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Allie Sherman

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Football Coach

The Resume

    (February 10, 1923-January 3, 2015)
    Born in Brooklyn, New York
    Birth name is Alexander Sherman
    Quarterback/Running back/Defensive back for the *Steagles (1943) and the Philadelphia Eagles (1944-1947)
    *The Steagles were a temporary merged team that was combined with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers due to mass reduction of many players in World War II
    Running backs coach for the New York Giants (1949-1952)
    Offensive coordinator for the New York Giants (1959-1960)
    Head coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1954-1956) and the New York Giants (1961-1968)
    NFL Coach of the Year (1961 and 1962)

Why he might be annoying:

    He threw more interceptions than passing touchdowns in his NFL playing career.
    His final game appearance in his playing career was the 1947 NFL Championship Game as the Eagles lost to the Chicago Cardinals 21-28.
    He head coached the Giants to the NFL Championship and lost three times.
    His Giants teams productivity went into decline after star players such as Y.A. Tittle and Frank Gifford were retired.
    He was booed and had the 'Goodbye Allie' chants by the Giants fans in the 1968 season.
    He was fired after the 1969 preseason.
    He once claimed, 'In this game, a player aches from July to December.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He grew up in a family of Russian Jews.
    He finished high school at age 16.
    He used to start as a quarterback in college.
    He recorded a career high of 8.0 for yards per passing attempt in the 1946 season.
    He coached future Hall of Famer Bud Grant in the CFL in his first head coaching job.
    He coached the Giants to the NFL Championship Game in his first three years as the team's coach.
    He was the first NFL head coach to win back-to-back Coach of the Year Awards.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 37 Votes: 16.22% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 168 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying