Monte Kiffin: The Mastermind Behind Tampa Bay Buccaneers' First Super Bowl Win and NFL Defensive Legends

Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi United States of America
Best known for time with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he developed 'Tampa 2' defensive scheme leading to first Super Bowl win after the 2002 season.
Eight different Buccaneers defensive players made a combined 36 Pro Bowl appearances and six earned All-Pro team recognition.
He spent most of his later years working for his son Lane Kiffin.
Kiffin began coaching in 1966 and became head coach at NC State from 1980 to 1982.
Monte Kiffin passed away on July 11, 2024, at the age of 84.
Under Kiffin's leadership, Tampa Bay's defense ranked in top 10 in yards allowed and points allowed multiple times.
Monte Kiffin: The Mastermind Behind Tampa Bay Buccaneers' First Super Bowl Win and NFL Defensive Legends

Monte Kiffin, a legendary coach in the NFL and college football, passed away on July 11, 2024, at the age of 84. Kiffin began his coaching career in 1966 as a graduate assistant at Nebraska and went on to become head coach at NC State from 1980 to 1982. He spent most of his later years working for his son Lane, first as defensive coordinator at Tennessee in 2009, then at USC from 2010 to 2012, and as a defensive analyst at FAU and Ole Miss since Lane became head coach in 2020. Kiffin is best known for his time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he helped develop the 'Tampa 2' defensive scheme that led to their first Super Bowl win after the 2002 season. Under his leadership, Tampa Bay's defense ranked in the top 10 in yards allowed and points allowed multiple times during his tenure. Eight different Buccaneers defensive players made a combined 36 Pro Bowl appearances and six earned All-Pro team recognition under Kiffin's guidance. Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks, Ronde Barber, and John Lynch are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame from this time period. Kiffin also served as the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys in 2013. He is survived by his wife, Robin; children Chris and Heidi; and grandson Knox.



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    • Monte Kiffin, former NFL defensive coordinator, died on Thursday in Oxford, Mississippi.
    • He is in the Buccaneers Ring of Honor for his contributions to their defense during that time.
    • Under Kiffin’s leadership, Tampa Bay’s defense ranked in the top 10 in yards allowed 11 times and points allowed 12 times from 1996-2008.
    • Eight different Buccaneers defensive players made a combined 36 Pro Bowl appearances and six earned All-Pro team recognition under Kiffin’s leadership.
    • Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks, Ronde Barber and John Lynch are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame from this time period.
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    • Monte Kiffin began his coaching career in 1966 as a graduate assistant at Nebraska and became head coach at NC State from 1980 to 1982.
    • Monte spent the bulk of his later years working for his son Lane, first as defensive coordinator at Tennessee in 2009, then at USC from 2010 to 2012, and as a defensive analyst at FAU and Ole Miss since Lane became head coach in 2020.
    • Monte Kiffin is survived by his wife, Robin, children Chris and Heidi, and grandson Knox.
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    • Monte Kiffin began his NFL coaching career in 1983 as a linebackers coach for the Green Bay Packers.
    • Monte Kiffin is best known for his time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he helped develop the ‘Tampa 2’ defensive scheme that led to their first Super Bowl win after the 2002 season.
    • Monte Kiffin began his coaching career in 1966 as a graduate assistant at Nebraska and became head coach at NC State from 1980 to 1982.
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    • Monte Kiffin died at age 84.
    • Kiffin is known for innovating the 'Tampa 2' defense which helped Tampa Bay Buccaneers win Super Bowl XXXVII with specific players like Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks, John Lynch and Ronde Barber.
    • Kiffin was involved in hiring six former assistant coaches who became NFL head coaches including Mike Tomlin and Raheem Morris. Tomlin was hired by Kiffin when he was 29 years old as the Buccaneers defensive backs coach.
    • Kiffin served as the coach at NC State from 1980-1982, where he compiled a 16-17 record.
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    • Monte Kiffin coached at seven universities and with eight NFL teams throughout his nearly six-decade career.
    • He had been working alongside his son as a player personnel analyst for Ole Miss.
    • Asper grandson Knox said, he’s free of pain and smiling down on us from above.
    • Ole Miss statement: Please keep the Kiffin family in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
    • His first job was as a graduate assistant with the University of Nebraska, where he was defensive coordinator when they won back-to-back national championships in 1970 and 1971.
    • After serving as Arkansas’ defensive coordinator from 1977 to 1979, he got his first, and only, head coaching job at N.C. State.
    • His last NFL gig was back in 2016 when he served as a defensive assistant for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
    • Lane Kiffin posted two photos of himself with his father from the old days, captioning it, My hero.
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