• Bill Belichick is an American Football coach and the head coach of the New England Patriots.
• He is of part-Croatian descent and his grandparents migrated from a Croatian village to the US in 1897.
• He has a net worth of over $35 million and earns around $7.5 million annually.
• He was married to Debby Clarke from 1977 to 2006 and has three children.
• He is currently in a relationship with Linda Holiday who is the director of the Bill Belichick Foundation.



Known for movies

Short Info

Net Wortharound $35 million
Date Of BirthApril 16, 1952
SpouseDebby Clarke Belichick
MarkWearing sweatsuits
FactNamed head coach of the Jets for 2000 following Superbowl XXXIV, but was angry because Bill Parcells was moving to the team's front office and would in effect be his puppet master; in a news conference a few days after, he was named coach, he announced his immediate resignation from the job; this brought out a lengthy tirade against Belichick from general manager Steve Gutman. In a costly trade, the New England Patriots traded numerous draft picks to the Jets to get Belichick as head coach. Years later, after winning two Superbowls with the Patriots, Belichick got back at Gutman in a magazine interview - "In all my years of football I've never known a man who talked more and won less than Steve Gutman".


Who is Bill Belichick?

William Stephen “Bill” Belichick was born on 16 April 1952, in Nashville, Tennessee USA, and is best known as an American Football coach, in particular the head coach of the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL). Working in that position, he holds authority over the team’s operations, and is a manager of the team as well. Prior to working in this position, Bill served as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns also in the NFL.

Ancestry and Background

When it comes to Belichick’s ancestry, he was born into a family of part-Croatian lineage; his paternal grandparents, Marija and Ivan migrated from a Croatian village in 1897 to the US, ultimately settling in Monessen, Pennsylvania.

Bill Belichick Parents

Early Life and Education

Belichick was born to Jeannette and Steve, and spent his formative years in Annapolis, Maryland, where his father worked as a football coach at the US Naval Academy, and besides that, Bill stated that his father was one of his most important football mentors, who he often studied football with. Speaking about his education, Bill was a student of Annapolis High School, and during his time there he actually played lacrosse. Having matriculated, he enrolled into the Phillips Academy, and followed by attending Wesleyan University, located in Middletown, Connecticut, graduating with an economics degree, and meantime playing football as well as captaining the lacrosse team and playing squash as well.

Early Career

Bill started off his football coaching at the New York Giants in 1979, and then worked as an assistant linebackers coach in 1980. Five years later, he was appointed to serve as defensive co-ordinator, and under his part-authority, the team won the 1986 and 1990 Super Bowls. In 1991, he began working as the head coach for the Cleveland Browns, remaining in that position over the course of the four following years. One of his most controversial moves during that time was cutting quarterback Bernie Kosar in the 1993 season, who subsequently won a Super Bowl leading the Dallas Cowboys. In 1996, after being fired by the now Baltimore Ravens, he began working as assistant head coach of the New England Patriots, during which time the team won the AFC championship, but nonetheless lost to the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl. In the upcoming period, he also worked for the New York Jets from 1997-’99, but after finally being appointed head coach, promptly resigned.

New England Patriots

In 2000, he was hired by Robert Kraft to become the manager of the New England Patriots. Over the course of nine years, Bill split his responsibilities with Scott Pioli, however, he was still the one to make important decisions regarding the team. After his only losing season with “The Pats” in 2000, the following season the team went 11-5 in regular games, then beating the Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Stealers on the way to their first Super Bowl win, in which Bill’s defense ended up holding the St. Louis Rams’ offense. An illegal video-making of the Jets signals in 2007 saw Belichick fined $500,000 and the franchise $250,000, however, the team then had a perfect 16-0 regular season in 2007, however, they failed in the Super Bowl, losing to the New York Giants. In 2008, the Patriots broke their record for regular season wins in a row, up to 21, and having lost some players who had been injured, the team still succeeded in managing their league-leading “eight consecutive seasons with a winning record”. However, they missed the playoffs having lost to the Miami Dolphins.

2010 – Present

In 2010, Bill’s team finished with a 14-2 result, nonetheless, they lost 28-21 to the New York Jets during the Divisional Round. In the following season the team had a 13-2 record and went on to win the AFC Championship, defeating the Baltimore Ravens 23-20, however, they lost Super Bowl XLVI to the New York Giants. In 2013, Bill’s team continued achieving success, reaching Super Bowl XLIX and beating the Seattle Seahawks. Their most notable result was in the 2016 Super Bowl, when from trailing Atlanta 28-3, they won 34-28 in overtime. They then defeating the Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round in 2017, and followed with victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in AFC Championship game, with which they claimed their second successive AFC title, but lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. Regardless, Bill has won five Super Bowls, and reached another three, an achievement unmatched by any other head coach in NFL history.

Net Worth and Salary

So just how rich is Bill Belichick as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this coach has a net worth of over $35 million, and according to the latest information, makes around $7.5 million on a yearly basis, indicating that he is certainly successful in his field.  When it comes to his assets, he is the owner of luxurious houses located in places such as Weston and Hingham.

Wife, Girlfriend and Family

Speaking about Belichick’s private life, he was married to Debby Clarke from 1977 to 2006 from which Clarke and Bill have three children, Amanda, Stephen and Brian, however, the two then divorced. He was supposedly in a relationship with the former receptionist of the Giants, Sharon Shenocca, but was subsequently spotted with Linda Holiday in Arizona. Holiday and Bill are now officially in a relationship, and she serves as the director of the Bill Belichick Foundation.

General Info

Full NameBill Belichick
Net Wortharound $35 million
Salary$7.5 million
Date Of BirthApril 16, 1952
Height1.80 m
ProfessionAmerican Football coach, American football player
EducationAnnapolis High School, Phillips Academy, Wesleyan University
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseDebby Clarke Belichick
ChildrenAmanda Belichick, Brian Belichick, Stephen Belichick
ParentsJeannette Belichick, Steve Belichick

Accomplishments

AwardsBest Coach/Manager ESPY Award, NFL Honors - AP Coach of the Year

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Marks

#Marks / Signs
1Wearing sweatsuits

Facts

#Fact
1Inducted into the Wesleyan University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.
2Was fined $500,000 by the NFL for his role in the 2007 Spygate scandal, in which his team illegally videotaped an opponent's signals. It was the largest fine ever for an NFL coach.
3Coached New England Patriots in third Superbowl appearence in his five seasons as the team's head coach. [February 2005]
4With a record of 59-27 (including 6-0 in the playoffs) he led the New England Patriots to their third play-off appearence in his five seasons as the team's head coach. [January 2005]
5Inducted into the Phillips Academy Andover's Athletics Hall of Honor in 2011.
6Named the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2007.
7His father, Steve Bilichick, was an assistant football coach for Navy, where he coached Roger Staubach. He died on 19 November 2005.
8Graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts in 1971.
9Led the New England Patriots to an unofficial NFL record for most consecutive wins at twenty, dating from October 2003 against the Tennessee Titans (won by the Pats 38-30) to October 2004's victory over the Seattle Seahawks (30-20); the record is unofficial because it includes playoff wins (over the Titans and the Indianapolis Colts) including the Superbowl (over the Carolina Panthers). The official record for consecutive wins, encompassing only regular season wins, was tied at seventeen with the Pats' win over the Seahawks.
10With the October 2004 win over the Seattle Seahawks, Belichick's coaching record with the Patriots including playoffs stood at 50-25.
11Named head coach of the Jets for 2000 following Superbowl XXXIV, but was angry because Bill Parcells was moving to the team's front office and would in effect be his puppet master; in a news conference a few days after, he was named coach, he announced his immediate resignation from the job; this brought out a lengthy tirade against Belichick from general manager Steve Gutman. In a costly trade, the New England Patriots traded numerous draft picks to the Jets to get Belichick as head coach. Years later, after winning two Superbowls with the Patriots, Belichick got back at Gutman in a magazine interview - "In all my years of football I've never known a man who talked more and won less than Steve Gutman".
12His first head coaching job was with Art Modell's Cleveland Browns 1991-5; when Modell's feud with the city over a new stadium caused the moving of the franchise to Baltimore, Belichick was released and became an assistant coach under Bill Parcells with the New England Patriots, then with the New York Jets when Parcells moved to that team after the 1996 season.
13Began his pro-football coaching career as a gofer and film-reader with the Detroit Lions in 1976; he often worked with Jerry Glanville, and the two devised schemes that are still in use today; Dick Vermeil has credited both with devising what is now known as the zone blitz.

Pictures

Movies

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Rescue Me2006TV SeriesFuneral Attendee

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
60 Minutes2004TV Series documentaryHimself - Head Coach, New England Patriots (segment "The Coach")
2003 New England Patriots: Super Bowl XXXVIII Champions2004Video documentaryHimself - New England Patriots Coach
Super Bowl XXXVIII2004TV SpecialHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach
The NFL on CBS1980-2003TV SeriesHimself - New York Jets Defensive Coordinator / Himself - New York Giants Defensive Coordinator / Himself - New York Giants Linebackers Coach / ...
Super Bowl XXXVI2002TV SpecialHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach
2001 AFC Championship Game2002TV SpecialHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach
The NFL on NBC1975-1997TV SeriesHimself - Cleveland Browns Head Coach / Himself - New York Giants Defensive Coordinator / Himself - New York Jets Defensive Coordinator / ...
TNT Sunday Night Football1990-1997TV SeriesHimself - New York Jets Defensive Coordinator / Himself - Cleveland Browns Head Coach / Himself - New York Giants Defensive Coordinator
1990 NFC Championship Game1991TV MovieHimself - New York Giants Defensive Coordinator
1986 NFC Championship Game1987TV MovieHimself - New York Giants Defensive Coordinator
Before the Kick: The Brian Kinchen StoryDocumentary filmingHimself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2017TV SeriesHimself
A Football Life2012-2016TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Patriots Head Coach
NFL Films Presents2006-2016TV Series documentaryHimself / Himself - New England Patriots Head Coach
Late Show with David Letterman2004-2015TV SeriesHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach / Himself
Super Bowl XLIX2015TV SpecialHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach
Mike & Mike2009-2014TV SeriesHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach / Himself - Guest / Himself - Telephone Interviewee
LT: The Life & Times2013DocumentaryHimself
60 Minutes Sports2013TV Series documentaryHimself - Coach, New England Patriots (segment "The Making of Super Bowl XLVII")
Super Bowl XLVI2012TV MovieHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach
Year of the Quarterback2011TV Series documentaryHimself
2011 NFL Pro Bowl2011TV SpecialHimself - AFC Head Coach
NFL Monday Night Football1976-2010TV SeriesHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach / Himself - Cleveland Browns Head Coach / Himself - New York Giants Linebackers Coach / ...
Nick Saban: Gamechanger2010DocumentaryHimself
From the Corner2008DocumentaryHimself
2007 AFC Championship Game2008TV SpecialHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach
NFL Game of the Week2003-2008TV SeriesHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach / Himself - Patriots coach / Himself - Patriots Coach
NBC Sunday Night Football2006-2007TV SeriesHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach / Himself - Patriots Head Coach
Super Bowl XL Pre-Game Show2006TV Movie documentaryHimself
NFL on FOX1999-2005TV SeriesHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach / Himself - New York Jets Defensive Coordinator
ESPN's Sunday Night Football1987-2005TV SeriesHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach / Himself - New York Jets Defensive Coordinator / Himself - New York Giants Defensive Coordinator / ...
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2005TV SeriesHimself
Super Bowl XXXIX2005TV SpecialHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Mike & Mike2013-2017TV SeriesHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach / Himself New England Patriots Head Coach / Himself
Media Buzz2015TV SeriesHimself - New England Patriots Head Coach
ESPN Outside the Lines2015TV SeriesHimself - Football Coach
60 Minutes Sports2015TV Series documentaryHimself - Head Coach, New England Patriots (segment "The Season from Hell") / Himself - Head Coach, New England Patriots (segment "From the Press Box")
Inside Edition2015TV Series documentaryHimself - New England Patriots Coach
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2015TV SeriesHimself - Press Conference
A Football Life2013TV SeriesHimself
Rome Is Burning2007-2009TV SeriesHimself
60 Minutes2004TV Series documentaryHimself - Head Coach, New England Patriots (segment "The Coach")

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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