:Jack Burns (American football coach)

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1949)}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = Jack Burns

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|01|03|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Tampa, Florida, U.S.

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| alma_mater = University of Florida

| player_years1 = 1967–1970

| player_team1 = Florida

| player_positions = Defensive back

| coach_team1 = Vanderbilt (assistant)

| coach_team2 = Auburn (WR)

| coach_team3 = Tampa Bay Bandits (WR)

| coach_team4 = Louisville (OC)

| coach_team5 = Washington Redskins (OA/WR)

| coach_team6 = Minnesota Vikings (OC/QB)

| coach_team7 = Atlanta Falcons (QB)

| coach_team8 = Atlanta Falcons (pass game)

| coach_team9 = Atlanta Falcons (WR)

| coach_team10 = Atlanta Falcons (QB)

| coach_team11 = Washington Redskins (QB)

| coach_team12 = Washington Redskins (OA)

| coach_years1 = 1978

| coach_years2 = 1979−1980

| coach_years3 = 1983

| coach_years4 = 1985–1988

| coach_years5 = 1989–1991

| coach_years6 = 1992–1993

| coach_years7 = 1997–1998

| coach_years8 = 1999

| coach_years9 = 2000

| coach_years10 = 2001–2002

| coach_years11 = 2004

| coach_years12 = 2005–2007

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| championships =

• Super Bowl champion (XXVI)

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Jack Charles Burns (born January 3, 1949) is a former American football coach whose career spanned 30 years at both the collegiate and professional levels. He served as an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, including stints with the Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, and Atlanta Falcons. Burns was the offensive coordinator for the Vikings from 1992 to 1993 and part of the Redskins' 1991 Super Bowl championship team.{{Cite web |last=Stellino |first=Vito |date=1992-02-04 |title=Redskins’ assistant coach Burns named to head Vikings offense |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1992/02/04/redskins-assistant-coach-burns-named-to-head-vikings-offense/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Baltimore Sun |language=en-US}} At the college level, he most notably served as offensive coordinator at the University of Louisville under Howard Schnellenberger from 1985 until 1988.

He is the uncle of MLB player Billy Burns.