
Career:	NFL: 34–48 (.415); NCAA: 68–41 (.624); WLAF: 12–7 (.632)
	Coaching stats at PFR

Thomas Chandler Gailey Jr. (born January 5, 1952) is a former American football coach. Most recently in 2020, he was the offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). Gailey has previously served as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and Buffalo Bills from 1998 to 2012.

In a coaching career spanning 46 years, Gailey began his NFL career as part of Dan Reeves' coaching staff on the Denver Broncos from 1985 to 1990, appearing in Super Bowls XXI, XXII, and XXIV with the Broncos. Gailey was on the Pittsburgh Steelers staff from 1994 to 1997 when the Steelers won four straight AFC Central titles and coached in one Super Bowl (XXX). He held his first professional head coach position in 1998, when he became the new head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, and led the Cowboys to playoff appearances in each of his 2 seasons in Dallas. Gailey served as offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins in 2000 and 2001, when the Dolphins posted consecutive 11–5 records, and was part of the 2000 Dolphins squad which was the last time the team had won a playoff game. Gailey served as the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2008 and three games of the 2009 preseason. In 2010, he was hired as the new head coach of the Buffalo Bills, where he coached until 2012. Three years after his firing from the Bills, he served as the offensive coordinator for the New York Jets from 2015 to 2016. In 2020, Gailey came out of retirement to again serve as the offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins, where he would last for only a season before resigning on January 6, 2021.

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