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Jim E. Mora
American football coach (born )
This article is about the American former football coach. For his son and current football coach, see Jim L. Mora.
American football player
James Ernest Mora (born May 24, ) is an American former football coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He was the head coach of the New Orleans Saints from to and the Indianapolis Colts from to Mora was also the head coach of the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars of the first iteration of the United States Football League (USFL) during its three years of existence and led the team to all three championship games, winning two.
As an NFL head coach, Mora was known for turning the Saints and Colts, two consistently losing franchises, into perennial postseason contenders. He became the first coach to lead the Saints to a winning record and playoff berth in , their 21st season, earning him NFL Coach of the Year honors. However, his reputation was affected by going winless in the NFL postseason, in addition to impassioned postgame tirades and press conferences. Mora finished his career with a winning percentage of , the highest of NFL coaches without a playoff win. He is the father of former NFL and current collegiate head coach Jim L. Mora.
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James Ernest Mora (born May 24, ) is the former head coach of the USFL's Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars and the NFL's New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts. He played football at Occidental College where he was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. His son Jim L. Mora is the current head coach of the UCLA Bruins.
As an NFL coach, Mora is well known for turning two of the NFL's consistently losing franchises into perennial post-season contenders, his lack of success once he got his teams to the playoffs, and his often impassioned post-game tirades and press conferences, including his oft-quoted "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda," "Diddly Poo," and "Playoffs?" tirades.[1]
Early career[]
As a youth Mora became an Eagle Scout in and was presented the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award as an adult by the Boy Scouts of America.[2] Mora was a t
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