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Crennel is 73. The next earliest coach in 101 NFL seasons was George Halas, who coached the Bears at 72.
The last time Crennel functioned as an interim head coach, he did enough to win the permanent task in Kansas City. Hell have 12 games to audition for the opportunity to coach the Texans when hes 74, and possibly beyond.
The record could be broken within the next couple of years, by Pete Carroll and then by Bill Belichick. Regardless, Crennels name goes into a century-old record book, by virtue of being almost three quarters of a century old when changing Bill OBrien as the head coach in Houston.
Via NFL Research, Crennel will become the oldest individual to coach an NFL video game in the history of the league.
With Bill OBrien out in Houston and veteran assistant (and previous Browns and Chiefs) coach Romeo Crennel raised to the interim task, Crennel is poised to make history.
