Turner in 2011
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Date of birth: | May 17, 1952 |
Place of birth: | Camp Lejeune, North Carolina |
Career information | |
High school: | Martinez (CA) Alhambra |
College: | Oregon |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 114–122–1 (.483) |
Postseason: | 4–4 (.500) |
Career: | 118–126–1 (.484) |
Coaching stats at PFR |
Norval Eugene Turner (born May 17, 1952) is an American football coach who was last the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) before resigning on November 2, 2016. Turner has also served as offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and the Dallas Cowboys, where he won two Super Bowls, both over the Buffalo Bills. He has served as head coach of the Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, and San Diego Chargers. He is the older brother of Ron Turner, the former head coach at the University of Illinois and a former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator.
Turner has the most wins of any NFL head coach with a career losing record. His 114–122–1 (.483) record is tied for 31st-most wins by a head coach in NFL history.
Born at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Turner played high school football at Alhambra High School in Martinez, California. A quarterback and safety, he graduated from Alhambra in 1970 and then attended the University of Oregon in Eugene, where he was a back-up quarterback to future hall of famer Dan Fouts, then was a starter in 1973 and 1974.