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Differences in the Success of NFL Coaches by Race

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  • Keith D. Malone

    (University of North Alabama)

  • Jim F. Couch

    (University of North Alabama)

  • J. Douglas Barrett

    (University of North Alabama)

Abstract

Madden analyzed data on coaching records in the National Football League during the 1990-2002 seasons. The overall conclusion is that African American coaches are held to higher employment standards, with respect to winning, than White coaches. Madden's model used complete seasons coached and omitted partial seasons. Here, the data are analyzed analogously but partial seasons are included. The inclusion of partial season results in a lack of significance of race as a factor in firing. Furthermore, there are other potential explanations of the historically low percentage of African American coaches in the National Football League. These are discussed herein.

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  • Keith D. Malone & Jim F. Couch & J. Douglas Barrett, 2008. "Differences in the Success of NFL Coaches by Race," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 9(6), pages 663-670, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jospec:v:9:y:2008:i:6:p:663-670
    DOI: 10.1177/1527002508317474
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    1. Brian Volz, 2013. "Race and the Likelihood of Managing in Major League Baseball," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 34(1), pages 30-51, March.
    2. Janice Fanning Madden & Matthew Ruther, 2011. "Has the NFL’s Rooney Rule Efforts ‘‘Leveled the Field’’ for African American Head Coach Candidates?," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 12(2), pages 127-142, April.
    3. Salaga, Steven & Juravich, Matthew, 2020. "National Football League head coach race, performance, retention, and dismissal," Sport Management Review, Elsevier, vol. 23(5), pages 978-991.
    4. Andrew P. Davis & Tom R. Leppard & Alexander B. Kinney, 2022. "A shame of inches: Are teams with black head coaches more heavily penalized in Division 1 college football?," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 103(2), pages 259-273, March.
    5. Janice Fanning Madden & Matthew Ruther, 2009. "Reply to: Differences in the Success of NFL Coaches by Race," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 10(5), pages 543-550, October.

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