Jay Gruden

Jay Gruden

Gruden in 2014
Washington Redskins
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1967-03-04) March 4, 1967 (age 49)
Place of birth:	Tiffin, Ohio
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Tampa (FL) Chamberlain
College:	Louisville
Undrafted:	1989
Career history
As player:
Barcelona Dragons (1991) Tampa Bay Storm (1991–1995) Barcelona Dragons (1995) Tampa Bay Storm (1996) Orlando Predators (2002–2003)
As coach:
Nashville Kats (1997) Offensive coordinator Orlando Predators (1998–2001) Head coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002–2008) Offensive assistant Orlando Predators (2004–2008) Head coach Florida Tuskers (2009) Offensive coordinator Florida Tuskers (2010) Head coach and general manager Cincinnati Bengals (2011–2013) Offensive coordinator Washington Redskins (2014–present) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
As player 6× ArenaBowl champion (V, VII, IX, X, XII, XIV) AFL MVP (1992) AFL's 10th Anniversary Team (1996) AFL's Second Team 15th Anniversary Team (2001) AFL's 4th Greatest Player of All Time (2012) 2× First-team All-Arena (1992, 1995) Arena Football Hall of Fame As coach Super Bowl champion (XXXVII)
Career Arena statistics
Completion %: 59.8% Passing yards: 21,479 TD–INT: 397–99 Passer rating: 104.72 Rushing TDs: 5
Head coaching record
Regular season:	AFL: 82–54 (.603) UFL: 5–3 (.625) NFL: 21–26–1 (.448)
Postseason:	AFL: 11–7 (.611) UFL: 0–1 (.000) NFL: 0–1 (.000)
Career:	AFL: 93–61 (.604)) UFL: 5–4 (.556) NFL: 21–27–1 (.439)
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Completion %:	59.8%
Passing yards:	21,479
TD–INT:	397–99
Passer rating:	104.72
Rushing TDs:	5

Jay Michael Gruden (born March 4, 1967) is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is the current head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). During his time in the Arena Football League (AFL), he won four ArenaBowls as a player and two more as a head coach.

Gruden was born in Tiffin, Ohio, and was raised a Roman Catholic. He attended George D. Chamberlain High School in Tampa, Florida, where he played quarterback for the Chamberlain Chiefs high school football team under head coach Billy Turner.

Gruden attended the University of Louisville, where he was a four-year letterman at Louisville Cardinals football team (1985–1988). He finished his collegiate career with 7,024 passing yards (as of 2013, fourth all-time for the school), completing 572 of 1049 passes for 44 touchdowns. All four stats still rank in the top five in Cardinals history. He also ranks in Louisville's top 10 for yards per completion, passing attempts in a season, and completions in a season. He ranks eighth in career completion percentage, seventh in career passing efficiency, and ninth in average yards per game for the Cardinals. Gruden threw for over 300 yards in a game six times at Louisville. As a senior, Gruden led the team to an 8–3 record, their first winning season in 10 years.

Gruden played two seasons in the World League of American Football (with Barcelona in '91 and Scotland in '95). He also spent 3 seasons of time in the NFL (Phoenix) and CFL (Sacramento) on practice squads. Gruden won four ArenaBowl titles as the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League. He was named the league's MVP in 1992.

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