Don Coryell, the Cardinals and Chargers’ head coach in the 1970s and 1980s, was an offensive innovator whose passing-centered approach to football helped revolutionize the NFL. After leading San Diego State to a 104-19-2 record, Coryell took over the St. Louis Cardinals, whom he quickly transformed from a woeful offensive team to an entertaining and winning one with at least 10 victories in three of five seasons. Starting in 1978, Coryell next turned around the losing Chargers, who won three straight division titles and led the NFL in passing yards each season between 1978 and 1983 and again in 1985. Three times, San Diego led the league in scoring thanks to an offense (“known as Air Coryell”) that spread the ball out across the field, utilizing many weapons. Quarterback Dan Fouts, tight end Kellen Winslow, and receiver Charlie Joiner all put up big numbers and made the Hall of Fame, and Coryell’s passing philosophies were widely adopted.