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Rick Venturi
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Rick Venturi is a former head coach at Northwestern University and longtime NFL assistant known for his defense. As head coach of Northwestern, his career record was 1-31-1, as he coached the early segment of Northwestern's Division I record 34-game losing streak. Venturi has served as defensive coordinator with the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints. With both the Colts and Saints, Venturi has also served as an interim head coach - in 1991 with the Colts and 1996 with the Saints. As a Head Coach, his career record stands at 2-17.
He played quarterback at Rockford-Auburn High School in Illinois, and at Northwestern. While at Northwestern he joined The Delta Upsilon Fraternity. His father, Joe Venturi, was a member of the Illinois High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame.
| Preceded by John Pont |
Northwestern Wildcats Head Coaches 1978–1980 |
Succeeded by Dennis Green |
| Preceded by Jim Mora |
New Orleans Saints Head Coaches 1996 |
Succeeded by Mike Ditka |
| Preceded by Ron Meyer |
Indianapolis Colts Head Coaches 1991–1991 |
Succeeded by Ted Marchibroda |
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New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinators 2002-2005 |
Succeeded by Gary Gibbs |
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| Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts Head Coaches |
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| Molesworth • Ewbank • Shula • McCafferty • Sandusky • Schnellenberger • Thomas • Marchibroda • McCormack • Kush • Dowhower • Meyer • Venturi • Marchibroda • Infante • J.E. Mora • Dungy |
| New Orleans Saints Head Coaches |
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| Fears • Roberts • North • Hefferle • Stram • D. Nolan • Stanfel • B. Phillips • W. Phillips • J.E. Mora • Venturi • Ditka • Haslett • Payton |
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