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NFL Power Rankings: 30 Best Coaches of All-Time

By Will Osgood

Jan 31, 2014; New York, NY, USA; General view of the Vince Lombardi Trophy prior to a press conference at Rose Theater in advance of Super Bowl XLVIII. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 31, 2014; New York, NY, USA; General view of the Vince Lombardi Trophy prior to a press conference at Rose Theater in advance of Super Bowl XLVIII. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 5, 2012; Canton, OH, USA; A general exterior view of the Pro Football Hall of Fame before the preseason game between the New Orleans Saints and the Arizona Cardinals at Fawcett Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 5, 2012; Canton, OH, USA; A general exterior view of the Pro Football Hall of Fame before the preseason game between the New Orleans Saints and the Arizona Cardinals at Fawcett Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

29. Guy Chamberlin (1922-1927)

Guy Chamberlin was one of the initial great player-coaches in the sport of football. He led his Arizona Cardinals to four NFL championships in a six-year span from 1922 to 1927. As a player he was consider the premiere End of the 1920s, according to his Hall of Fame page. As such he made the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton based on both his playing and coaching ability.

He is included in this list because managed a career .784 winning percentage, according to Pro-Football-Reference.com. His four NFL championships (not Super Bowls of course) is good for fourth best among all the coaches in these power rankings. An outstanding player at the University of Nebraska, Chamberlin goes down as one of the finest of all the two-way, player-coaches in football history.

He is ranked 30th of 30 primarily because his six-year tenure as coach is the shortest of anyone on this list.

Next: He may currently be on the hotseat, but this coach has head an excellent career.

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