Former Seattle Mariners manager and Diamondbacks bench coach Bob Melvin became the new manager after only a ten-day tenure for Backman.

Former Browns QB Otto Graham ( left, with head coach Paul Brown ), who led the Browns to 4 AAFC and 3 NFL Championships, and is a Pro Football Hall of Fame member. While the championship losses sowed bitterness among Cleveland fans who had grown accustomed to winning, the team continued to make progress.

Former San Francisco coach George Seifert also coached the team from 1999-2001.

Former Montreal Canadiens coach Scotty Bowman got behind the Motown bench in 1993.

Former dual premiership winning coach and Essendon triple-premiership winning player Mark Thompson later joined Hird on the coaching panel.

* David Fairleigh – Former Rugby League forward, 1994 Rothman's Medal winner, NSW & Australian representative player, North Sydney Bears " Team Of The Century " second-rower, current coach of the Central Coast Bears

* Des Hasler – Former Rugby league player, NSW & Australian representative player, 1987 & 1996 Manly Sea Eagles premiership player, 2008 & 2011 Manly Sea Eagles premiership coach

* 1944 – Jerry Sandusky, Former Penn State football coach ; convicted child-sex offender

* Lloyd Carr, Former Head football coach, University of Michigan

* Jerry Glanville, Former head coach of the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons ; former head coach, Portland State University

* Steve Mariucci, Former head coach of Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, and University of California

* January 25 – Gordie Dwyer Former NHL player and coach

* Marc Lièvremont, Former rugby player and former head coach of the France national rugby union team

Former Essendon players such as Hird, Matthew Lloyd, and Scott Lucas, who had all taken up media roles since their retirements, were rumoured to be the subject of then-incumbent Essendon coach Matthew Knights's heated press conference following a win against St Kilda, in which Knights asserted that he and his players were now aware of certain people's position for or against him and the direction of the Essendon Football Club.

Former Los Angeles Lakers championship coach Paul Westhead was named head coach of the Phoenix Mercury on October 11, 2005, bringing his up-tempo style of play to the WNBA.

Former Boston Red Sox firstbaseman / outfielder Brian Daubach was hired as the hitting coach midway through the 2008 season.

Former Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was introduced as the 76ers ' new coach on June 1, 2009.

Former college coach and veteran NBA assistant Dick Harter was also hired, becoming the team's first head coach.

Former head coach Mike Brown ( basketball, born 1970 ) | Mike Brown, who was NBA Coach of the Year for 2008 – 09, and was the head coach of the Eastern Conference for the 2009 NBA All Star Game | 2009 All Star Game.

* Lenny Wilkens – Player 1989 and Coach 1998 ( Former player ( 1972 – 1974 ) and coach ( 1986 – 1993 )

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in his Prime Minister's Questions of 3 May 2006 made a shorthand reference to the types of political groups, " Judean People's Front " or " People's Front of Judea ", lampooned in Life of Brian.

Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney called the party " Reform in pantyhose ", and some opponents referred to the party as the " Reform Alliance " to enforce this perception.

Former National Intelligence Officer for Latin America and Cuba expert Professor Brian Latell argues in his book After Fidel, that the plan to assassinate Somoza was devised in Havana with direct input from Fidel Castro.

* Brian Smith – Former NFL player who played defensive end for the Denver Broncos in the early 1990s.

* Former Washington Redskins football player Brian Keith Mitchell played football at Plaquemine High School.

Former Flint, Michigan city manager Brian Rapp and community development director Frank Patitucci believe, " The most important consequence of overregulation is excessive administrative costs.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone ( left ) at the funeral of Ronald Reagan with former Soviet Union | Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

* Brian Mulroney, Former Canadian Prime Minister

* Brian Shaw — Former NBA basketball player ( Celtics, Magic, Heat, Lakers ) and Lakers assistant coach

Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney called the party " Reform in pantyhose ", and some opponents referred to the party as the " Reform Alliance " to enforce this perception.

* Family Guy ( 2008, one episode " The Former Life of Brian ") – Tracy

Former presenters include Susan Bookbinder, Daire Brehan, Jon Briggs, Jon Champion, Adrian Chiles, Edwina Currie, Fi Glover, Nick Hancock, Brian Hayes, Peter Heaton-Jones, Jane Hill, Des Lynam, David Mellor, Louise Minchin, Paddy O ' Connell, Jonathan Pearce, Nick Robinson, Sybil Ruscoe, Bill Turnbull, Sian Williams, Eamonn Holmes, Mark Saggers and Wendy Robbins.

Former US international Brian McBride and club original C. J.

* Former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney also has a relationship with Power Corporation.

* Former Goldsmiths students include Graham Sutherland, John Cale, Mary Quant, Malcolm McLaren, Damien Hirst, Sam Taylor-Wood, Lucian Freud, Antony Gormley, Julian Opie, Hisham Matar, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Neil Innes, Brian Molko, Alex James, and Graham Coxon.

Former UND students who have gone on to notable careers in athletics include former NBA player and current NBA coach Phil Jackson, ice hockey player who played in the 1980 Winter Olympics " Miracle on Ice " game Dave Christian, NHL professional ice hockey players Ed Belfour, Tony Hrkac, Jonathan Toews – captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, Zach Parise – New Jersey Devils, Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils, T. J. Oshie – St. Louis Blues, Ryan Bayda – Pittsburgh Penguins, Drew Stafford – Buffalo Sabres, Brian Lee – Ottawa Senators, Matt Smaby – Tampa Bay Lightning, Matt Jones – Toronto Maple Leafs, Mike Commodore – Columbus Blue Jackets, Jason Blake – Anaheim Ducks, Ryan Johnson – Vancouver Canucks, NFL professional football players Jim Kleinsasser – and Dave Osborn, both of the Minnesota Vikings, CFL professional football players Weston Dressler, David Griswold – Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen used the lodge for this purpose on occasion, staying at the lodge while in Dublin.

Former NTSB investigator Brian Richardson, who led the NTSB study of Flight 243, believes the fluid hammer explanation deserves further study.

Former Everton players such as Brian Harris have had their funeral service held there.

The company was referred to several times in the Family Guy episode " The Former Life of Brian " when the Pink Panther dies from his body being one-third Owens-Corning Fiberglass Insulation.

Former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney is a native of the town.

Former leaders include Olaf Ludwig, Walter Godefroot and Eddy Vandenhecke ( managers ), Luuc Eisenga ( spokesperson ) and Brian Holm, Valerio Piva ( sports directors ).

Former contestant and winner, Brian Dowling, has presented the show since 2011