Dick Jamieson

Dick Jamieson
Biographical details
Born	November 13, 1937; Streator, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 2, 2001 (aged 63); St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1956	Bradley
1959	Baltimore Colts
1960–1961	New York Titans
Baseball
1957	Beaumont Pirates
1958	Grand Forks Chiefs
1958	San Angelo Pirates
Position(s)	Quarterback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1972–1977	Missouri (OC)
1978–1979	Indiana State
1980–1984	St. Louis Cardinals (RB)
1985	St. Louis Cardinals (OC)
1986–1987	Houston Oilers (OC/RB)
1990–1991	Northwestern (OC/QB)
1992–1994	Rutgers (RB)
1995–1996	Philadelphia Eagles (RB)
1997	Arizona Cardinals (OC)
Head coaching record
Overall	11–11
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	As a player Third-team Little All-American (1956);

Richard Alexander Jamieson (November 13, 1937 – May 2, 2001) was an American football and baseball player and coach of football. He was the offensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) in 1997. He also served as offensive coordinator for the Cardinals in 1985 when the franchise was in St. Louis, Missouri.^[1]^[2]

Playing career

Jamieson spent three seasons in professional football, 1959 with the NFL's Baltimore Colts and 1960 and 1961 in the American Football League, in which he was originally the property of the Dallas Texans but was traded to the New York Titans, now the New York Jets. He also spent two seasons in the farm system of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates after graduating from Bradley University in 1959. He was a 'Little All-American' as a sophomore in 1956.

Coaching career

Prior to joining the Cardinals staff, Jamieson was the head coach at Indiana State University from 1978 to 1979, leading the Sycamores to a record of 11–11.

Jamieson returned to Peoria and began a coaching career that took him from Peoria High, where his teams were renowned for their offensive prowess, to an assistant coaching position at the University of Missouri. He left there to become head coach at Indiana State, then was hired onto the staff of the NFL's Cardinals, for whom he would serve two stints as offensive coordinator, one in St. Louis and one in Arizona. Jamieson's career included time as an assistant coach for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and the Houston Oilers; he also served in the college ranks for Northwestern University, Rutgers University and Cerritos College.^[3]

Personal life

Jamieson's father was Robert Arthur Jamieson, a Scottish emigrant who was a prominent citizen of Peoria, Illinois. His younger brother is Bob Jamieson, a longtime television news correspondent at NBC News and ABC News.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Indiana State Sycamores (Missouri Valley Conference) (1978–1979)
1978	Indiana State	3–8	2–3	5th
1979	Indiana State	8–3	3–2	4th
Indiana State:		11–11	5–5
Total:		11–11

References

^ Freeman, Mike (January 18, 1998). "PRO FOOTBALL: NOTEBOOK; Joyner-Kersee Takes on Another Hurdle, This Time as N.F.L. Agent". The New York Times.
^ "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search".
^ "System Offline". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2009.

External links

Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Freeman, Mike (January 18, 1998). "PRO FOOTBALL: NOTEBOOK; Joyner-Kersee Takes on Another Hurdle, This Time as N.F.L. Agent". The New York Times.

[2] "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search".

[3] "System Offline". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2009.

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