▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁coach / co ordin ator ▁for ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Col ts , ▁where ▁he ▁developed ▁their ▁pro - style ▁off ense ▁attack . ▁He ▁carried ▁that ▁style ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁coming ▁to ▁Bay lor ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁fired ▁Sam ▁Bo yd . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁Bay lor ▁ten ure , ▁he ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 4 9 – 5 3 – 1 ▁(. 4 8 1 ) ▁record . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁five ▁seasons , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁B ears ▁to ▁three ▁bow l ▁games , ▁winning ▁two ▁of ▁them . ▁He ▁installed ▁the ▁Col ts ' ▁wide - open ▁passing ▁game ▁at ▁Bay lor , ▁helping ▁make ▁All - Amer icans ▁of ▁quarter back ▁Don ▁Tr ull ▁and ▁wide ▁receiver ▁Lawrence ▁El kins ▁after ▁a ▁record - bre aking ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁season . ▁In ▁the ▁B ears ' ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁season ▁op ener ▁against ▁Sy rac use ▁at ▁Bay lor ▁Stadium , ▁Br id gers ▁sent ▁in ▁John ▁Hill ▁West bro ok , ▁making ▁the ▁s oph om ore ▁running ▁back ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁ath lete ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁a ▁South west ▁Conference ▁school . ▁▁ ▁Br id gers ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁on ▁Ch uck ▁N oll ' s ▁first ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁staff , ▁where ▁he ▁ur ged ▁the ▁coach ▁to ▁consider ▁draft ing ▁a ▁player ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁for ▁Bay lor , ▁a ▁quarter back ▁named ▁Terry ▁Brad sh aw . ▁After