(1944-07-13) July 13, 1944 (age 79) New York City, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1963–1965
Virginia
Position(s)
Defensive end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967
Albemarle HS (OC)
1968–1969
Army (freshman DC)
1970
Virginia (freshmen)
1971–1972
Virginia (DL)
1973–1977
North Carolina (LB)
1978–1979
Air Force (DC)
1980
Texas Tech (LB)
1981–1986
Wake Forest
1987
Atlanta Falcons (TE/ST)
1988
South Carolina (OC)
1989–1990
New York Giants (LB)
1991
New York Giants (DC)
1992
Cleveland Browns (LB)
1993–1996
New England Patriots (DC/LB)
1997–1999
New York Jets (LB)
2000
New York Jets
2001–2009
Virginia
2010–2012
Georgia Tech (DC)
Head coaching record
Overall
85–92 (college) 9–7 (NFL)
Bowls
3–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Super Bowl champion (XXV)
Awards
2× ACC Coach of the Year (2002, 2007)
Albert Michael Groh II (born July 13, 1944) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wake Forest University from 1981 to 1986 and at the University of Virginia from 2001 to 2009, compiling a career college football coaching record of 85–92. Groh was also the head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) for one season, in 2000, tallying a mark of 9–7. He last coached as the defensive coordinator for Georgia Tech in 2012.[1][2]
Groh is a two-time Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year, winning the award in 2002 and 2007. He has over 38 years of professional and collegiate coaching experience, including 13 seasons in the NFL, a Super Bowl title with the New York Giants, and over a decade of working under coach Bill Parcells.
^"Groh accepts Georgia Tech post". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. January 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
^"Al Groh Relieved Of Duties". RambinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
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