Brian Harold Billick (February 28, 1954) is a former
coach in the National Football League, most recently
head coach of the Baltimore Ravens from January 19,
1999 to December 31, 2007.
Billick led the Ravens to a 34-7 victory over the
New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, the franchise's
only Super Bowl appearance.
Billick, who played football and basketball at
Redlands High School in Redlands, California had his
No. 17 jersey retired by the school in March 2001.
He played both quarterback and cornerback in high
school and holds the state record with 21 career
interceptions.
After spending his freshman season as a linebacker
at the United States Air Force Academy, Billick
transferred to Brigham Young University and became a
tight end. He later told friends that he left the
Air Force Academy because he learned, after he'd
already enrolled, that his height and size
(6-foot-4, 230 lb.) precluded him from ever becoming
a fighter pilot. He received All-Western Athletic
Conference and honorable mention All-America honors
in 1976.
Billick was selected in the 11th round of the 1977
NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers but was cut by
the 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys, and never played
in the NFL.
