Tom Pratt

Thomas Samuel Pratt (born June 21, 1935) is an American former football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). He played college football at the University of Miami.

Early life Pratt played high school football at Beloit Memorial High School in Beloit, Wisconsin. He earned all-state honors as a guard in 1952 while the team went undefeated.

College career Pratt played offensive guard and linebacker for the Miami Hurricanes from 1953 to 1956, earning All-American honors at linebacker his senior year in 1956. He graduated from Miami with a degree in education in 1957. He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1991. Pratt was the defensive line coach for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1963 to 1977, helping the team win the AFL championship in 1966 and 1969 while also winning Super Bowl IV. He served as a football ambassador in Osaka, Japan for the Asahi Challengers of the X-League from 1998 to 1999. He returned to help the Challengers win the Japan Super Bowl in 2000.