Buddy Ryan never won a Super Bowl as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Heck, Buddy Ryan never even won a playoff game. He never made good on a promise that he made when he rode into Philly like a conquering hero.
After constructing what might be the greatest defense in the history of football, that of the 1985 Chicago Bears, Ryan was hired to lead the Eagles, and he made a promise. He was going to build the nastiest defense in the history of ‘The City of Brotherly Love’, and he was going to ride that to a world championship.