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Jim Bates (American football)
American football coach (born 1946)
American football player
Jim Bates (born May 31, 1946) is a former American football coach in the National Football League (NFL), most recently serving as defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He primarily ran a 4–3 scheme, using fast, undersized linebackers.[1] Bates served as interim head coach for the Miami Dolphins during the 2004 NFL season.
Coaching career
Collegiate coaching
Bates' coaching career began as a graduate assistant with the Tennessee Volunteers in 1968.
Jim bates espn founder biography
Bates then spent the next three seasons as head coach at Sevier County High School in Sevierville, Tennessee, before returning to the collegiate ranks with the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in 1972. In 1973, he coached the offensive line for the Villanova Wildcats and the linebackers coach in 1974.
Bates spent the 1975–1976 seasons as the Kansas State Wildcats' linebackers coach. Bates spent the 1977 season