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(Redirected from Dirt Winston) American football player and coach (born 1955)

American football player
Dirt Winston
No. 53, 56, 55
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1955-10-25) October 25, 1955 (age 69)
Forest City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College:Arkansas (1973–1976)
NFL draft:1977 / round: 5 / pick: 132
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:13
Fumble recoveries:13
Defensive TDs:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dennis "Dirt" Winston (born October 25, 1955) is an American former professional football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Arkansas. He substituted for the injured Jack Ham in Super Bowl XIV as the starting left outside linebacker. On October 17, 2013, Winston was named interim head coach for the Grambling State Tigers football team.

Winston coached for Grove City, Slippery Rock, Arkansas State, Norfolk State, Arkansas, Lincoln High School, Kentucky State, Toledo, the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL), Mississippi Valley State, Arkansas–Pine Bluff, and Eastern Illinois.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Grambling State Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2013)
2013 Grambling State 1–4 1–4 5th (West)
Grambling State: 1–4 1–4
Total: 1–4
  1. ^ Doug Williams began the 2013 season as Grambling State's head coach, but was fired after two games. George Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and helmed the team for four games before he was relieved of his duties and replaced by Winston. Grambling State finished the season with an overall record of 1–11 and a mark of 1–8 in conference play, placing fifth in the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)

References

  1. "Dennis Winston named interim coach". ESPN.com. ESPN.com news services. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  2. "Pages 39-54 (PDF)" (PDF). University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
Grambling State Tigers head football coaches

# denotes interim head coach

Pittsburgh Steelers 1977 NFL draft selections
Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIII champions
Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIV champions
Edmonton Eskimos 93rd Grey Cup champions


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