Sam Rutigliano
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After serving as a college assistant for three years, he was an assistant coach at the NFL's Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, New York Jets and New Orleans Saints before being appointed head coach of the Cleveland Browns in 1978.
During seven seasons with the Browns he won the prestigious NFL Coach of the Year award and two AFC awards, leading the team to the AFC Central division championship in 1980. He worked as analyst for ESPN and ABC from 1985 to 1988 before serving as head coach at Liberty University from 1989 to 1999.
In his second year with the Dragons he helped the team qualify for World Bowl IX at the end of a successful 8-2 regular season, tying the best record in Dragons history.