Before coaching, Brown played collegiately at the University of North Carolina and professionally in the ABA.

Before beginning his coaching career, Arena was a goalkeeper for Cornell University, and earned one cap with the United States men's national soccer team.

Before coaching the Brisbane Lions, Leigh Matthews made several media appearances as guest commentator.

Before the 2007 – 08 season had even begun Alan Walker was involved in a freak accident at a coaching course in Belfast which left him temporarily paralysed.

Before coaching the Admirals to their worst finish in franchise history, he spent a season and a half as coach of the Islanders before his dismissal in January 2006.

Before accepting the role Briegel had had various other job offers as his coaching experience, however limited, had been that of assistant to Karl-Heinz Feldkamp at Beşiktaş J. K. in Turkey, and the successor of Feldkamp at Beşiktaş J. K. ( from September 1999 to 30 June 2000 ) and further on top of coaching at fellow Turkish Super League team Trabzonspor ( 7 November 2001 – 30 June 2002 ).

Before he started coaching in the NFL, he served as an assistant coach at five different colleges, including Texas A & M, where he coached the offensive line for seven seasons.

Before coaching, Faust enjoyed a successful stint as a quarterback at the University of Dayton, where he played under former Notre Dame coach Hugh Devore.

Before beginning the 2003 playoffs with the Patriots, Crennel interviewed for head coaching positions with six teams in under 36 hours.

Before coaching, he played football at the University of Chicago under Amos Alonzo Stagg, who nicknamed him Fritz after violinist Fritz Kreisler.

Before the 1994 PBA Governor's Cup, Pepsi and Sunkist were involved in a rare coaching trade that saw Derrick Pumaren moving to the RFM franchise for Yeng Guiao.

Before retiring from coaching after the 2001-02 season, she sent four girls ’ teams, twenty-five individuals, and one men ’ s relay team to State competitions.

Before coaching, he had played for CFR and another well-known local team, Universitatea Cluj, during the 1940s.

Before taking over the head coaching reins at Indiana in 1984, Mallory coached three other schools to national prominence.

Before taking up his new role he took up an interim coaching role at APIA Leichhardt for their 2009 NSW Premier League season.

Before Neuheisel coached his first game for the Huskies, he had already violated NCAA recruiting rules by visiting high school players before the NCAA approved date to do so.

Before the 1988 NFL season, the team moved to Tempe, Arizona, a college town suburb of Phoenix, and played their home games for the next 18 years at Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium.

Before the Civil War, baseball competed for public interest with cricket and regional variants of baseball, notably town ball played in Philadelphia and the Massachusetts Game played in New England.

Before she started running, she played football.

Before recording, Parsons and Harris played a preliminary three show mini-tour as the headline act in a Warner Brothers country-rock package.

Before the demise of the Ottawa Renegades after the 2005 season, that team played the nearby Montreal Alouettes on Labour Day weekend.

Before his death he played extensively in colleges, concert halls, coffee houses and also on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, as well as recording three further albums for Vanguard Records.

Before his theft of fire, Prometheus played a decisive role in the Titanomachy, securing victory for Zeus and the other Olympians.

Before the release of the album, the band played four shows in May at the London Roundhouse where they played the album and its accompanying films in their entirety.

Before motorized transport became widespread, drummers played a key role in military conflicts.

Before the Dutch Revolt, Antwerp had played an important role as a distribution center in northern Europe.

Before the end of the year, Psyche had been back to Poland, played as part of the Endless Danse Macabre Festivals in the Netherlands, and Belgium as well as played for the first time ever in Australia.

Before its official release date on October 5, the band played at the Austin City Limits Music Festival and KBCO's World Class Rockfest.

Before becoming a sprinter, Morrow played football for San Benito High School.

Before moving to Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the Pacers played their games at Market Square Arena from 1974 – 1999 and at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum ( currently known as the Pepsi Coliseum ) from 1967 – 1974.

Before moving to Staples Center, for 32 seasons ( 1967 – 1999 ), the Lakers played their home games at The Forum in Inglewood, California, located approximately ten miles southwest of the team's current home at Staples Center.

Before Evensong each evening, hymn tunes are played on a baton keyboard connected with the bells, but occasionally anything from Beethoven to the Beatles may be heard.

Before each home game, a video package of team highlights and the pre game theme of " Ain't No Grave " by Johnny Cash is played.

Before establishing himself in the senior team, he played for the reserve side.

Before relating the story, it is stated that Cupid played no role in the events and was not to blame for Myrrha's incestuous love for her father, Cinyras.

Before Bryan joined the cast, Gale Gordon played the part of the town doctor in several episodes.

Before he debuted as Griff, Adam Scott actually played another character briefly in the episode ‘ Band on the Run .’

Before Blur, he played with The Aftermath and Real Lives.

Before the 1958 season, Cleveland was again in search of a quarterback.

Before the emergence of the T-formation in the 1940s, all members of the offensive backfield were legitimate threats to run or pass the ball, and most teams used four offensive backs on every play: a quarterback, two halfbacks, and a fullback.

Before being taken out of the game, Denver's starting quarterback Craig Morton completed just 4 out of 15 passes for 39 yards and was intercepted 4 times.

Before entering politics, Getty had been a quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.

Before the start of the 1993 season, team owner Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. announced that he wanted Montana to resume his role as starting quarterback for the 49ers.

Before the first game of the season, versus the Denver Broncos, Bosworth trash talked Denver quarterback John Elway.

Before injuries forced him to miss the previous two seasons, he was the preferred target of quarterback Michael Vick despite generally starting in the slot receiver position.

Before the Florence Phantoms 2008 season, Jacobs was signed to the roster where he would be the starting quarterback.