| BUD CARSONCarson, Leon H.Born: April 28, 1930 Freeport, PA Died: December 7, 2005 Sarasota, FL High School: Freeport (PA) | 
| Year | College | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | North Carolina | |
| 1949 | North Carolina | Lettered | 
| 1950 | North Carolina | Lettered | 
| 1951 | North Carolina | Lettered | 
| Military Service: United States Marine Corps | 
| Record Key | 
| REGULAR SEASON | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR TEAM | Conference | Division | Position | Seq | Finish | G | W | L | T | PCT | 
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | American | Central | Defensive Backs | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | |
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | American | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | |
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | American | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .750 | |
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL | American | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | |
| 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL | American | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | |
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | American | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | |
| 1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1978 LARM NFL | National | Western | Defensive Backs | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | |
| 1979 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1979 LARM NFL | National | Western | Defensive Backs | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | |
| 1980 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1980 LARM NFL | National | Western | Defensive Coordinator | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | |
| 1981 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1981 LARM NFL | National | Western | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | |
| 1982 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1982 BAL NFL | American | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs | 14 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .056 | ||
| 1983 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1983 KC NFL | American | Western | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs | 4 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | |
| 1984 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1984 KC NFL | American | Western | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs | 4 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | American | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | |
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | American | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL | American | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 5 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | |
| 1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL | American | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 4 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | |
| 1989 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1989 CLE NFL | American | Central | HEAD COACH | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | |
| 1990 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1990 CLE NFL | American | Central | HEAD COACH | 1/2 | 4/4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 
| 1991 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1991 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator/Secondary | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 1992 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1992 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator/Secondary | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | |
| 1993 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1993 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator/Secondary | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
| 1994 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1994 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator/Secondary | 4 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
| 1997 St. Louis Rams (NFL)1997 STL NFL | National | Western | Defensive Coordinator | 5 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | HEAD COACH | 25 | 11 | 13 | 1 | .460 | ||||
| 22 Years (NFL)22 Years NFL | Assistant Coach | 332 | 190 | 139 | 3 | .577 | ||||
| PLAYOFFS | ||||||||||
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | American | Central | Defensive Backs | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | American | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | American | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL | American | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
| 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL | American | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | American | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1978 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1978 LARM NFL | National | Western | Defensive Backs | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1979 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1979 LARM NFL | National | Western | Defensive Backs | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | |||
| 1980 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1980 LARM NFL | National | Western | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | American | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | American | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1989 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1989 CLE NFL | American | Central | HEAD COACH | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1992 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1992 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator/Secondary | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | ||||||
| 12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL | Assistant Coach | 23 | 13 | 10 | .565 | |||||
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