Bob Landsee

Bob Landsee
No. 65Jacksonville Sharks
Position: Head coach
Personal information
Date of birth: (1964-03-21) March 21, 1964
Place of birth: Iron Mountain, Michigan
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 273 lb (124 kg)
Career information
College: Wisconsin
NFL Draft: 1986 / Round: 6 / Pick: 149
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 9
Games started: 2
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Robert John "Bob" Landsee (born March 21, 1963) is the interim head coach of the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League (AFL). He is also the former head coach and owner of the Milwaukee Mustangs till it folded of the AFL. He is a former American football center and guard who played for two seasons in the National Football League. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 19861987. He was drafted by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin.

Playing career

College

At Wisconsin, Landsee earned All-American and All-Big Ten during his career.[1]

Professional

Landsee was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He played for two seasons with the Eagles, from 19861987.

Coaching career

Milwaukee Mustangs

Landsee was the offensive line coach for the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League from 19992001.[1]

Toronto Phantoms and Indiana Firebirds

Landsee was a coach for the Toronto Phantoms in 2002 and for the Indiana Firebirds in 2003.[1]

Green Bay Blizzard

Landsee was the head coach for the Green Bay Blizzard of the AF2 from 20052006 and from 20082009. He finished his career with the Blizzard with a record of 4528 including playoffs. In 2006, Landsee coached the Blizzard to an East Division and American Conference Championship. He also brought his team to ArenaCup VII where they lost to the Spokane Shock 5734. In 2008, the Blizzard had their best regular season record in franchose history, going 115 and earning the Midwest Division Championship. Under Landsee, 27 players signed contracts with fully professional teams, such as the Arena Football League, the National Football League or the Canadian Football League.[1]

Milwaukee Iron

Landsee was named head coach of the Milwaukee Iron of the Arena Football League on October 13, 2009.[2]

Jacksonville Sharks

Landsee had been serving as the line coach of the Jacksonville Sharks of the AFL when he was named the interim head coach of the team after former head coach Les Moss was fired with two games to go in the 2016 season.[3]

Arena Football League record

Team Year Regular season Post season
WonLostWin %Finish Won Lost Win % Result
MIL 2010 11 5 .688 1st in NC Midwest 1 1 .500 Lost to Spokane Shock in NC Championship
MIL 2011 7 11 .389 3rd in AC East 0 0 .000
MIL 2012 5 13 .278 3rd in AC East 0 0 .000
JAX 2016 2 0 1.000 3rd in AC 1 1 .500 Lost to Philadelphia Soul in AC Championship
MIL Total 23 29 1.000 1 1 .500
JAX Total 2 0 1.000 1 1 .500
Total[4] 25 29 .463 2 2 .500

Personal

Landsee is the president of the Madison, Wisconsin chapter of the National Football League Alumni.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bob Landsee will Return in 2009 as Blizzard Head Coach". Oursportscentral.com. November 6, 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  2. 1 2 "Bob Landsee". Milwaukee Iron. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  3. "SHARKS NAME BOB LANDSEE INTERIM HEAD COACH". jaxsharks.com. July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  4. "Bob Landsee coaching record". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
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