Dennis Winston

Dirt Winston
No. 53, 56, 55
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	October 25, 1955 (age 68); Forest City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College:	Arkansas (1973–1976)
NFL draft:	1977 / Round: 5 / Pick: 132
Career history
As a player:
	Pittsburgh Steelers (1977–1981); New Orleans Saints (1982–1985); Pittsburgh Steelers (1985–1986);
As a coach:
	Grove City (1987); Linebackers coach; Slippery Rock (1988); Linebackers coach; Arkansas State (1989–1991); Linebackers coach; Grambling State (1992–1993); Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; Norfolk State (1994); Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; Grambling State (1995–1996); Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; Arkansas (1997–1998); Outside linebackers coach; Lincoln HS (TX) (1999); Defensive coordinator; Kentucky State (2000); Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; Toledo (2001–2002); Linebackers coach; Toledo (2003); Defensive line coach; Edmonton Eskimos (2005–2006); Defensive line coach; Mississippi Valley State (2007–2009); Defensive line coach; Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2010–2012); Defensive line coach; Grambling State (2013); Defensive coordinator; Grambling State (2013); Interim head coach; Eastern Illinois (2014–2015); Defensive line coach;
Career highlights and awards
	2× Super Bowl champion (XIII, XIV); Second-team All-SWC (1974);
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
Interceptions:	13
Fumble recoveries:	13
Defensive TDs:	3
	Player stats at PFR

Dennis "Dirt" Winston (born October 25, 1955) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Arkansas. He substituted for the injured Jack Ham in Super Bowl XIV as the starting left outside linebacker. On October 17, 2013, Winston was named interim head coach for the Grambling State Tigers football team.^[1]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Grambling State Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2013)
2013	Grambling State	1–4^{[n 1]}	1–4^{[n 1]}	5th (West)^{[n 1]}
Grambling State:		1–4	1–4
Total:		1–4

^ ^a ^b ^c Doug Williams began the 2013 season as Grambling State's head coach, but was fired after two games. George Ragsdale was appointed interim head coach and helmed the team for four games before he was relieved of his duties and replaced by Winston. Grambling State finished the season with an overall record of 1–11 and a mark of 1–8 in conference play, placing fifth in the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)

^ "Dennis Winston named interim coach". ESPN.com. ESPN.com news services. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
^ "Pages 39-54 (PDF)" (PDF). University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved 2024-06-03.

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Head coach: Chuck Noll
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v t e Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIV champions
5 Craig Colquitt 9 Matt Bahr 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP) 15 Mike Kruczek 20 Rocky Bleier 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 27 Greg Hawthorne 29 Ron Johnson 30 Larry Anderson 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 33 Anthony Anderson 35 Jack Deloplaine 38 Sidney Thornton 39 Rick Moser 45 Russell Davis 47 Mel Blount 49 Dwayne Woodruff 50 Tom Graves 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 53 Dennis Winston 54 Zack Valentine 55 Jon Kolb 56 Robin Cole 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Willie Fry 63 Thom Dornbrook 64 Steve Furness 65 Tom Beasley 66 Ted Petersen 67 Gary Dunn 68 L. C. Greenwood 72 Gerry Mullins 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 77 Steve Courson 78 Dwight White 79 Larry Brown 82 John Stallworth 83 Theo Bell 84 Randy Grossman 85 Calvin Sweeney 86 Jim Smith 88 Lynn Swann 89 Bennie Cunningham
Head coach: Chuck Noll
Coaches: Rollie Dotsch Dick Hoak Tom Moore George Perles Louis Riecke Paul Uram Dick Walker Woody Widenhofer