Brian Billick

Brian Billick Speaker Biography

Fox Sports Analyst and Super Bowl-Winning NFL Head Coach for Baltimore Ravens

From 1999-2007, Billick served as the head coach of the Ravens, a new franchise with the youngest players in NFL history. In his first year as head coach, Billick guided the Ravens to their first non-losing season (8-8) in 1999. In 2000, he led the Ravens to a decisive 34-7 Super Bowl XXXV victory over the New York Giants. The Ravens returned to the NFL playoffs in 2001 and 2003. In 2006, the team produced its best regular season in team history, winning the tough AFC North with a 13-3 record.

Career

Before coaching the Ravens, Billick coached professional and collegiate teams, including the Redlands (1977), Brigham Young (1978), San Diego State (1981-1985), Utah State (1986-1988), Stanford (1989-1991) and the Minnesota Vikings (1992-1998). In 1998, Billick managed a Vikings offense that scored the most points in NFL history (556). In 2000, under Billick’s direction, the Ravens’ defense set the NFL’s 16-game standard for fewest points allowed (165).

Honors

Billick earned All-Western Athletic Conference honors and honorable mention All-America in 1976 as a tight end at Brigham Young University (BYU). In 1976, he caught 20 passes for 338 yards and a touchdown. Billick played linebacker for the Air Force Academy during his freshman year, before transferring to BYU.

Philanthropy

Billick has participated enthusiastically in community work since his arrival in Baltimore, including working with the United Way of Central Maryland (the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society), hosting golf tournaments for the National Breast Cancer Foundation and serving as the honorary chairman for the American Lung Association’s Breath of Life Celebration. He also serves on the board of directors of the Living Classrooms Foundation. The Multiple Sclerosis Society, Maryland Chapter selected Billick as its 2001 “Champion of the Year.”

Books

Billick has co-authored four books: Competitive Leadership: Twelve Principles for Success (with Dr. James A. Peterson), Finding the Winning Edge (with NFL Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh and Dr. Peterson), More Than a Game: the Glorious Present and Uncertain Future of the NFL (with Michael MacCambridge) and his latest book, The Q Factor: The Elusive Search for Elite NFL Quarterbacks and Other Great Leaders. Finding the Winning Edge is a blueprint for developing an NFL team, covering everything from practice schedules to front office structure.

Analyst

Following his coaching career, Billick has been a game day analyst for the NFL on FOX and a contributor to the NFL Network. He also has a major presence on Foxsports.com and NFL.com.

Brian Billick Speaking Topics

Competitive Leadership: Twelve Principles for Success

Billick shares key principles of effective leadership that can be applied to any competitive situation, showing audiences how to overcome adversity and succeed. In a powerful and engaging presentation, he discusses:
· The value of creative thinking;
· How to create your own opportunities;
· How to inspire confidence in yourself and others.

Team Building: Building a "We" Environment in an "I" World

After coaching collegiate and professional football teams for more than 30 years, Brian Billick is a master at building winning teams. He shares:
· How to merge a group of “individual contractors” into a functioning team;
· His method for ensuring that a team strives toward a common goal;
· Ways to emphasize the primacy of that goal;
· How to create a “we” environment with a vision that ultimately leads to success.

Business and Sport: The Ever-Thinning Line

Brian Billick, one of professional football’s most gifted coaches and now a FOX Sports 2008 season game analyst, shares:
· An assessment of the current dynamics in the NFL;
· His insights into the future of professional sports amid high-profile business and entertainment pressures;
· What it is it like to be a critical decision maker in one of the biggest fishbowls.