Munchak has spent the past 37 years in the NFL — 12 as a Pro Football Hall of Fame guard for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans (1982-93) and 22 as a coach for the Oilers/Titans (1994-2013) and Steelers (2014-18).
An offensive line coach for 19 seasons, Munchak spent the last five years in that position with Pittsburgh. He also coached the offensive line with Houston/Tennessee from 1994-2010 before being promoted to head coach of the Titans from 2011-13.
During his 22 years as an NFL position coach or head coach, his offensive lines have finished in the Top 10 in fewest sacks allowed 16 times. He has coached seven different offensive linemen who have been selected to the Pro Bowl, including a trio of linemen in each of the past two seasons with Pittsburgh: guard David DeCastro, center Maurkice Pouncey and tackle Alejandro Villanueva.
In five seasons with the Steelers, Munchak helped coach an offensive unit that ranked second in total yards (391.1 ypg) and third in scoring (24.7 ppg) from 2014-18. His offensive line tied for the second-fewest sacks allowed (135) while giving up the second-fewest total pressures (559) during that span.
Munchak compiled a 22-26 record (.458) as the head coach of the Titans from 2011-13, leading Tennessee to 15 wins through his first two years to represent the third-most wins by a coach in his first two full seasons with the franchise.
Prior to taking over as head coach, Munchak spent 14 years (1997-2010) as Tennessee’s offensive line coach. During that span, the Titans gave up the third-fewest sacks (396) in the NFL and featured four different Pro Bowl offensive linemen: Pro Football Hall of Fame guard Bruce Matthews (1997-2001), tackle Brad Hopkins (2000, ’03), center Kevin Mawae (2008-09) and tackle Michael Roos (2009).
Tennessee’s line blocked for an NFL-high 12 individual 1,000-yard rushing seasons from 1997-2010 while ranking seventh in overall rushing (124.5 ypg) during that span.
Munchak began his coaching career immediately after retiring as a player, working as an offensive assistant for the Oilers in 1994 and as an offensive quality control coach for the team from 1995-96.
A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2001, Munchak was selected by the Oilers with the eighth overall pick in the 1982 NFL Draft from Penn State University. He started 156 regular-season games and 10 postseason contests for the Oilers/Titans, earning nine Pro Bowl honors and being chosen as a member of the 1980s NFL All-Decade Team.
A second-team All-American at Penn State, Munchak was born on March 5, 1960 in Scranton, Pa.
