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Here is a list in chronological order of head coaches who made it to at least one Super Bowl but, unfortunately, never won one. Who wishes to shuffle 'em in order from your opined first through 22nd?

1) John Rauch
2) Bud Grant
3) George Allen
4) Red Miller
5) Ray Malavasi
6) Forrest Gregg
7) Raymond Berry
8) Dan Reeves
9) Sam Wyche
10) Marv Levy
11) Bobby Ross
12) Jeff Fisher
13) Jim Fassel
14) Mike Martz
15) Bill Callahan
16) John Fox
17) Andy Reed
18) Lovie Smith
19) Ken Whisenhunt
20) Jim Caldwell
21) Jim Harbaugh
22) Ron Rivera

Here's a quick shot at it:
1) Bud Grant
2) George Allen
3) Marv Levy
4) Dan Reeves
5) Sam Wyche
6) Andy Reid
7) Jim Harbaugh
8) Mike Martz
9) Forrest Gregg
10) Ron Rivera

As far as I'm concerned, you can put the other 12 names in a hat and draw them to determine the rest of the order

rhickok1109 wrote:Here's a quick shot at it:
1) Bud Grant
2) George Allen
3) Marv Levy
4) Dan Reeves
5) Sam Wyche
6) Andy Reid
7) Jim Harbaugh
8) Mike Martz
9) Forrest Gregg
10) Ron Rivera

As far as I'm concerned, you can put the other 12 names in a hat and draw them to determine the rest of the order

Agree very much with your take. Top four of these coaches ought to be pretty universal amongst all of us as well as ranking quite high on a list of HCs who made the SB (win or lose) - period. I do think, however, that John Fox should be mentioned along with maybe being ranked higher than some of whom you mentioned. Getting his start under Chuck Noll with the '89 Steelers, he has led two different teams to a Super Bowl (and counting), quickly turning around each team upon taking over, and though defense is his specialty, otherwise ordinary QBs (Delhomme, Tebow) have been significantly more effective under his helm. Like Testeverde under Parcells, perhaps Jay Cutler's best years are ahead of him.

And how about seperating Lovie Smith from that bottom-pack as well. Propells Grossman to a Super Bowl and I'm sure enough he makes Bucs a playoff-regular had he not been prematurely dismissed.

I'll just do a top 15...

1) Bud Grant
2) Marv Levy
3) Dan Reeves
4) George Allen
5) Andy Reed
6) John Fox
7) Jim Harbaugh
8) Ron Rivera
9) Bobby Ross
10) Sam Wyche
11) Lovie Smith
12) Raymond Berry
13) Forrest Gregg
14) Mike Martz
15) Jim Fassel

rhickok1109 wrote:Here's a quick shot at it:
1) Bud Grant
2) George Allen
3) Marv Levy
4) Dan Reeves
5) Sam Wyche
6) Andy Reid
7) Jim Harbaugh
8) Mike Martz
9) Forrest Gregg
10) Ron Rivera

As far as I'm concerned, you can put the other 12 names in a hat and draw them to determine the rest of the order

Agree with the top 7, and then I'd go Magic 8 Ball on the rest.