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He was named as coach of the NFL All-Decade Team for the 1980s.
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Penn State coach Joe Paterno turned down the chance to coach the Steelers before the job was offered to Chuck Noll.
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Both Chuck Noll and Bill Cowher played for the Steelers rival Cleveland Browns.
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Chuck Noll was the Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach for 23 seasons, from 1969 until 1991.
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Before Noll became head coach, the Pittsburgh NFL team had never won any championship, league, conference or division in nearly 40 years of existence.
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He graduated from the University of Dayton, in Ohio.
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He currently works as Administration Advisor in the Steelers' front office.
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As a player, he was selected in round 20 of the NFL entry draft, 239th overall.
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In 1972 he was named AFC Coach of the Year by the UPI.
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He was named NFL Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club in 1989.
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Noll once served as guest conductor for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
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Rush Limbaugh once said he used to check into hotels using the alias Chuck Noll.
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Noll gave no interviews to the media before Super Bowl XL because he was suffering from severe back pains.
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Noll once got into a brawl with Hall of Fame LB Chuck Bednarik after a game in Philadelphia during his playing days.
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Noll raised his sister's two children after she passed away from cancer.
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Noll feuded with fellow NFL coaches Jerry Glanville and Sam Wyche during the course of his coaching career.
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Despite winning four Super Bowls, Noll was never selected NFL Coach of the Year.
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Noll served as the pre-game coin tosser in both the 1992 and 1997 Super Bowls.
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Noll and his wife, Mary Ann, currently spend most of their time at their home in Sannibel, Florida although they still maintain a residence in the Pittsburgh area.
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Noll's post-season record with the Steelers was 16-8.
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Noll's first Steeler team finished 1-13 in 1969.
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Noll was the 14th head coach in Pittsburgh Steeler history.
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Noll was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Noll's record with the Steelers was 209-156-1.
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Noll played guard for the Cleveland Browns from 1953 to 1959.
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Noll enjoys playing the ukelele in his spare time.
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Oakland Raider owner Al Davis wanted Noll to be his new head coach in 1969 but Noll had already taken the Pittsburgh job instead. Davis then hired John Madden.
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In 1969, Noll was the Steelers' second choice as their new football coach. He got the job when Penn State coach Joe Paterno turned it down.
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Noll was the defensive coordinator of the 1968 Baltimore Colts team that got upset by Joe Namath and the New York Jets in Super Bowl III.
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Noll's first coaching job in the NFL was with the San Diego Chargers. He was the offensive line coach.
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Noll's son, Chris, is a teacher at a private school in Connecticut.
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Terry Bradshaw once said that Noll had the coldest eyes he'd ever seen.
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Noll always had a tempestuous relationship with star QB Terry Bradshaw.
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Noll's wife is named Mary Ann. They have one son named Chris.
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After graduation from high school, Noll attended Dayton University on a football scholarship.
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Noll graduated from Benedictine High School in Cleveland.
