Michael George Holmgren (born June 15, 1948 in San
Francisco, California) is a National Football League
American football coach, and was named as the sixth
head coach of the Seattle Seahawks on January 8,
1999. One of Holmgren's claims to fame is the
success he has experienced molding future Hall of
Fame quarterbacks such as Joe Montana, Steve Young
and Brett Favre during his tenures in San Francisco
and Green Bay. During that time the Green Bay
Packers were a consistent winner and Holmgren became
known as one of the best coaches in the NFL. Under
Holmgren's leadership and play calling, the Seahawks
have become an annual playoff team and went to the
franchise's first Super Bowl in 2005.
Holmgren and his wife, Kathy, have four daughters –-
twins Calla and Jenny (9/27/73), Emily (1/24/77),
and Gretchen (7/14/81), and four granddaughters,
Emma, Emerson, Mary and Isabell.
