Romeo Crennel, oldest man to head coach in NFL history, retires

Crennel spent 50 seasons as a football coach, 39 of which were spent in the NFL.

HOUSTON — The veteran coach of NFL, Romeo Crenelannounced his retirement this Monday, after 50 years as a coach.

crenel74 years old, led by 39 seasons on the NFLincluding as head coach of the cleveland browns Y Kansas City Chiefs. He also served as interim head coach for the Houston Texans in the 2020 season.

That season, at the age of 73, crenel He became the oldest person in the history of NFL to serve as head coach in one game, a record previously held by former head coach and owner of the Chicago Bearsand co-founder of the NFL, george hallas. crenel he finished his career with a 32-63 record as head coach.

“Football has been my entire life and it’s been a dream come true to coach for 50 years,” he explained. crenel it’s a statement. “…I’ll miss everything about coaching and teaching, but what I’ll miss the most is being around the guys every day. My goal was to put every player and every coach in the best position to succeed, and I consider every who I directed or worked with as part of my family.

Among his former players, JJ Wattwho played seven seasons for crenel in houstonpublished via social networks great praise for the coach.

Absolute legend of the game and even better man. https://t.co/eaHtpAmFTE

— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) June 6, 2022

crenel spent his last eight years in the NFL with the Texans. During the 2021 campaign, crenel served as senior adviser for athletic performance at houston.

In 2020, the Pro Football Writers of America recognized to crenel with the Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award 2020 for his lifetime contribution as an assistant coach.

“My family and the entire organization of the Houston Texans wishes to congratulate Romeo Crenel for a historic career as a coach,” said the owner and CEO of the Texans, Cal McNair, it’s a statement. “After 50 seasons, Romeo retires as one of the most respected figures in the history of the NFL. His incredible resume and contributions to the game of football will be hard to duplicate.

“Our organization is better because of Romeo Crenel in so many ways. will always be a Texan and we wish him, his wife Rosemary and to his family only the best in whatever retirement brings.”