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Super Bowl: 10 Greatest coaches to never win the Lombardi Trophy

By Steve Rivera

26 Nov 1995: Coach Marv Levy of the Buffalo Bills watches his players during a game against the New England Patriots at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. The Patriots won the game 35-28. Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart /Allsport
26 Nov 1995: Coach Marv Levy of the Buffalo Bills watches his players during a game against the New England Patriots at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. The Patriots won the game 35-28. Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart /Allsport /
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22 NOV 1992: A CANDID PORTRAIT OF LOS ANGELES RAMS HEAD COACH CHUCK KNOX DURING THE RAMS 27-10 LOSS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ANAHEIM STADIUM IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
22 NOV 1992: A CANDID PORTRAIT OF LOS ANGELES RAMS HEAD COACH CHUCK KNOX DURING THE RAMS 27-10 LOSS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ANAHEIM STADIUM IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) /

10. Chuck Knox

Chuck Knox passed away in May 2018. He was one of those coaches who had a presence on the NFL landscape but never managed to break through with a Super Bowl team.

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“Ground Chuck”, a devoted disciple of the running game, coached for 22 NFL seasons, guiding the Los Angeles Rams (twice), Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks. All three teams were rebuilding projects and all made the playoffs under his watch, except the Rams in Knox’s second stint.

Knox would retire in 1995 and finish with a regular-season record of 186-147-1. His time in the league was marked by his belief in a strong running game. His association with some tremendous running backs would serve as a testament to a ground game he believed would always lead to wins.

To help make his argument were names like Curt Warner of the Seahawks, Lawrence McCutcheon of the Rams and Joe Cribbs of the Bills.

While getting to a Super Bowl was elusive, getting to championship games was not. His Rams team was beaten three consecutive times-twice by the Minnesota Vikings and once by the Dallas Cowboys. In 1983, Knox took the upstart Seahawks to the AFC Championship game, losing to the Oakland Raiders.

While his Bills team never made a conference championship appearance, he did make two postseason runs before being eliminated.

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