(1938-01-04)January 4, 1938[1] New Britain, Connecticut, U.S.
Died
March 25, 2023(2023-03-25) (aged 85)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1964
Bridgton Academy (ME)
1965–1967
Boston University (assistant)
1968–1970
Buffalo (DC)
1971–1976
Navy (assistant)
1977–1980
Miami (FL) (DC)
1981
New England Patriots (LB)
1982–1983
Georgia Tech (DC)
1984–1985
Notre Dame (DL)
1986–1990
Louisville (DC/LB)
1991–2000
Virginia (DC)
2001
Navy (DC/LB)
2001
Navy (interim HC)
2003
Barcelona Dragons (LB)
2004–2006
Berlin Thunder
2007
Rhein Fire
2010
Omaha Nighthawks (DC/LB)
Head coaching record
Overall
0–3 (college) 23–11–1 (NFL Europe)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
World Bowl (XII)
Awards
NFL Europe Coach of the Year (2004)
Richard Lantz (January 4, 1938 – March 26, 2023) was an American football coach. He served as the interim head football coach at the United States Naval Academy for three games in 2001, following the firing of Charlie Weatherbie. He was formerly a widely recognized defensive coordinator in the college football ranks and held high-profile jobs at the University of Virginia and the University of Louisville. He also served as an assistant coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Miami, the University at Buffalo, and Boston University.
Lantz also coached the Berlin Thunder and Rhein Fire of NFL Europe. In three seasons (2004–2006) with the Berlin Thunder, Lantz coached the team to an 18–11–1 regular season record. In addition, the Thunder competed in two World Bowls. Berlin won World Bowl XII, 30–24, over the Frankfurt Galaxy on June 12, 2004, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.[2] The following year, the Thunder fell in World Bowl XIII, 27–21, to the Amsterdam Admirals on June 11, 2005, in Düsseldorf, Germany.[3] The 2006 Berlin season included a 17–17 tie on the road against the Hamburg Sea Devils on April 1, one of just two ties in the history of NFL Europe. Lantz took the reins of the Rhein Fire in 2007, the final season of NFL Europe. He coached the team to a 4–6 record.[4]
Lantz died on March 26, 2023, at the age of 85.[5]
^"Rick Lantz". Stats Crew. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^World Bowl XII recap
^World Bowl XIII recap Archived March 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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