Vince Tobin

Vince Tobin

Current position
Title	Special assistant
Team	Green Bay Packers
Personal information
Date of birth	(1943-09-29) September 29, 1943
Place of birth	Burlington Junction, Missouri
Career information
Position(s)	Head Coach
College	University of Missouri
Head coaching record
Regular season	28–43 (.394)
Postseason	1–1 (.500)
Career record	29–44 (.397)
Stats
Coaching stats (NFL)	Pro Football Reference
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1965 Missouri (graduate assistant) 1971–1976 Missouri (defensive coordinator) 1977–1982 BC Lions CFL (def. coord.) 1983–1985 Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars USFL (def. coord.) 1986–1992 Chicago Bears NFL (def. coord.) 1994–1995 Indianapolis Colts NFL (def. coord.) 1996–2000 Arizona Cardinals NFL (head coach) 2001 Detroit Lions NFL (def. coord.) 2004–present Green Bay Packers NFL (special assistant)

Vincent Michael (Vince) Tobin (born September 29, 1943) is a longtime American football coach and former head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. He is currently a special assistant to the Green Bay Packers.

College coaching career

Tobin was a defensive back at the University of Missouri, and entered the coaching ranks as a graduate assistant with the team in 1965. He was Missouri's defensive coordinator from 1971 to 1976.

Pre-NFL coaching

He was the defensive coordinator for the BC Lions of the CFL and for the Philadelphia / Baltimore Stars of the USFL.

NFL coaching

Chicago Bears

His first coaching job in National Football League was as the defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears in 1986, one year following their legendary 1985 Super Bowl winning season. Tobin filled the role left by legendary defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, who had left the team to become the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. While the Bears' defensive unit ranked among the league's highest during his tenure, they never achieved the same dominance as they did in 1985, the teams only playoff wins coming over Ryan's Eagles in 1988's Fog Bowl and in 1991 against New Orleans. Following the 1992 firing of head coach Mike Ditka, Tobin was released with the rest of the Bears coaching staff.

Indianapolis Colts

Tobin was hired in 1994 to be the defensive coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts by his brother Bill Tobin, the teams acting general manager. He left the team following the 1995 season.

Arizona Cardinals

He was the head coach of the Cardinals in 1996 and succeeded Buddy Ryan again. His one winning season and playoff berth as a head coach came in 1998 where the club posted a 9-7 record. He then coached the Cardinals to their first playoff win in 50 years during the 1998 season by defeating the 3rd-seeded Dallas Cowboys. The team lost the next week to the 1st-seeded Minnesota Vikings. After 7 games into the 2000 season, Tobin was fired after posting a 2-5 record. His record in Arizona was 28-43, with a 1-1 post season record.

Detroit Lions

In 2001 Tobin was hired as the defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions, where the club posted a 2-14 record. He was fired after 1 season.

Green Bay Packers

He was hired by head coach Mike Sherman in 2004 as a special assistant to the Green Bay Packers.

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
ARZ	1996	7	9	0	.438	4th in NFC East	-	-	-
ARZ	1997	4	12	0	.250	5th in NFC East	-	-	-
ARZ	1998	9	7	0	.563	2nd in NFC East	1	1	.500	Won Wild Card Round vs. DAL, Lost Divisional Round vs. MIN
ARZ	1999	6	10	0	.375	4th in NFC East	-	-	-	-
ARZ	2000	2	5	0	.286	5th in NFC East	-	-	-	(fired)
Total		28	43	0	.394		1	1

Personal

Vince Tobin's brother is Bill Tobin. Bill was the general manager of the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts. Vince served as the Colts defensive coordinator while Bill was general manager.

External links

• Biography at Packers.com
• Pro Football Reference – Cardinals statistics under Tobin

Sporting positions
Preceded by Buddy Ryan	Chicago Bears Defensive Coordinators 1986-1992	Succeeded by Bob Slowik
Preceded by Rick Venturi	Indianapolis Colts Defensive Coordinators 1994-1995	Succeeded by Jim Johnson
Preceded by Larry Peccatiello	Detroit Lions Defensive Coordinators 2001	Succeeded by Kurt Schottenheimer