Mike McCarthy (American football) Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Salary, Fire, Coach, Record, Net Worth

Mike McCarthy
Mike McCarthy

Mike McCarthy Biography

Mike McCarthy (Michael John McCarthy) is an American football coach. He is best known for being the head coach of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 2006 to 2018, leading them to a win in Super Bowl XLV over his hometown team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. McCarthy was previously the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints.

Mike McCarthy Age | How Old Is Mike McCarthy?

He was born on November 10, 1963 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. He is 59 years old as of 2022.

Mike McCarthy Height | How Tall Is Mike McCarthy?

Mike McCarthy is of an average height of about 5 feet 6 inches tall.

Mike McCarthy Family

McCarthy’s father was a firefighter and Pittsburgh Police officer as well as a bar owner, who raised McCarthy as a Pittsburgh Steelers fan.

McCarthy was a tight end at Baker University, an NAIA school located in Baldwin City, Kansas.

Mike McCarthy Wife

McCarthy has been married twice. He is married to Jessica Kress. Jessica was previously married to William Kress, a member of the Packers’ Board of Directors. The couple tied the knot in 2008 and they have five children together.

Mike McCarthy
Mike McCarthy

He was previously married to Christine in 1990, whom he had dated since high school, and they were together for quite a while. McCarthy and Christine filed for a divorce and were legally separated in 1995.

Mike McCarthy Daughter | Alexandra Mike McCarthy

McCarthy has one daughter with his first wife who is named Alexandra Noel McCarthy, born in 1992. Alexandra an actress living in L.A.

With his second wife Jessica, McCarthy has two daughters Isabella Conroy and Gabrielle Kathleen.

Mike McCarthy Contract

McCarthy signed a five year contract with the Dallas Cowboys, however details about how much he will be earning from the contract are currently confidential.

Mike McCarthy Salary | How Much Does Mike McCarthy Make?

McCarthy earns an estimated salary of about $500000 to $1 million annually.

Mike McCarthy Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $9 million which he has earned through his football coaching career.

Mike McCarthy Coaching career

College

After McCarthy served as a graduate assistant at Fort Hays State from 1987 to 1988, he returned home to Pittsburgh and in 1989 was hired to work under Mike Gottfried and then later Paul Hackett at the University of Pittsburgh, where he served as a graduate assistant for three seasons before coaching wide receivers during the 1992 season.

Initially during the off season, McCarthy also worked on the Pennsylvania Turnpike to supplement his income.

Mike McCarthy NFL | Mike McCarthy Packers

In 1993, Mike McCarthy was hired by the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs under head coach Marty Schottenheimer. After working two years as an offensive quality control assistant, he became quarterbacks coach, overseeing the work of Elvis Grbac, Rich Gannon and Steve Bono.

Green Bay Packers Mike

After the 1998 season, Schottenheimer resigned and McCarthy left Kansas City and became the Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach. In the 1999 season, Packers quarterback Brett Favre threw for 4,091 yards, the fourth-best total of his career.

McCarthy became the offensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints, after the Packers released the entire coaching staff following the 1999 season. McCarthy would remain in that position for five seasons and was selected as NFC Assistant Coach of the Year by USA Today in 2000.

New Orleans finished 10th, 13th, 3rd in 2002, 14th, and 14th in points scored during his tenure as offensive coordinator. In McCarthy’s first two years, running back Ricky Williams would run for 2,245 yards with 14 touchdowns.

In 2005, he served as offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. His unit, beset by injuries and led by a rookie quarterback, finished the season ranked 30th in the NFL in points scored and dead last in yards gained.

Despite this, running back Frank Gore emerged to run for over 600 yards with a 4.8 YPC and wide receiver Brandon Lloyd had 733 yards receiving and five touchdowns.

Green Bay Packers Mike McCarthy

Return to Green Bay

On January 8, 2006, McCarthy was interviewed by Packers general manager Ted Thompson and was offered the head coaching position three days later.

He guided the Packers to an 8–1 record in the first 9 games of the 2007 season. He recorded the best win-loss ratio to start the first 25 games of a career among active coaches, setting the record for the best coaching start in Packers’ history (Vince Lombardi went 15–10) and tying Washington’s Joe Gibbs at 16–9.

He also led the Packers to a 13–3 record and made it to the NFC Championship game, where they lost to the eventual Super Bowl-winning New York Giants in overtime.

That year, McCarthy finished second in voting for The Associated Press Coach of the Year award, garnering 15 votes to Bill Belichick’s 29 votes.

On January 19, 2008, McCarthy signed a five-year contract extension with the team, which raised his salary to $3.4 million a year.

In 2008, he became embroiled in a major controversy involving the future of their franchise quarterback, Brett Favre. The controversy started when Favre, who had announced his retirement, changed his mind deciding to play again. He had assumed that he would be given the starting quarterback job again.

Packers’ general manager Ted Thompson and McCarthy had stated their desire to move forward with new starter Aaron Rodgers. Favre was offered the opportunity to be the back up to Rodgers, an offer which he refused. Favre was ultimately traded to the New York Jets for a conditional fourth-round draft pick.

The 2008 season was McCarthy’s worst to date with the Packers. They started with a 5–5 record, proceeding to lose five consecutive close games until they ended the disappointing season with a 31–21 victory over the Detroit Lions. At 6–10, the Packers finished 3rd in the NFC North, only ahead of the Lions, and did not make the playoffs.

In 2009, the Packers showed some signs of improvement, but they also had struggles. Rodgers improved on 2008’s statistics, but was sacked 50 times, more than any other quarterback in the NFL.

The Packers dominated teams with losing records, but they were swept by their rival Minnesota Vikings, led by former Packers franchise quarterback Brett Favre. The Packers lost to the previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they came back to beat the NFC East-leading Dallas Cowboys.

The Packers then began a five-game winning streak, and they qualified for the playoffs with a Week 17 win over the Cardinals, finishing at 11–5, the second playoff berth in McCarthy’s tenure. They lost the Wild Card round to the Arizona Cardinals in overtime, 51–45.

In 2010, McCarthy led the Packers to a 10–6 finish, never trailing by more than 7 throughout the entire season and never losing by more than four points. The record was good for 2nd in the NFC North, behind the arch-rival Chicago Bears, with whom they split victories in the regular season finishing as the sixth seed in the NFC.

The Packers then went on to defeat the number three-seeded Philadelphia Eagles and then the number one-seeded Atlanta Falcons. In the NFC Championship game, The Packers played the second-seeded Chicago Bears for the third time that season. They won 21–14 and advanced to Super Bowl XLV where they played the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31–25 to win their fourth Super Bowl and 13th NFL title overall.

With a victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in week 16 of the 2014 season, McCarthy recorded his 99th win passing Hall of Famer Vince Lombardi (98) for second on the Packers’ all-time wins list, behind only Hall of Famer Curly Lambeau (212).

In November 2014, McCarthy signed a contract extension through 2018. In 2018 Green Bay Packers fired coach McCarthy after a loss of  20-17 to the 3-9 Arizona Cardinals.

Mike McCarthy Record

Head coaching record

Team

Year

Regular season

Post-season

Won

Lost

Ties

Win %

Finish

Won

Lost

Win %

Result

GB

2006

8

8

0

.500

2nd in NFC North

GB

2007

13

3

0

.813

1st in NFC North

1

1

.500

Lost to New York Giants in NFC Championship Game

GB

2008

6

10

0

.375

3rd in NFC North

GB

2009

11

5

0

.688

2nd in NFC North

0

1

.000

Lost to Arizona Cardinals in NFC Wild-Card Game

GB

2010

10

6

0

.625

2nd in NFC North

4

0

1.000

Super Bowl XLV champions

GB

2011

15

1

0

.938

1st in NFC North

0

1

.000

Lost to New York Giants in NFC Divisional Game

GB

2012

11

5

0

.688

1st in NFC North

1

1

.500

Lost to San Francisco 49ers in NFC Divisional Game

GB

2013

8

7

1

.531

1st in NFC North

0

1

.000

Lost to San Francisco 49ers in NFC Wild-Card Game

GB

2014

12

4

0

.750

1st in NFC North

1

1

.500

Lost to Seattle Seahawks in NFC Championship Game

GB

2015

10

6

0

.625

2nd in NFC North

1

1

.500

Lost to Arizona Cardinals in NFC Divisional Game

GB

2016

10

6

0

.625

1st in NFC North

2

1

.667

Lost to Atlanta Falcons in NFC Championship Game

GB

2017

7

9

0

.438

3rd in NFC North

GB

2018

4

7

1

.375

(fired)

GB total

125

77

2

.618

10

8

.556

Total

125

77

2

.618

10

8

.556

 

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