Lindy Infante Gelindo Infante ( born May 27 , 1940 ) , nicknamed Lindy Infante , is a former American college football player and assistant coach , who became an offensive coordinator and head coach in both the National Football League ( NFL ) and the United States Football League ( USFL ) . Infante played college football for the University of Florida , and later served as the head coach of the Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL , and the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL . Early life . Infante was born in Miami , Florida in 1940 . He attended Miami Senior High School , where he played high school football and was the star fullback for the Miami Stingarees . College career . Infante received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , and he played tailback for coach Ray Graves ' Florida Gators football team from 1960 to 1962 . He was also a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity ( Epsilon Zeta Chapter ) while he was an undergraduate . Memorably , Infante scored the go - ahead touchdown in the Gators ' 18 – 17 upset of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 1960 , scored three touchdowns in their 21 – 7 victory over the Clemson Tigers in 1961 , and was a senior team captain and a third - team All - Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) selection in 1962 . During his undergraduate playing days , he also suffered two severe injuries : a ruptured lung against the LSU Tigers in 1960 , and a season - ending broken leg against LSU in 1962 . Infante graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor ' s degree in physical education in 1964 , and he was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a " Distinguished Letter Winner " in 1988 . Infante returned to his alma mater in 1966 , where he worked as an assistant football coach under head coaches Graves and Doug Dickey until 1971 , and was responsible for recruiting legendary Gator wide receiver Carlos Alvarez . He went on to serve as the offensive coordinator at Memphis State from 1972 to 1974 . NFL assistant and coordinator . Infante was the offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals in the early 1980s under Forrest Gregg . His offense , quarterbacked by Ken Anderson , led the Bengals to the 1981 AFC title , and a berth in Super Bowl XVI . During the summer of 1983 , he was offered and accepted the head coach position for the upstart Jacksonville Bulls for the USFL ' s inaugural 1984 spring football season ; citing potentially divided loyalties , the Bengals management promptly fired him before the start of the 1983 NFL fall season . Infante served as the Bulls ' head coach during their two spring football seasons in 1984 and 1985 . After the USFL folded following its second and last season , he became the offensive coordinator of the Bernie Kosar - quarterbacked Cleveland Browns during the and NFL fall seasons . Under Infante , the 1987 Browns were the second - highest - scoring offense in the AFC . Green Bay Packers head coach . After leaving Cleveland , Infante became an NFL head coach for the first time , leaving Cleveland to replace Forrest Gregg as head coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1988 . That first season , the Packers endured losing streaks of five and seven games and finished with a 4 – 12 record . Infante ' s second season , 1989 , was his most successful ; after a slow start , the Packers won five of their last six games , finishing 10 – 6 , only missing the playoffs on a tie - breaker with the rival Minnesota Vikings . For his efforts , Infante was named the 1989 AP NFL Coach of the Year . In 1990 , the Packers started 6 – 5 , only to lose their final five games and finish 6 – 10 and out of the playoffs . That five - game losing streak continued into 1991 , when the Packers lost six of their first seven games , and finished 4 – 12 . A 27 – 7 season - ending victory over the Vikings notwithstanding , Infante was fired by the Packers ' new general manager , Ron Wolf , before the beginning of the 1992 season . Indianapolis Colts . A second shot at head coaching came in 1996 , when Infante replaced the retired Ted Marchibroda as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts , who had reached the AFC title game in 1995 . The season opened with great success , as the Colts started 5 – 1 , but a four - game losing streak in the heart of the season ended their chances at an AFC East division title . Although they qualified for the playoffs as a wild card team , the Colts had to go to Pittsburgh to face the defending AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers . Although the Colts led 14 – 13 at the half , a second half collapse allowed the Steelers to claim a 42 – 14 victory . It was Infante ' s only NFL playoff game ; Indianapolis lost their first ten games of the 1997 season , finishing 3 – 13 . Infante was fired shortly after the season ' s end . As an NFL head coach , Infante compiled a career record of 36 – 60 – 0 , with an 0 – 1 record in the playoffs . Life after football . Infante is retired and lives in Crescent Beach , Florida with his wife Stephanie .