John McKay

American football player and coach (1923-2001)

John Harvey McKay (July 5, 1923 – June 10, 2001) was an American football coach. He was the head coach of the USC Trojans from 1960 to 1975, and of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976 to 1984.

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  • These guys are almost gutless, and the ones that aren't that are brainless.
  • Can't stop the pass or the run. Otherwise, we're in great shape.
  • [To the media after a game] Well, we couldn't block...but we made up for it by not tackling.
  • We've proven that we can't win on the road or in front of our home crowd.
  • What we should do is go down and get their champagne, but we'll drink our beer!
    • To his players after their first playoff win.
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