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Wayne Fontes
Born February 17, 1940 (85 years)
Wayne Howard Joseph Fontes (/fonts/; born February 17, 1940) is an American former professional football player and coach. He was the head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s Detroit Lions from 1988 to 1996. He is the longest tenured head coach in team history. His 67 wins and 71 losses are each the most for a head coach in team history. Fontes played as a defensive back for the New York Titans of the American Football League (AFL).
Wayne Fontes Filmography
| 2025 | Raise the Flags: 50 Years of Buccaneers Football (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Bye Bye Barry · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | A Football Life (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | SportsCentury (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire · as Wayne Fontes |
| 1994 | NFL on FOX (TV Series) · as Self - Detroit Lions Head Coach |
| 1970 | ESPN Monday Night Football (TV Series) · as Self - Detroit Lions Head Coach |
| 1965 | The NFL on NBC (TV Series) · as Self - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Backs Coach |
| 1956 | The NFL on CBS (TV Series) · as Self - Detroit Lions Head Coach |