Mike Shanahan

Mike Shanahan
Shanahan in 2021
Personal information
Born (1952-08-24) August 24, 1952
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
High schoolEast Leyden (Franklin Park, Illinois)
CollegeEastern Illinois (1970–1972)
Career history
Coaching
Operations
  • Denver Broncos (19952008)
    • Vice president of football operations (19952001)
    • Executive vice president of football operations (20022008)
  • Washington Redskins (20102013)
    Executive vice president
Awards and highlights
As a head coach
As an assistant coach
Head coaching record
Regular season170–138 (.552)
Postseason8–6 (.571)
Career178–144 (.553)
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

Michael Edward Shanahan (/ˈʃænəhæn/ SHAN-ə-han; born August 24, 1952) is an American former football coach, best known as the head coach of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2008. During his fourteen seasons with the Broncos, he led the team to two consecutive Super Bowl victories in XXXII and XXXIII; along with being the first Super Bowl championships in team history, they were the seventh team to win consecutive Super Bowls in NFL history. His head coaching career spanned a total of twenty seasons and also included stints with the Los Angeles Raiders and Washington Redskins. He is the father of San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan.