Bay Area native Mike Holmgren spent some of his most formative years as a coach at Oak Grove High School in San Jose, serving as the team’s offensive coordinator from 1975 to 1980 before starting a journey to two Super Bowl championships as a San Francisco 49ers assistant coach and another as the Green Bay Packers’ head coach. In 2005, he guided the Seattle Seahawks to their first Super Bowl appearance. Holmgren’s career NFL record of 174-122 included 13 postseason head coaching victories, seventh most in league history.

Mike Holmgren was inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.