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4. Bill Belichick (1994-current) began his coaching career in 1975, and by 1985, he was the Defensive Coordinator for New York Giants head coach, Bill Parcells. Parcells and Belichick won two Super Bowls together (XXI and XXV), before Belichick left to become the head coach in Cleveland in 1991. He remained in Cleveland for five seasons, and was fired following the team's 1995 season. Belichick then rejoined Parcells, first in New England where the team lost Super Bowl XXXI, and later with the New York Jets. After being named head coach of the Jets in early 2000, Belichick resigned after only one day on the job to accept the head coaching job for the New England Patriots. Belichick has led the Patriots to 14 AFC East division titles and 11 appearances in the AFC Championship Game. He was named the AP NFL Coach of the Year for the 2003, 2007, and 2010 seasons. Since then, he has coached the Patriots to seven Super Bowl appearances. His teams won Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, and LI. Belichick's appearance in Super Bowl LI broke the tie of six Super Bowls as a head coach that was shared with Don Shula, as well as being a record tenth participation in a Super Bowl in any capacity, overtaking the tie of nine that he shared with Dan Reeves. This also tied him with Neal Dahlen for the most Super Bowl wins in any capacity with seven. In addition, the appearance in Super Bowl LI was the Patriots' ninth Super Bowl appearance in franchise history, which is the most of any team. Belichick is the NFL's longest-tenured active head coach, and currently ranks fourth all-time in regular season coaching wins in the NFL at 237, and first in playoff coaching wins with 26. He completed his 40th season as an NFL coach in 2014 and won his fifth Super Bowl as a head coach following the 2016 season, surpassing former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Chuck Noll as the only head coach to win five Super Bowls. He is one of only five head coaches with four or more titles in NFL histor
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick takes questions from members of the media at NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick takes questions from members of the media at NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick approaches the podium before taking questions from members of the media at NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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In this photo taken Feb. 5, 2017, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick watches during warm ups before the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Houston. If the Patriots are the NFL's model franchise, maybe the rest of the league needs to take a closer look at how Belichick and Co. have gone about constructing their roster, especially when it comes to the draft. These are the basic tenets: stockpile picks; go relatively heavy on defense and offensive line; go light on skill positions; when you find a starter, keep him. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick follows his shot from off the first fairway of the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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In this Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) stands by head coach Bill Belichick during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Foxborough, Mass. Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is also seen in the middle. No team or coaching staff is better at planning for a specific opponent than the Patriots. Belichick, Matt Patricia and McDaniels will devise strategies that can rob Atlanta of its most dangerous weapons. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick talks on his headset on the sideline during the second half of the AFC championship NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Foxborough, Mass. Belichick may seem like one-of-a-kind, and he will set himself apart with a win Sunday in Super Bowl 51, which would make him the first coach to capture five Super Bowl rings. But he has much in common with Tom Landry, Chuck Noll, John Wooden and any other coach to put himself among the Mount Rushmore of the best to ever run a team. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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In this Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) stands by head coach Bill Belichick during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Foxborough, Mass. Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is also seen in the middle. No team or coaching staff is better at planning for a specific opponent than the Patriots. Belichick, Matt Patricia and McDaniels will devise strategies that can rob Atlanta of its most dangerous weapons. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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CBS announcer Jim Nantz, right, interviews New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, second from right holding the AFC championship trophy, beside team owner Robert Kraft, left, honorary captain Tedy Bruschi, second from left, and head coach Bill Belichick after the AFC championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots defeated the the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-17 to advance to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick argues with line judge Mark Perlman (9) during the first half of the AFC championship NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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A New England Patriots fan holds a sign referring to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, head coach Bill Belichick and President Donald Trump during the first half of the AFC championship NFL football game between the Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick checks photos of plays on the sideline during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Houston Texans, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, left, and coach Bill Belichick walk on the sideline during the first half of the team's NFL divisional playoff football game against the Houston Texans, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, left, watches his players along with his son, safeties coach Steve Belichick, during NFL football practice, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick watches his players during NFL football practice, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick studies a tablet device along the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Foxborough, Mass. Belichick said Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, that he's through using the sideline tablets, saying there isn't enough consistency in the performance of the devices. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick walks onto the field before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick watches action from the sideline in the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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15. Bill Belichick’s 211 wins put him on the sixth rung of the NFL coaching wins ladder, and he’s still climbing. Belichick is tied with Chuck Noll for championships in the Super Bowl era with four. Only Don Shula has won as many conference championships (6) in the modern era. To top it all off, Belichick has served 20 seasons as an NFL head coach compared to Noll’s 23 and Shula’s 33.
