- College: Virginia Tech / Hometown: York, PA / DOB: October 3, 1952
A native of Paterson, NJ, Arians grew up in York, PA where he met his wife, Christine. The couple has two children - son, Jake, and daughter, Kristi Anne - as well as a granddaughter, Presley.
Bruce was a collegiate quarterback at Virginia Tech (1972-74) and was voted MVP his senior year. He finished his college career with 1,270 yards, six touchdowns and eight interceptions in addition to rushing for 539 yards and 14 touchdowns. Arians set a school single-season record for rushing TDs by a QB with 11 in 1974, a mark that was tied by 2014 Cardinals draft pick Logan Thomas in 2009.
Bruce Arians was named the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals on January 17, 2013. After earning NFL Coach of the Year honors for the second time (2012 with Indianapolis) in three years, Arians received a contract extension in February of 2015 that will keep him with the team through the 2018 season.
During his first two seasons with the Cardinals, Arians has led the team to a 21-11 record. Arians is the first coach in franchise history to compile 10+ wins in each of his first two seasons with the team and he joins Don Coryell (1974-74 & 1975-76) as the only coaches in franchise history to post back-to-back 10-win seasons.
Bruce Arians has a well-earned reputation for turning things around quickly everywhere he coaches. He solidified that reputation with the Cardinals in 2013 when Arizona posted a five-win improvement over their 2012 record. Prior to coming to Arizona, Arians had coached with five different NFL teams - and he made it to the postseason for four of them in his first two seasons with the team. The Colts (2012) and Steelers both made the postseason in Arians' first season, while the Browns, Chiefs and Colts (1999) made the playoffs in his second year. After the Cardinals finished the regular season with an 11-5 record and secured a spot in the postseason in 2014, Arians has made the postseason within two years of his arrival with five different teams.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseChristine Arians(June 12, 1971 - present) (2 children)
- Parents
- Head Football Coach for the Temple Owls from 1983-88(Win-Loss record: 27-39).
- Under Arians' leadership, Indy's nine-win improvement from 2011 (2-14 to 11-5) matched the third-largest single-season turnaround in NFL history.
- In his first season, Bruce Arians led the Cardinals to a 10-6 record by winning seven of the final nine games; AZ doubled its win total from 2012 and the five-win improvement equaled the team's best one-season turnaround in team history in a 16-game season.
- Bruce Arians was named the 2012 AP NFL Coach of the Year after serving 12 games as Indy's interim head coach while Chuck Pagano was treated for leukemia. He was also named "Assistant Coach of the Year" by Pro Football Weekly & the Pro Football Writers of America in 2012, becoming the first individual to win both awards in the same year.
- Bruce Arians joins 2015 Hall of Fame finalist Don Coryell as the only coaches in Cardinals history to lead the team to 10+ wins in back-to-back seasons. Arians was the first coach in franchise history to do so in his first two seasons with the team.
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