These NFL Head Coaches Have the Most Super Bowl Wins
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There are a lot of great NFL head coaches in the history of American football — several of which have taken their teams to Super Bowls.
But not all of them win, let alone win twice or more. Here are the 14 coaches who have won the Super Bowl more than once, creating dynasties out of their teams in the process.
6. Vince Lombardi – 2 Wins (Tie)
NFL head coach career: Green Bay Packers (1959–1967), Washington Redskins (1969)
Super Bowl years won: 1967, 1968
Vince Lombardi was the first coach to not only win a Super Bowl but to also win two Super Bowls in a row. And he likely would have had more if the Super Bowl had been a thing at the beginning of his coaching career with the Packers.
In fact, he led Green Bay to five total NFL Championships (before the NFL and AFL merged in 1966), and he never had a losing season as a head coach. He died from cancer at 57, and the NFL Super Bowl trophy is named in his honor.
6. Tom Landry – 2 Wins (Tie)
NFL head coach career: Dallas Cowboys (1960–1988)
Super Bowl years won: 1972, 1978
Tom Landry was the first-ever head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, and he held the position for an NFL-record 29 years. In fact, it was during his tenure that the team earned its “America’s Team” nickname.
Landry invented several of the formations and methods that are still used in modern football, including the 4-3 defense and “flex defense” system.
6. Don Shula – 2 Wins (Tie)
NFL head coach career: Baltimore Colts (1963–1969), Miami Dolphins (1970–1995)
Super Bowl years won: 1973, 1974
Don Shula still holds the record for most NFL regular season wins at 328, and he was the first head coach to appear in six Super Bowls — one with the Colts and five with the Dolphins.
What’s more, his first Super Bowl title as head coach with the Dolphins resulted from the only perfect season in the history of the NFL. The team went back and won it the following year, too.
6. Tom Flores – 2 Wins (Tie)
NFL head coach career: Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders (1979–1987), Seattle Seahawks (1992–1994)
Super Bowl years won: 1981, 1984
Tom Flores is the only person on this list to win the Super Bowl as a player, assistant coach and head coach, so these two Super Bowl wins are just for his time as head coach of the Raiders.
Flores had big shoes to fill after taking over the head coaching job from John Madden in 1979. But in his second season, he managed to lead the team to a Super Bowl victory — becoming the first wild card team ever to do so.