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Brad Childress (born June 27, 1956) is a former head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. He attended high school at the Marmion Academy in Aurora, Illinois.〔(Brad Childress speaks at Marmion commencement )〕 Childress has worked for over thirty years as a coach for various college programs and NFL franchises. He is currently a senior offensive assistant for the Kansas City Chiefs. ==Early coaching career== Childress is a 1978 graduate of Eastern Illinois University,〔("2009 Eastern Illinois Media Guide" ), pp. 84, 91. ''issuu.com/eiu_panthers.'' Retrieved September 29, 2013.〕 where he preceded current New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton.〔 Childress attended Eastern Illinois after playing quarterback and wide receiver at the University of Illinois.〔(nfl.com )〕 He was one of three Eastern Illinois University alums who are head coaches in the NFL, along with Sean Payton and Mike Shanahan. Prior to his hiring by the Vikings, Childress had worked exclusively as an offensive coach, working his way up through the ranks in various college and NFL organizations, first as a position coach, culminating with his offensive coordinator position with the Eagles. Since 1978, Childress has worked for four college organizations and three NFL teams: *University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, running backs/wide receivers coach (1978–1984) *Indianapolis Colts, quarterbacks coach (1985) *Northern Arizona University, offensive coordinator (1986–1989) *University of Utah, wide receivers coach (1990) *University of Wisconsin–Madison, running backs coach, offensive coordinator (1991–1998) *Philadelphia Eagles, quarterbacks coach, offensive coordinator (1999–2005)〔(Childress coaching bio from vikings.com )〕 During the last four seasons of his tenure on the University of Illinois' coaching staff, the Illini posted four consecutive winning seasons ('81-'84),〔 including a Big Ten championship and a trip to the Rose Bowl in 1983.〔("Rose Bowl History, Scores, Results." ) ''www.collegefootballpoll.com.'' Retrieved September 29, 2013.〕 Childress followed stints with the Indianapolis Colts, Northern Arizona, and the University of Utah with a very successful run at the University of Wisconsin. Childress was the offensive coordinator under former Badger head coach Barry Alvarez,〔("Barry Alvarez." ) ''www.uwbadgers.com.'' Retrieved September 30, 2013.〕 and directed offenses that helped the Badgers to five bowl game appearances from 1993–1998, including two Rose Bowls as Big Ten co-champions following the 1993 and 1998 seasons.〔 He coached running back Ron Dayne for three seasons. Dayne went on to win the 1999 Heisman Trophy and finished his career as the all-time leading rusher in the Football Bowl Subdivision.〔("2009 NCAA Division I Football Records." ) ''www.ncaa.org.'' Retrieved September 30, 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brad Childress」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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