Jim Bates (American football)
| Position: | Coach Defensive Coordinator |
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| Date of birth: | May 31, 1946 |
| Place of birth: | Pontiac, Michigan |
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| High school: | Oxford High School |
| College: | University of Tennessee |
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Jim Bates (born May 31, 1946) is a former American football coach in the National Football League, most recently serving as defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He primarily ran a 4-3 scheme, using fast, undersized linebackers. Bates served as interim head coach for the Miami Dolphins during the 2004 NFL season.
Bates' coaching career began as a graduate assistant with the Tennessee Volunteers in 1968. Bates then spent the next three seasons as head coach at Sevier County High School in Sevierville, Tennessee, before returning to the collegiate ranks with the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in 1972. In 1973, he coached the offensive line for the Villanova Wildcats and the linebackers coach in 1974. Bates spent the 1975-1976 seasons as the Kansas State Wildcats' linebackers coach. Bates spent the 1977 season as a secondary coach with the West Virginia Mountaineers. He held the same position with the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1978-1979 before being promoted to defensive coordinator from 1980 through 1983.
Bates began his professional coaching career in the USFL with the San Antonio Gunslingers, replacing retiring head coach Gil Steinke for the team's 1985 season. After 12 games, Bates resigned as head coach following the club's failure to pay its players over the course of several preceding weeks.
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