Atlanta Falcons Official Team Website
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Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Arthur Blank |
| General manager | Thomas Dimitroff |
| Head coach | Mike Smith |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (1)
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Division championships (3)
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| Playoff appearances (9) | |
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Pro Football Hall of Famers
No one has yet been inducted based substantially on their service with the Falcons; however, two inductees played briefly for the Falcons late in their careers:
- 29 Eric Dickerson, RB, played for team in 1993
- 25 Tommy McDonald, WR, played for team in 1967
Retired numbers
- 10 Steve Bartkowski, QB, 1975-1985
- 31 William Andrews, RB, 1979-1983, 1986 (short-lived comeback after knee injury)
- 57 Jeff Van Note, C, 1969-1986
- 58 Jessie Tuggle, LB, 1987-2000
- 60 Tommy Nobis, LB, 1966-1976
- 78 Mike Kenn, T, 1978-1994
- 87 Claude Humphrey, DE, 1968-1978
In their history, the Atlanta Falcons have had 15 head coaches.
| Coach | Years | Record | Notes |
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| Norb Hecker | 1966–1968 | 4-26-1 (.129) | Fired after three games in 1968. |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 1968–1974 |
39-48-3(.433) |
Fired after eight games in 1974. |
| Marion Campbell | 1974–1976 | 6-19 (.240) | Fired after five games in 1976. |
| Pat Peppler | 1976 | 3-6 (.333) | Interim head coach. |
| Leeman Bennett | 1977–1982 | 46-41 (.529) | |
| Dan Henning | 1983–1986 | 22-41-1 (.344) | |
| Marion Campbell | 1987–1989 | 11-36 (.234) | Retired after 12 games in 1989. |
| Jim Hanifan | 1989 | 0-4 (.000) | Interim head coach. |
| Jerry Glanville | 1990–1993 | 27-37 (.422) | |
| June Jones | 1994–1996 | 19-29 (.396) | |
| Dan Reeves | 1997–2003 | 49-59-1 (.450) | Asked to be released after 13 games in 2003. |
| Rich Brooks | 1998 | 2-0 (1.000) | Interim head coach while Reeves recovered from heart surgery. |
| Wade Phillips | 2003 | 2-1 (.667) | Interim head coach. |
| Jim Mora | 2004–2006 | 26-22 (.542) | |
| Bobby Petrino | 2007 | 3-10 (.231) | Quit after 13 games to take over Arkansas Razorbacks |
| Emmitt Thomas | 2007 | 1-2 (.333) | Interim head coach. |
| Mike Smith | 2008-Present | 13-6 (.684) |
