Jeff Fisher

Jeff Fisher is a former American football coach and former player. He served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 22 seasons, primarily with the Tennessee Titans franchise. He coached the Titans for 17 seasons and the Los Angeles Rams franchise for five seasons. Fisher holds the franchise record for wins by a head coach with 141 victories and is recognized as the NFL leader in tenure with one team among active coaches during his time.

Fisher began his career in football as an All-American wide receiver at Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California. In college, Fisher played for the University of Southern California, where he and the Trojans won a national championship during the 1978 season, and in 1980 he was honored as a Pac-10 All-Academic selection.

Fisher was drafted in the seventh round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He appeared in 49 games as a defensive back and return specialist in his five seasons with the Bears. Although he was injured, Fisher earned a Super Bowl ring after Chicago's 1985 Super Bowl Season. During his injury, Fisher started his coaching career served the Bears as a defensive assistant. Fisher joined the Philadelphia Eagles as a defensive backs coach and was shortly promoted to defensive coordinator.

In 1994, Fisher was hired on to be the defensive coordinator for the Houston Oilers. He was named official head coach in 1995, took the previous season’s record of 2-14 and turned it to a 7-9 for his first official season as head coach. His teams made five playoff appearances and achieved one Super Bowl berth in 2000. Fisher was named the 2000 Tennessean of the Year by Nashville's The Tennessean and 1999 Sports Person of the year by the Nashville Sports Council. He also serves on the NFL Competition Committee since 2000 and has been co-chairman of the committee since 2001.

In 2012, Fisher was hired by the Rams, and served as head coach until 2016. Throughout his career, Fisher has been actively involved in charity, including hosting a celebrity softball game and a golf tournament in Southern California that raises money for youth football. He was honored with the Horrigan Award in 2001, given by the Pro Football Writers of America to the NFL representative that is the most cooperative with the media.