William S. B e li c h i c k 1971 Bill Belichick was exposed to football at an early age: his father, Steve, played fullback for the Detroit Lions in 1941 and coached for 33 years at the U.S. Naval Academy. Belichick became a standout prep athlete at Annapolis High School and has since been inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame. His classmates and football teammates at Andover in his PG year remember him as being well respected for his deep understanding of the game and consistently strong performance as center. Belichick went on to letter in football, squash, and lacrosse at Wesleyan University and was an inaugural inductee into the university’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.
to win three Super Bowl championships in a four-year span. In his nine seasons as Patriots head coach, Belichick has won 116 games, more than any other head coach in the first 10 seasons with a team in NFL history. While Patriots head coach, Belichick has participated in dozens of community events in New England, including the March of Dimes Walk America, the Rodman Ride for Kids, RoxComp’s Reading is the Best Medicine Program, and the Mayor’s Cup Regatta on the Charles River to benefit AccesSportAmerica, a charity dedicated to the fitness of children and adults with disabilities. Belichick was honored with Andover’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1987 and its Distinguished Service Award in 2008; the school declared a day in his honor in 2002.
Currently in his 36th season as an NFL coach, Belichick is the only head coach in NFL history
1970 football team; Belichick is #50, center. Andover Athletics Hall of
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