Rick Lantz was the interim head football coach at Navy

United States Naval Academy

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 in 2000, following the firing of former head coach Charlie Weatherbie

Charlie Weatherbie

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. He was formerly a widely recognized defensive coordinator, and held high profile jobs at Virginia

University of Virginia

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, and Louisville

University of Louisville

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. He also served as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech

Georgia Institute of Technology

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, Miami

University of Miami

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, Buffalo, and Boston University.

Lantz also coached the Berlin Thunder

Berlin Thunder

The Berlin Thunder were a professional American football team in NFL Europe, which was a springtime American football league serving primarily as a developmental league for the National Football League. Most of the players were young American professional players assigned by NFL teams to receive...

 and Rhein Fire

Rhein Fire

The Rhein Fire was a professional American football team in NFL Europe, formerly the World League of American Football. Established in Germany in 1995, the franchise resurrected the name of the former Birmingham Fire team which was active during the 1991-1992 WLAF seasons.-History:The team was...

 of NFL Europe

NFL Europe

NFL Europe was an American football league which operated in Europe from 1991 until 2007. Backed by the National Football League , the largest professional American football league in the United States, it was founded as the World League of American Football to serve as a type of spring league...

. In three seasons (2004–06) with the Berlin Thunder, Lantz coached the team to an 18-11-1 regular season record. In addition, the Thunder competed in two World Bowls. Berlin won World Bowl XII 30-24 over the Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy

The Frankfurt Galaxy was a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called the Waldstadion.-History:In 1991, the...

 on June 12, 2004, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The following year, the Thunder fell in World Bowl XIII 27-21 to the Amsterdam Admirals

Amsterdam Admirals

The Amsterdam Admirals were a professional American football team in NFL Europe based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-History:The Admirals were formed in 1995 as part of the NFL's plan to restart the World League of American Football, to be based entirely in Europe...

 on June 11, 2005, in Düsseldorf, Germany. The 2006 Berlin season included a 17-17 tie on the road against the Hamburg Sea Devils

Hamburg Sea Devils

The Hamburg Sea Devils were an American football team that began play in NFL Europa from 2005 to 2007. They played their home games at Hamburg's AOL Arena . They played their first game on April 2, 2005 losing 24-23 to the Cologne Centurions...

 on April 1, one of just two ties in the history of NFL Europe.

Lantz took the reins of the Rhein Fire

Rhein Fire

The Rhein Fire was a professional American football team in NFL Europe, formerly the World League of American Football. Established in Germany in 1995, the franchise resurrected the name of the former Birmingham Fire team which was active during the 1991-1992 WLAF seasons.-History:The team was...

in 2007, the final season of NFL Europe. He coached the team to a 4-6 record.