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Eric Mangini Date of birth January 19, 1971 (1971-01-19) (age 37) Place of birth Hartford, Connecticut Position(s) Head coach Nose tackle College Wesleyan University Awards NFL 101 2006 AFC Coach of the Year Records 23-25-0 (Regular Season) 0-1 (Postseason) 23-26(Overall) Team(s) as a player 1989-1992 Wesleyan University 1997-1999 2000-2004 2005 2006-2008 Baltimore Ravens (Offensive Assistant) New York Jets (Defensive Quality Control Coach) New England Patriots (Defensive Backs Coach) New England Patriots (Defensive Coordinator) New York Jets (Head Coach) Eric Mangini (born January 19, 1971 in Hartford, Connecticut) is the former head coach of the New York Jets of the National Football League. At the age of 37, he was the youngest coach in the four major North American major professional sports leagues. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Coaching career 2.1 Assistant coach 2.2 Head coach of the New York Jets 3 Personal life 4 Head coaching record 5 References 6 Eternal Links // Early life Mangini is a graduate of Bulkeley High School in Hartford, Connecticut and Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, the son-in-law of renowned sports agent Ronald M. Shapiro, and the brother-in-law of Cleveland Indians general manager Mark Shapiro. He played football in high school as a linebacker and later at Wesleyan University. Mangini played nose tackle at Wesleyan and set a school record with 36.5 career sacks, also ranking second in school history in total tackles. Mangini coached a Mangini worked his way up in the NFL under the tutelage of Bill Belichick. He began his career as a ball boy with Cleveland at the age of 23, and later became an intern in the public relations. While working as a ball boy, he was often quoted as saying "no job is too small in the NFL."[citation needed] He worked 18 hours a day in the PR department, and at night he took copies of stats in the copyroom. Bill Belichick, at the time the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, found him there, and liked him so much that he asked the general manager if they had another job for him. Mangini was given the job of putting film together for the Browns coordinators. Coaching career Assistant coach Prior to coaching the New York Jets, Mangini worked for the New England Patriots under Head Coach Bill Belichick, first as their defensive backs coach (2000–2004), and later as their defensive coordinator (2005). Before that Belichick gave him a job as an assistant in the Cleveland Browns organization (1995). Mangini was part of the Baltimore Ravens' inaugural staff in 1996, where he was a quality control/offensive assistant coach. From 1997–1999, | ||||
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