Dale Haupt Explained

Dale Haupt
Birth Date:	April 12, 1929
Birth Place:	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Place:	Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S.
College:	Wyoming
Pastcoaching:	Tennessee (1960–1963) (asst.) Iowa State (1964–1965) (asst.) Richmond (1966–1971) (asst.) North Carolina State (1972–1977) (asst.) Duke (1978) (asst.) Chicago Bears (1978–1985) (asst.) Philadelphia Eagles (1986–1995) (asst.) Coast Guard (1997) (asst.)
Highlights:	Super Bowl champion (XX)

Dale Rudolph Siegfried Haupt (April 12, 1929 – April 3, 2018) was an American football coach who served as the defensive line coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), winning a Super Bowl with them in 1985.^[1] In 1986, Haupt joined Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan in leaving the team to join the Philadelphia Eagles, and was replaced by John Levra.^[2] He served the Eagles until his retirement in 1995. He joined the staff at the Coast Guard Academy in 1997, reuniting him with former Bears coach Jim LaRue.^[3] Haupt had worked with Buddy Ryan with the NFLPA Game.^[4]

Haupt died on April 3, 2018, at the age of 88.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: January 27, 1986 . Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl . October 31, 2023 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
2. News: Reinmuth. Gary. Saints' Aide Comes To Bears' Defense. Chicago Tribune. March 1, 1986. December 23, 2012.
3. News: Cavanaugh. Jack. FOOTBALL; All the Wisdom a Team Can Handle. The New York Times. October 23, 1997. December 23, 2012.
4. Web site: 1985 Chicago Bears — Where Are They Now?. ESPN. December 23, 2012.
5. Web site: Ex-Bears line coach Haupt passes away . April 6, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180511080015/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Ex-Bears-line-coach-Haupt-passes-away/7f9b9dc3-2c16-4951-a218-8a4b0f970f3d . May 11, 2018 . dead .