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Monte Kiffin, born on February 29, 1940 in Lexington, Nebraska, United States, was a Canadian football player, American football coach and American football player. Monte Kiffin died on July 11, 2024 at the age of 84. Education on record includes University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
My Take
With Monte Kiffin, what grabs me is that he left behind an idea, not just a career. Born in Lexington, Nebraska, and shaped at the University of Nebraska, he authored the Tampa 2, one of the most imitated defensive schemes in the game. Players fade with their eras, but a man who reshapes how the sport is thought about lives on for decades, and his concepts still echo from college fields to the NFL. He passed in 2024, fittingly born on a leap-year February 29. I am drawn most to figures who bequeath a philosophy, and Kiffin is exactly that rare kind.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Monte Kiffin
- Name (Japanese)
- モンテ・キフィン
- Reading
- もんて・きふぃん
- Born
- February 29, 1940 – July 11, 2024
- Origin
- Lexington, Nebraska, United States
- Occupation
- Canadian football player / American football coach / American football player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
2. Background
- University
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte%20Kiffin
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6904804
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Monte Kiffin born?
Monte Kiffin was born on February 29, 1940.
When did Monte Kiffin die?
Monte Kiffin died on July 11, 2024, aged 84.
Where was Monte Kiffin from?
Monte Kiffin was from Lexington, Nebraska, United States.
What did Monte Kiffin do?
Monte Kiffin worked as Canadian football player, American football coach, American football player.
Where did Monte Kiffin study?
Monte Kiffin attended University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
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