Hank Stram
American football player and coach
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About Hank Stram
Hall-of-famer, Hank Stram was an outstanding American football coach known best for taking the Kansas City Chiefs [formerly known as Dallas Texans] to two Super Bowls and winning both times.
Professional Career
Hank coached both the football [assistant] and the baseball teams of Purdue University. He took up assistant coaching roles at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Miami after that.
Dallas Texans owner poached Hank in 1959 to coach his team after Hank’s strategy led Miami to an impressive win the same year. He remained head coach of the Dallas Texans for the next 15 years.
Hank hit the ground running. In only his third year, the play strategist led the Texans to win the AFL Western Division and eventually the AFL championship. The team moved to Kansas and rebranded as the Kansas City Chiefs a year later.
The Chiefs won the AFL Championship the second time in 1966 and a third time in 1969. Hank won three AFL championships in total, more than any other coach had done in the league's history.
The adept strategist coached the New Orleans Saints briefly before retiring to a two-decade long sportscaster role.
Notable honor
He was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame.
Death
Hank died of diabetes in 2005, aged 82.
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F.A.Q. about Hank Stram
When is his birthday?
Hank Stram's birthday is on January 3, 1923.
In how many days is his birthday?
Hank's birthday is in 253 days
How old was Hank when he died?
He was 82 years old.
When did he die?
He died in July 4, 2005.
How old would he be today?
Hank Stram would be 101 years old if he was alive today.
Where was Hank from?
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S..