Mike Munchak Days Until the Titans Season Opener!
Mike Munchak is another franchise legend, and NFL legend! He was with the Oilers/Titans as a player and then a coach for 31 years combined. He was the number eight overall pick for the Oilers in 1982. He then would go on to have a Hall of Fame career as a left guard for eleven seasons, all with the Oilers, before retiring as a player after the 1993/94 season.
As a player Munchak was a beast. Here is a list of his accomplishments as a player:
- NFL Hall of Famer
- 2x First-Team All-Pro
- 6x Second-Team All-Pro
- 9x Pro Bowls
- NFL 1980's All-Decade Team
- Titans/Oilers Ring Of Honor
- His number 63 is retired for the franchise
Munchak played in 159 games for the franchise, starting 156. He started all sixteen games in six seasons. He also played in ten playoff games for the Oilers, starting all of those.
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Literally the following season, Munchak was hired by the Oilers to be an assistant coach. From 1997-2010 Munchak was the team's o-line coach. In 2011 he was hired as the team's head coach where he did a pretty average job before being let go in after the 2013/14 season.
It's been a wild ride for the Titans at head coach. Can't believe Munchak was let go nearly a decade ago already. I almost forget he was a head coach at times. Time flies!
Munchak did have a winning season in 2011 with well known veteran Matt Hasselbeck at QB. They narrowly missed the playoffs that year.
Since departing with the Titans, Munchak was the o-line coach with the Steelers and Broncos. He last coached in 2021.
What a legend. Maybe the Titans' 2023 first round pick Peter Skoronski can be the next Titans o-line Hall of Famer!
#TITANUP!
I remember Mike Munchak. I grew up watching him. He played along side the great Warren Moon.
Thats so cool hearing you that you watched him, wish I could have!!! Warren Moon, what a legend. I remember first hearing about him as a kid and how he was a great one before McNair, fascinated me! Hopefully the franchise wins a Super Bowl one of these days so those vets can enjoy a bit of that glory!
I watched Warren Moon light up the Buffalo Bills in Rich Stadium for 2 Quarters completing something like 22 out of 24 passes, throwing for close to 500 yards, 4 touchdowns and no INTS. I continued watching the second half and the unexpected happened. The Bills cameback to beat the Oilers 38-41 in overtime. If the Oilers had made the superbowl that year they would have won. They were better than the Bills and Giants both of which made the Superbowl that year. The Oilers should have never just sat on that lead like idiots in the second half. No team taking a 35-3 lead into half time should end up losing the game. Bubba McDowell's INT returned for a Tuchdown at the end of the Second Quarter should have put the Bills away for good. The Oliers beat themselves in the second half to be completely honest.
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I remember watching a documentary about that game as a kid. I wasn't even born yet, but man that game stunk lol. I love the historical insight you gave!!! Cheers :)
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