Martin Bayless' Professional Biography

Martin Bayless joins the California Redwoods as Defensive Backs Coach. He spent last season with the Minnesota Vikings as Intern Assistant Defensive Coach. One year prior, in 2007, Bayless completed his second season in Houston as the Assistant Defensive Backs Coach..

A former fourth-round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1984 NFL Draft, Bayless was also a first-round pick by the Memphis Showboats of the USFL. During his 14-year NFL career, Bayless competed in 192 games and started 153 games making 1186 tackles, 11.5 sacks, and 12 career interceptions. A standout at Bowling Green who was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1989, Bayless still ranks second in NCAA for career interceptions with 27..

Bayless retired from playing in 1998 and then moved to the Buffalo Bills’ front office as director of player development/special projects. He began his coaching career at Castle Park High School in San Diego and then advanced to the University of North Carolina as a coaching intern. Bayless worked as a defensive backs and special teams coach with the Barcelona Dragons & Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe for the 2003 season before joining Carolina as defensive assistant for the Panthers Super Bowl XXXVIII season. Bayless also coached in Oakland, serving as special teams assistant from 2004-05..

Bayless established the Martin Bayless Free Football Camp in 1986 in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio. Over the past 23 years, more than 135,000 youths have participated in Bayless’ camps which span from Ohio to California. His camps have produced three Heisman Trophy Winners (Reggie Bush, Ricky Williams and Rashaan Salaam) and two first overall picks in the NFL Draft (Alex Smith and Dan Wilkinson). For his accomplishments both on and off the field, Bayless was voted San Diego Chargers “NFL Man of the Year” (1990 and 1991), Kansas City Chiefs “NFL Man of the Year“ (1996) and San Diego Hall of Champions’ Ernest H. Wright Sr. Humanitarian Award.

NFL Management
2000-01	Buffalo Bills - Director of Player Development/Special Projects
NFL Coaching
2008	Minnesota Vikings - Coaching Intern
2006-07	Houston Texans - Assistant Defensive Backs
2004-05	Oakland Raiders - Special Teams Assistant Coordinator
2003	Carolina Panthers - Defensive Assistant/Secondary
2003	Amsterdam Admirals - Defensive Backs/Special Teams Asst Coordinator
2002	Barcelona Dragons - Coaching Intern
2002	University of North Carolina - Coaching Intern
UFL Coaching
2009-10	California Redwoods - Special Teams Coordinator/Secondary Coach
NFL Player
1995-97	Kansas City Chiefs
1994	Washington Redskins
1992-93	Kansas City Chiefs
1987-92	San Diego Chargers
1984-86	Buffalo Bills
1984	St. Louis Cardinals - 4th round / 101 pick in the draft
USFL
1984	Memphis Showboats - 1st round / 21st pick in the draft
Professional Recognition
•	Bowling Green State University inductee - "Athletic Hall of Fame" 1989
•	San Diego Chargers - "NFL Man of the Year" 1990
•	San Diego Chargers - "NFL Man of the Year" 1991
•	Kansas City Chiefs - "NFL Man of the Year" 1996
•	San Diego County Bar Association - "Distinguished Citizen" 1997
•	San Diego Hall of Champions - "Ernest H. Wright SR - Humanitarian Award" 2008
•	2010 Belmont High School inDayton, OH names new gymnasium after Martin Bayless