Washington Federals Coaches
Ray Jauch, Head Coach (1983 [18 games]- 1984 [1 game])
Ray Jauch (pronounced "yock"), before joining the Federals, was a highly
successful Canadian Football League coach, notably with Edmonton and
Winnipeg. He was also a very nice man who deserved much better than what
he got in Washington with the Federals. He coached the Federals through
their entire 1983 inaugural campaign, winning just 4 of 18 games. He was
back for 1984, but after one game (a blowout loss to expansion
Jacksonville), Federals owner Berl Bernhard made the infamous "untrained
gerbils" comparison and canned Jauch in favor of offensive coordinator Dick
Bielski.
Dick Bielski, Head Coach (1984 [17 games])
Dick Bielski was elevated to the head coaching position of the Washington
Federals after their first game of the 1984 season. He was unable to
better the record of his predecessor, winning just three of his seventeen games
at the Federals helm. During the Fifties and Sixties, Bielski had been a
star back and end at the University of Maryland, and had a successful NFL
career with the Eagles and Cowboys.