Biography
Jon David Gruden (born August 17, 1963), commonly known as Jon Gruden, is a famous and successful American football coach.
He is an athlete who has worked with some of the top teams such as the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles and Las Vegas Raiders.
He briefly worked as a sports analyst for ESPN.
Former American football coach
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| Full name: | Jon David Gruden |
| Stage name: | Jon Gruden |
| Born: | August 17, 1963 (age 61) |
| Place of birth: | Sandusky, Ohio, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.78 minutes |
| Parents: | Jim Gruden and Kathy Gruden |
| Siblings: | Jay Gruden, James Gruden |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Cindy Gruden (married 1991) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Do not have |
| The children: | Deuce Gruden, Jayson Gruden, Michael Gruden |
| Job: | Football coach |
| Net worth: | $10,000,000 – $25,000,000 |
Early life and education
Jon Gruden was born on August 17, 1963, to a Slovenian-American family in Sandusky, Ohio. His father, Jim Gruden, worked for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a quarterbacks coach, national scout, and director of player personnel.
His grandsons are Jack Gruden, JJ Gruden and Joey Gruden, and his mother’s name is Kathy Gruden.
His brother Jay Gruden was briefly the head coach of the Washington Redskins while playing and coaching for the Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predators in the Arena Football League. Jon Gruden’s younger brother James Gruden practices radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Career
After receiving his degree from the University of Dayton, Jon Gruden was hired as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Tennessee for the 1985 season. After volunteering, he worked for Southeast Missouri State for two years as quarterbacks coach.
He then transferred to the University of Pacific in 1989, where he served as an offensive assistant to the linebackers coach. Jon Gruden served as a graduate assistant coach to Walt Harris, the offensive coordinator at Tennessee, before being hired at Pacific.
While working under quarterbacks coach Mike Holmgren, Jon Gruden served as a special assistant for the San Francisco 49ers in 1990. In March, he joined the staff of the University of Pittsburgh as quarterbacks coach under head coach Paul Hackett.
At age 28, Mike Holmgren, Jon Gruden’s former boss at the San Francisco 49ers, hired him to work for the Green Bay Packers as a special offensive assistant and quarterbacks coach in January 1992. After three seasons in Green Bay, he joined the Philadelphia Eagles as offensive coordinator, working with Ray Rhodes, a former Packers assistant coach.
Al Davis, owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders, then decided to hire Jon Gruden as the team’s new head coach for the 1998 campaign. He coached several clubs over the next ten years before retiring.
Jon Gruden replaced Tony Kornheiser as the color analyst for ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcasts in 2009. Additionally, Jon Gruden provided analysis for ESPN’s NFL Draft and college football playoff broadcasts. After serving as an analyst for the next ten years, he retired and became the coach of the Las Vegas Raiders from 2018 to 2021.
Personal life
Jon Gruden first met his wife, Cindy Gruden, in 1985, when she was a student at the University of Tennessee and he was working as a graduate assistant.
They had three sons after their wedding in 1991. His children are Deuce Gruden, Jayson Gruden and Michael Gruden.
As a prominent American sports figure, Jon Gruden has been embroiled in a number of controversies, most recently in 2018, after taking over as head coach of the Raiders once again,
Jon Gruden wrote and sent several racist, sexist, and homophobic emails between 2011 and 2018. He served as the team’s head coach until his departure at the end of the 2021 season. As a result, he was expelled from the Buccaneers’ Ring of Honor by Tampa Bay.
Net worth
Jon Gruden has an estimated net worth of $10,000,000 to $25,000,000. The majority of his wealth comes from his coaching career.
