Professional coaches/managers who were with their teams the longest

After three seasons as a player/manager with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1894-96, Mack took the reins as the manager of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901. He led the team for the next 50 seasons from age 38 to 87. Mack won five World Series and nine pennants with a record of 3,582-3,814-70 with the Athletics.

Halas's 40 seasons as an NFL coach are the most in the history of professional football, and all of them were spent with the Chicago Bears organization. He started in 1920 at age 25 when the team was known as the Decatur Staleys and was at the helm until 1929. He then returned four seasons later and remained the team's head coach for 35 seasons, winning five NFL Championships during that stretch. Halas went 318-148-31 for his coaching career.

McGraw started his player/manager career with the Baltimore Orioles but joined the New York Giants baseball team in 1902. He managed the organization until 1932, winning a remarkable 10 NL pennants and three World Series titles.

Landry took over as head coach of the Cowboys in 1960 after spending six seasons as defensive coordinator of the New York Giants. Over the next 29 seasons, Landry's Cowboys appeared in five Super Bowls, winning two of them. The team won at least 10 games 16 times during his tenure.

Lambeau founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919 and was their first professional coach in 1921 at age 23. He led the team to six NFL Championships in 29 seasons before finishing his career with the Chicago Cardinals and Washington Redskins.

Shula became the head coach of the Dolphins in 1970 after a successful seven-year run leading the Baltimore Colts. He spent 26 years with the Dolphins, with his crowning achievement being a perfect 17-0 season in 1972. Miami appeared in five Super Bowls under Shula, winning two of them.

Cox started his managerial career with the Braves in 1978 but was fired following the 1981 season. After four seasons in Toronto, Cox returned to Atlanta in 1990. Over the next 21 years, he won one World Series and five pennants. The Braves were an NL dynasty in the 1990s and into the early 2000s, winning at least 90 games 14 times under his leadership.

Owen was promoted to co-player/coach near the end of the 1930 season with the Giants. He spent the following season as a player/coach and remained the head coach of the team for 24 years in all. Owen won two NFL Championships and went 153-100-17 during his coaching career.

Sloan was the head coach of the Jazz for 23 seasons from 1988-2011 and had a .623 regular-season winning percentage over that time. Utah appeared in the NBA Finals in 1997 and again in 1998 but fell to Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls in both years.

All of Noll's 23 seasons as an NFL head coach were with the Steelers, from 1969-91. The team won four Super Bowls in six seasons from 1974-79, and Noll led the team to the playoffs 12 times.

Alston took over the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954. He won the World Series in only his second season and appeared in six more, winning four World Series in all over his 23 years with the organization.

The Spurs have been on quite a run during Pop's 22 seasons with the team. He became head coach after 18 games in the 1996-97 season. While the team failed to make the playoffs that year, the Spurs have made it all 21 seasons since then. They have appeared in six NBA Finals during his tenure, winning five of them. His .689 regular-season winning percentage is fourth in league history, trailing only Steve Kerr, Phil Jackson and Billy Cunningham.

Younger baseball fans might remember Lasorda better for an unfortunate fall at the 2001 All-Star Game, but he was quite the manager for the Dodgers over 21 years. Lasorda's teams won four NL pennants and two World Series titles. His managerial career concluded in 1996.

Adams led the Detroit hockey franchise from 1927-47, known as the Cougars when he took the job. He won three Stanley Cups but stepped down from coaching after the 1946-47 season to focus on being general manager.

Scioscia is now in his 19th season as the manager of the Angels. The former MLB catcher led the team to a World Series in 2002 and seven playoff appearances in total.

An MLB Hall of Famer, Anson was the player/manager for the Chicago White Stockings/Colts franchise from 1879-97. The organization won five pennants in his 19 seasons.

Known as the best current NFL head coach and perhaps the greatest ever, Belichick will enter his 19th season leading the Patriots next season. Incredibly, the organization has made the playoffs in 15 of 18 seasons and failed to have a winning record in only his first season with the team. He's paired with quarterback Tom Brady to appear in eight Super Bowls, winning five of them.

Grant became the head coach of the Vikings in 1967 and spent 18 years with the team. The Vikings won the 1969 NFL Championship and appeared in three Super Bowls in four years from 1973-76.

The Brooklyn baseball franchise was often referred to as the "Robins" in Robinson's honor when he was manager from 1914-31. Robinson won two NL pennants as manager and concluded his career with the organization 24 games above .500 with 1,375 wins.

The Browns franchise was named after Paul Brown when he took the head coaching job in 1946. Incredibly, the Browns won the championship in his first five seasons, four in the AAFC and one in the NFL. He won two more NFL Championships during his 17 seasons with the organization. Six years after being fired from Cleveland, Brown became part-owner and head coach and GM of the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFL.

Most recently remembered for his failures as the head coach of the Rams, Fisher started his head coaching career as interim coach of the Houston Oilers in 1994. He would take over for good and lead the franchise for 17 seasons total. Fisher made the playoffs six times and appeared in the Super Bowl following the 1999 season.

After eight seasons with the White Sox and 10 years in Oakland, La Russa joined the Cardinals in 1996. It took him a while to gain wide support from the fans, but TLR would eventually win two World Series and one additional NL pennant before retiring from managing after winning the 2011 World Series.

Auerbach became head coach of the Celtics in 1950, and the rest is history. Boston had the most successful 10-year stretch in the history of the league from 1956-57 to 1965-66, winning nine NBA Championships.

McCarthy managed 24 years in the big leagues but is best remembered as the manager of the Yankees from 1931-46. During that remarkable 16-year period, the team won the AL pennant eight times and were World Series champs seven times.

Clarke had a 16-year run as player/manager of the Pirates from 1900-15. The team won four NL pennants and the 1909 World Series under his leadership.