Kiffin spent two seasons of his 50-year coaching career with with Cowboys.
Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin instruct the defense during the morning walk through at Dallas Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, California on August 12, 2013. Monte Kiffin, the long-time defensive guru who spent over 50 years in football and two with the Dallas Cowboys, died on Thursday at the age of 84.
The announcement was made by Ole Miss football, where Kiffin had finished off his illustrious coaching career as a player personnel analyst from 2020-23. Ole Miss is also where Kiffin’s son, Lane, has spent the last four seasons as head coach.Monte Kiffin, 84, peacefully passed away today in Oxford surrounded by family and friends. As his grandson Knox said, he’s free of pain and smiling down on us from above.
“As a coach, Monte was a true innovator who got the best out of his players and helped create one of the signature defenses of the early 2000s,” the Glazer family, which owns the Buccaneers and inducted Kiffin into the team’s Ring of Honor three years ago, said in a statement.
Kiffin, who was one of the architects of the ultra-successful Tampa 2 defensive scheme, was hired by the Cowboys in 2012 to serve as the defensive coordinator under then-head coach Jason Garrett, overseeing Dallas’ return to a 4-3 defense.“Some people retire at an earlier age,’’ Kiffin said in 2012 after taking the job with the Cowboys at the age of 73. “In all due respect, I don’t golf, I don’t fish, I don’t bowl. I think those are all great. But I just love coming to work, putting on tape.
Prayers up for Monte Kiffin’s family and friends. The Father of Ole Miss Head Coach Lane Kiffin passed away today at the age of 84. He is one of the Greatest defensive minds we have ever had. In my talks with Lane covering college football, Monte’s greatest title is his Hero.
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