Sean McVay was born January 24, 1986. He was hired by the Los Angeles Rams Thursday to be their new head coach, making him the youngest NFL head coach in history.
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Here’s another shot of the Rams’ new head coach, who is younger than William Hayes, his 31-year defensive end.
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To be fair, the pic above is from a few years ago. He looks much older with his beard now. Right?
BREAKING NEWS: Los Angeles Rams hire Redskins OC Sean McVay as head coach. McVay is the youngest HC in NFL history, turning 31 on Jan. 24. pic.twitter.com/a1DVIZVTkm
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 12, 2017
Boom! Welcome to Los Angeles! pic.twitter.com/BpoppYtSvV
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) January 12, 2017
Yeah, there’s also the fact McVay won’t be the same age as Pete Carroll until 2052.
Via The Big Lead, below are the youngest coaches at the time of their first head coaching hiring, since 1960:
Lane Kiffin, Oakland, 2007: 31 years, 8 months
Harland Svare, LA Rams, 1962: 31 years, 11 months
Raheem Morris, Tampa Bay, 2009: 32 years, 4 months
David Shula, Cincinnati, 1992: 32 years, 7 months
Josh McDaniel, Denver, 2009, 32 years, 8 months
John Madden, Oakland, 1969, 32 years, 10 months
Don Shula, Baltimore, 1963, 33 years
Al Davis, Oakland, 1962, 33 years, 6 months
The four youngest guys hired since the merger eventually got fired from their teams, which isn’t saying much since the coaching carousel is moving at all times. But let’s just hope McVay’s tenure lasts longer then Kiffin with the Raiders (1 year).
McVay has been an assistant of some sort since he was 22-years old. So how does one get so many amazing breaks? Being the grandson of former 49ers GM John McVay certainly helps.
Josh Helmuth is the editor of Crave Sports.
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