Sam Wyche
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 5, 1945 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | North Fulton (GA) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Furman | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
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| Regular season: | 84–107 (.440) | ||||||||||||||
| Postseason: | 3–2 (.600) | ||||||||||||||
| Career: | 87–109 (.444) | ||||||||||||||
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| Passing attempts: | 222 |
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| Passing completions: | 116 |
| Percentage: | 52.3 |
| TD–INT: | 12–9 |
| Passing yards: | 1,748 |
| QB rating: | 79.6 |
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Samuel David "Sam" Wyche (born January 5, 1945) is a former American football player and current coach at Pickens High School in South Carolina. Wyche is a former player and former head coach for the Cincinnati Bengals. Perhaps best known for introducing the use of the No-huddle offense as a standard offense (as opposed to use at the end of the half), Wyche's greatest achievement as a head coach was leading the Cincinnati Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII, which they lost to the 49ers 20–16, relinquishing the lead with only 34 seconds remaining.
Wyche's 64 wins with the Bengals were the most by a coach in franchise history until October 30, 2011, when he was surpassed by Marvin Lewis.
Wyche also played for the Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, and St. Louis Cardinals. He also coached at the University of South Carolina and Indiana University, and for the San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Buffalo Bills.
From 1963 to 1965, Wyche played college football at Furman University as a quarterback He was also an initiated member of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman University and his Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of South Carolina.
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