Charles B. "Chuck" Studley (born January 17, 1929, Maywood, Illinois

Maywood, Illinois

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) is a former American football

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 coach. He served as interim head coach of the Houston Oilers in 1983. Studley would finish with a 2-8 record in his only job as an NFL head coach.

Prior to joining the Oilers as a defensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

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 in 1983, Studley served as defensive coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers

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. He was in charge of the defense under Bill Walsh

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 and was responsible for the 49ers being able to hold off the Cincinnati Bengals

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' rally in Super Bowl XVI

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Studley subsequently served from 1984 to 1986 as defensive coordinator with the Miami Dolphins

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. Following a tenure as the Dolphins' linebackers coach, he joined the Cincinnati Bengals from 1989 to 1991 as a defensive line coach.

Studley played guard on the 1952 Rose Bowl

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 team at the University of Illinois

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