TITANS VS. RAIDERS | Coaches profiles

Sherman Smith
Position: Running backs coach, Tennessee Titans from 1995-present.
Birthdate: Nov. 1, 1954.
Family: Wife Sharon, daughter Shavonne, son Sherman. His grandmother, Azalina Beedles, lives in Youngstown.
Schools: North High School, Miami, Ohio (33-1-1 in three years at quarterback).
Degree: Education.
NFL playing career: 1976-82 with Seattle Seahawks (second-round draft pick, 810 carries for 3,429 yards and 28 touchdowns; 1983-84 with San Diego Chargers.
Coaching stops: Redmond (Wash.) High, 1985-90; Miami (Ohio), running backs, 1990-91; Illinois, tight ends and running backs, 1992-94.
Super Bowl: XXXIV in January 2000 when Titans lost to St. Louis Rams, 23-16.
Ron Lynn
Position: Defensive backs coach, Oakland Raiders, 2000-present.
Family: Wife Cynthia and sons Ryon, John and Alec.
Schools: Struthers native played quarterback at Mount Union College, graduating in 1966.
Degree: Chemistry at Mount Union, master's degree in education at Toledo.
Coaching stops: Toledo, defensive coordinator and secondary, 1967-73; Kent, defensive coordinator and secondary, 1974-76; San Jose State, running backs in 1977, assistant head coach/defensive coach in 1978; Pacific, defensive coordinator/secondary coach, 1979; Cal defensive coordinator/secondary coach, 1980-82.
Pro career: USFL's Oakland Invaders, defensive coordinator, 1983-85; San Diego Chargers, defensive coordinator, 1986-91; Cincinnati Bengals, defensive coordinator, 1992-93; Washington Redskins, defensive coordinator, 1994-96; New England Patriots, defensive backs coach, 1997-99.
-- Tom Williams