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Coaching turnover in professional sports is inevitable. No one can stay on top forever. Even the longest tenured head coaches must step away from the sidelines at some point in time, no matter their success.
Some franchises are more patient with their leaders than others. They are willing to stay the course through short-term struggles in order to achieve a larger goal.
Here, we’ll take a look at a few of those teams in each of the four major US sports leagues.
This list will identify the teams in the NFL, MLB, NHL, and NBA that have hired the fewest coaches over the last two decades.
We’ll start with football, where a pair of organizations recently parted ways with two of the longest tenured leaders in league history.
The Steelers may be the most loyal franchise in all of pro sports when it comes to head coaches. They’ve had two coaches at the helm across the last 20 years, and just three since 1969. Each won at least one Super Bowl championship.
Chuck Noll had a 23-year stint, followed by Bill Cowher’s 15-year run. Mike Tomlin replaced Cowher to begin his 19-year head coaching career, which ended after the 2025 season.
For the first time since 2006, Pittsburgh will be on the market for a new leader.
The Baltimore Ravens find themselves in a similar situation to that of the division rival Steelers. John Harbaugh was fired in 2026 after 18 seasons with the franchise.
He’s one of just two coaches to roam the sidelines in Baltimore over the last 20 years.
Harbaugh won 61% of his games with the Ravens and secured a championship ring. Prior to is hiring in 2008, Brian Billick had a nine-year run that also included a Super Bowl win.
The Braves have had three coaches over the last 20 seasons. Those leaders helped the franchise secure a pair of World Series titles.
Brian Snitker coached for 10 seasons after taking over for Fredi Gonzalez in 2016. Prior to Gonzalez, legendary manager Bobby Cox led the club for two decades.
A new leader will be in the dugout next year, which will soon remove Atlanta from this list. Snitker will be replaced by former player Walt Weiss after a 76-win season.
The Yankees are tied for the fewest number of managers in the MLB over the last two decades with three. Current coach Aaron Boone has been at the helm since 2018.
Prior to Boone’s arrival, Joe Girardi had a 10-year stint which was preceded by Joe Torre’s 12-year run.
Each has seen MLB success. Torre won four World Series in the Big Apple while Girardi secured one. Boone has yet to bring home a title, though he has appeared in one World Series.
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