Dick LeBeau

American football coach

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Charles Richard "Dick" LeBeau (born September 9, 1937) is an American football coach and former player. He played as a defensive back for the Detroit Lions from 1959 to 1972, earning three Pro Bowl selections and recording 62 interceptions. LeBeau was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.1

LeBeau also had a significant coaching career, notably serving as the defensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1995–1997 and again from 2004–2015. During his tenures, he developed formidable defenses that were characteristic of the Steelers teams of those eras.2

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Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Cowher era
…his promotion of secondary coach Dick LeBeau to the position of defensive coordinator in 1995: in his two stints (1995–97, 2004–15) as the Steelers’ coordinator, LeBeau put together formidable defenses that defined the Pittsburgh teams of those eras. The Steelers’ defense of the mid-1990s was highlighted by stars such as…
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…his promotion of secondary coach Dick LeBeau to the position of defensive coordinator in 1995: in his two stints (1995–97, 2004–15) as the Steelers’ coordinator, LeBeau put together formidable defenses that defined the Pittsburgh teams of those eras. The Steelers’ defense of the mid-1990s was highlighted by stars such as…
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