Bob Landsee

Robert John Landsee (born March 21, 1963) is a former American football player and coach. He was also the head coach and owner of the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League (AFL) till the team folded. He is a former American football center and guard who played for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1986–1987. He was drafted by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin.

Bob Landsee
No. 65
Position:Center / Guard
Personal information
Born: (1964-03-21) March 21, 1964
Iron Mountain, Michigan
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:273 lb (124 kg)
Career information
College:Wisconsin
NFL Draft:1986 / Round: 6 / Pick: 149
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Career NFL statistics
Games played:9
Games started:2
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Playing career

Landsee earned All-State honors in both football and basketball at Iron Mountain High School.[1] Before his graduation in 1985, he had also earned All-American and All-Big Ten honors during his career at Wisconsin.[2]

Landsee was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He played for two seasons with the Eagles, from 1986 to 1987.

Coaching career

Milwaukee Mustangs

Landsee was the offensive line coach for the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 1999–2001.[2]

Toronto Phantoms and Indiana Firebirds

Landsee was a coach for the Toronto Phantoms in 2002 and for the Indiana Firebirds in 2003.[2]

Green Bay Blizzard

Landsee was the head coach for the Green Bay Blizzard of the AF2 from 2005–2006 and from 2008–2009. He finished his career with the Blizzard with a record of 45–28 including playoffs. In 2006, Landsee coached the Blizzard to an East Division and American Conference Championship. He also brought his team to ArenaCup VII where they lost to the Spokane Shock 57–34. In 2008, the Blizzard had their best regular season record in franchose history, going 11–5 and earning the Midwest Division Championship. Under Landsee, 27 players signed contracts with fully professional teams, such as the AFL, the NFL or the Canadian Football League.[2]

Milwaukee Iron

Landsee was named head coach of the Milwaukee Iron of the AFL on October 13, 2009.[3]

Jacksonville Sharks

Landsee had been serving as the line coach of the Jacksonville Sharks of the AFL when he was named the interim head coach of the team after former head coach Les Moss was fired with two games to go in the 2016 season.[4]

AFL head coaching record
TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
MIL2010 115.6881st in NC Midwest11.500Lost to Spokane Shock in NC Championship
MIL2011 711.3893rd in AC East00.000–
MIL2012 513.2783rd in AC East00.000–
JAX2016 201.0003rd in AC11.500Lost to Philadelphia Soul in AC Championship
MIL total23291.00011.500
JAX total201.00011.500
Total[5]2529.46322.500

Personal

Landsee is the president of the Madison, Wisconsin chapter of the National Football League Alumni.[3]

References
  1. "Inductee Class of 1996", Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "Bob Landsee will Return in 2009 as Blizzard Head Coach". Oursportscentral.com. November 6, 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  3. "Bob Landsee". Milwaukee Iron. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  4. "SHARKS NAME BOB LANDSEE INTERIM HEAD COACH". jaxsharks.com. July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  5. "Bob Landsee coaching record". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
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