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Gruden, the NFL’s youngest head
coach at 39, led Tampa Bay to its
first Super Bowl title in his first
season as head coach in 2002. Gruden
became the youngest head coach in
NFL history to win a Super Bowl, and
he was also the first veteran head
coach in the history of the NFL to
lead his team to the Super Bowl in
his first season with a new team...Book
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Gruden was named the seventh head
coach in Buccaneers history on
February 18, 2002, when he signed a
five-year contract. Prior to joining
the Buccaneers, Gruden guided the
Oakland Raiders to division titles
in each of his final two seasons as
head coach. He steered the Raiders
to a 40-28 mark in four seasons
(1998-2001) with the club, including
postseason appearances in 2000 and
2001.
Under
Gruden, the Raiders advanced to the
AFC title game in 2000 and lost in
2001 in a divisional playoff game to
eventual Super Bowl champion New
England. Gruden’s offenses have
finished among the league’s Top 10
in three of the last four seasons,
including fifth in 1999.
Prior
to his four seasons in Oakland,
Gruden spent 1995-97 as offensive
coordinator for the Philadelphia
Eagles and three years (1992-94) as
wide receivers coach for Green Bay
Packers. He worked as offensive
assistant for the San Francisco
49ers in 1990.
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