American football coach

Bill Belichick

William Stephen Belichick is an American football coach who is the head coach of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. Regarded as one of the greatest head coaches of all time, he holds numerous coaching records, including the record of most Super Bowl wins (six) as a head coach, all with the New England Patriots, along with two more during his time as the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants, for a record eight total Super Bowl victories as coach and coordinator. A renowned American football historian, Belichick is often referred to as a "student of the game" with a deep knowledge of the intricacies of each player position. During his tenure with the Patriots, Belichick was a central figure as the head coach and de facto general manager during the team's dynasty from 2001 to 2019.

Born

1952

April 16

Died

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1950s

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Key dates

1952 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

-1457 Battle of Megiddo: The first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.
69 Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Roman emperor Otho commits suicide.
73 Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War.
556 Pope Pelagius I is consecrated following Imperial approval by Emperor Justinian I.

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The world in 1952

When Bill arrived

april 11 Bolivian National Revolution: Rebels take over Palacio Quemado.
april 11 Pan Am Flight 526A ditches near San Juan-Isla Grande Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after experiencing an engine failure, killing 52 people.
april 15 First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
april 21 Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on April 16

Charles Montagu 1661–1715 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, First Lord of the Treasury (died 1715) Dusty Springfield 1939–1999 English singer and record producer (died 1999) George Bingham 1800– 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician (died 1888) John Franklin 1786–1847 English admiral and politician, fourth Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land (died 1847) Merce Cunningham 1919–2009 American dancer and choreographer (died 2009) Paul Waner 1903– American baseball player and manager (died 1965) Peter Ustinov 1921–2004 English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004) Petrus Apianus 1495–1557 German mathematician and astronomer (died 1557) Selena 1971–1995 American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (died 1995)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1952

Bill Frist 1952– American physician and politician Dambudzo Marechera 1952– Zimbabwean author and poet (died 1987) Dave Carter 1952–2002 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002) Domingos Maubere 1952–2025 East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (died 2025) Edward Garnier 1952– English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales Howard Hampton 1952– Canadian lawyer and politician Irina Bokova 1952– Bulgarian politician, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jacques Richard 1952–2002 Canadian ice hockey player (died 2002) Junkyard Dog 1952– American professional wrestler (died 1998)

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