April 2, 2013(2013-04-02) (aged 79) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
1952–1954
Michigan State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1957
Ishpeming HS (MI)
1958–1961
Arizona State (assistant)
1962–1965
Houston (assistant)
1966
Oklahoma (DB)
1967–1972
Oklahoma
1973–1978
New England Patriots
1979–1981
Colorado
1983
New Jersey Generals
Head coaching record
Overall
59–41–1 (college) 46–40 (NFL) 6–12 (USFL)
Bowls
3–1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As coach:
3 Big 8 (1967–1968, 1972)
As player:
National champion (1952)
Awards
Sporting News College Football COY (1971) New England Patriots All-1970s Team
Charles Leo Fairbanks (June 10, 1933 – April 2, 2013) was an American football coach who was a head coach at the high school, college and professional levels. He served as the head coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1972 and at the University of Colorado from 1979 to 1981, compiling a career college record of 59–41–1 (.589). Fairbanks was also the head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) from 1973 to 1978, amassing a record of 46–41 (.529), and for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983, tallying a mark of 6–12.
soured Fairbanks on Chuck Sullivan, who as the eldest son of team owner Billy Sullivan controlled the team's finances and had forced Fairbanks to renege...
coach ChuckFairbanks on Chuck Sullivan, who had forced Fairbanks to renege on his proposed contracts with Hannah and Gray. In 1978, Fairbanks worked...
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first head coach to leave Oklahoma for a different job since ChuckFairbanks in 1973. Chuck Carlton, writing for The Dallas Morning News, said that the...
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former University of Houston assistant and new Oklahoma head coach ChuckFairbanks. Switzer made a name for himself when he was OU's offensive coordinator...
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AFL and NFL, named him pro football coach of the year in 1961 and 1966. "Chuck Knox Wins Juniata Alumni Achievement Award". Tyrone Daily Herald. April...
second two-way starter (after the Cardinals' Roy Green) in the NFL since Chuck Bednarik. Sanders is the only man to play in both a Super Bowl and a World...
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Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor and filmmaker, best known for his...
paralyzed Stingley for life. The tragedy was also a turning point in ChuckFairbanks' relationship with the Sullivan family; he was already upset over the...
Division. It was the first year under head coach and general manager ChuckFairbanks, hired in January after six seasons as head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners...
University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach ChuckFairbanks, they played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed...
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coach, and head coach. He played for the Sooners as a linebacker under ChuckFairbanks and Barry Switzer from 1972 to 1974. He began coaching in 1975 as a...
(Kansas), Mike Leach (Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State), Chuck Long (San Diego State), Bo Pelini (Nebraska and Youngstown State), Kevin...
ChuckFairbanks, who had just taken over as head coach of the Patriots, by an Eastern Airlines pilot named Bruce Kostamo who had played for Fairbanks...
score of 28–24. With his fourth championship as head coach, Belichick tied Chuck Noll for most Super Bowl wins by a head coach. In the 2015 season, the Patriots...
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years as an assistant at Michigan, McCartney was hired to replace ChuckFairbanks as head coach at the University of Colorado on June 9, 1982. In his...
Browns. Berry joined the New England Patriots as receivers coach under ChuckFairbanks in 1978. He stayed on with new coach Ron Erhardt until Erhardt and...
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