Richard Mann

Richard Mann (born April 20, 1947) is an American former football coach. He was an assistant coach for the Baltimore Colts, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He also coached for Aliquippa Junior/Senior High School, Arizona State, and Louisville. He played college football for Arizona State as a halfback and tight end.

Early life and playing career Mann was raised in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, where he attended Aliquippa Junior/Senior High School and played football, basketball, and track and field. As a football player, he earned Mid-Western Conference (MWC) and Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) honors. Mann was initially hired under Vince Gibson, but Gibson left for Tulane before the season. He stayed with the team during their move to Indianapolis. In 1985, he was hired as the wide receivers coach and tight ends coach for the Cleveland Browns under head coach Marty Schottenheimer. Schottenheimer saw Mann as the answer to the Browns' excessive amount of dropped passes with Mann stating "When you get to this level you should be able to catch the football...When you get into a slump, it's usually a problem with fundamentals. Sometimes you get away from those fundamentals." Mann was instrumental in the success of Rob Moore, who earned his first Pro Bowl honor and the team's first since 1989. When Carroll left the Jets after one season, new head coach Rich Kotite originally was not going to retain Mann, but after Mann decided to remain on the staff, Johnny Roland, who was named wide receivers coach and tight ends coach, shifted to running backs coach, leaving the previous positions open for Mann.