Mike Riley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mike Riley
Occupation	Football Coach
Date Of Birth	Jul 6, 1953(1953-07-06)
Age	71
Birthplace	Wallace
Country	United States
Birth City	Idaho
Horoscope	Cancer

Mike Riley Biography

Mike Riley is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on July 6, 1953 in Wallace, Idaho, United States. Former head coach of the NFL’s San Diego Chargers and the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers; named head coach of the Oregon State Beavers in 2003.

He once coached Donnie Edwards.

Born in Wallace, Idaho, Riley is the eldest of three sons of Bud and Mary (Shumaker) Riley. Bud was from western Alabama, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and had played college football at the University of Idaho in Moscow under head coach Dixie Howell, a hall of famer as a player at Alabama. After graduation, Bud worked for a mining company in Wallace and was asked by town leaders to coach at the high school; Mary was from nearby Mullan, where her parents, Mike and Mary Shumaker, ran a hotel. The family of four, now with middle brother Ed, moved from Wallace down to Lewiston in 1959, where Bud was the head coach at Lewiston High School for three seasons.

They moved up to Moscow in 1962, when Bud became a collegiate assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Idaho, under new head coach Dee Andros. Youngest brother Pete was born while the family lived in Moscow. After three seasons on the Palouse, Andros was hired at Oregon State in 1965 and Bud joined his first staff in Corvallis and stayed for eight seasons, first as the secondary coach and later as defensive coordinator. Bud went on to become a head coach in the CFL.

He married Dee Riley and he has a son named Matthew and a daughter named Kate. His father was a high school football coach.

Mike Riley Net Worth

Mike Riley is one of the richest Football Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Riley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended the University of Alabama, where he played for the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant.

He was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 2008.

Michael Joseph Riley (born July 6, 1953) is an American football coach who was most recently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Seattle Dragons of the XFL. He has previously served as the head coach of two college football programs: Oregon State (1997–1998, 2003–2014) and Nebraska (2015–2017). Riley has also been the head coach of teams in four different professional leagues: the Canadian Football League (CFL), World League of American Football (WLAF), National Football League (NFL), and Alliance of American Football (AAF). He also played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 1970s.

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Who is Mike Riley Dating?

According to our records, Mike Riley married to Dee Riley. As of December 1, 2023, Mike Riley’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1977, he was hired as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. During his stay at Linfield he assisted head coach Ad Rutschman’s Wildcats to a six-year record of 52–7–1, which included five conference titles and an undefeated NAIA Division II championship season in 1982. He became an assistant coach in the Canadian Football League in 1983 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and was a part of their 1984 Grey Cup championship team.

Facts & Trivia

Mike Ranked on the list of most popular Football Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mike Riley celebrates birthday on July 6 of every year.

Riley returned to the college ranks in 1993 when USC head coach John Robinson offered him the position of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; he later became assistant head coach. The Mesa Tribune named him the league’s top assistant coach in 1993 after leading the Trojan offense to record setting numbers. USC quarterback Rob Johnson set numerous Pac-10 and NCAA records under Riley’s tutelage and later became a fourth-round NFL Draft pick. “He’s a player’s coach, who gets the most out of you by treating you like normal”, Johnson later said.

What is Mike Riley doing now?

Mike Riley has been head coach of the San Diego Chargers , and has also been head coach at Oregon State and Nebraska.

Who is the head referee in the Premier League?

Domestic
Years| League| Role
1989–1994| Football League| Asst. referee
1994–1996| Football League| Referee
1996–2009| Premier League| Referee

Are Mike Riley and Lincoln Riley related?

Coaches came and went. Muleshoe football, as Riley remembers, was “one of the worst programs in the entire state of Texas for a long time.” Mike Riley, Lincoln’s father , was a Mules quarterback through some of those down years.

Where does Mike Riley live now?

Riley and his wife Dee have lived in Corvallis since then, relaxing and spending time with their grandchildren. But Riley had a great time during his short tenure as head coach of the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football in 2019.

Is Nebraska still paying Riley?

New Athletic Director Bill Moos fired Riley after the season. Nebraska paid Riley a lump sum of $6.2 million. In payments to football coaches the past 15 years, Nebraska is second only to Florida, paying a total of $24,340,701 to Callahan, Pelini and Riley.