An assistant coach for 33 years, he never fulfilled his dream of becoming a head coach, a rarity for a Black man. But he pressed the league to open the door for future minority coaches.

Nick Sirianni's first lessons on how to lead a team came from his experiences at college with Mount Union coach Larry Kehres, a mentor for the Eagles coach.

Now 66 and, amazingly, in his 39th year as an NFL assistant coach, Fangio is returning where it all started in the NFL.