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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1952)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Fred Pagac
| position = [[Tight end]]
| number = 82
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|4|26}}
| birth_place = [[Brownsville, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| weight_lb = 222
| height_in = 0
| college = [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]
| undraftedyear = 1974
| teams =
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|1974}})
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|1976}})
| pastcoaching =
* [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] (1978–1981) Graduate assistant
* Ohio State (1982–1995) Linebackers coach
* Ohio State (1996–1999) Defensive coordinator
* Ohio State (2000) Assistant head coach
* [[Oakland Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2003}}) Linebackers coach
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ({{NFL Year|2004}}–{{NFL Year|2005}}) Linebackers coach
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2010}}) Linebackers coach
* Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2011}}) Defensive coordinator
* Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2013}}) Linebackers coach
* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{NFL Year|2014}}) Linebackers coach
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2017}}) Outside linebackers coach
| highlights =
* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl 50|50]])
| statlabel1 = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue1 = 8
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 94
| statlabel3 = [[Touchdowns]]
| statvalue3 = 0
| pfrcoach = PagaFr0
}}

'''Frederick Pagac''' (born April 26, 1952) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[tight end]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) and coach. He was signed by the [[Chicago Bears]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 1974. He played [[college football]] at [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]].

Pagac also played for the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] and has been a coach for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]], [[Oakland Raiders]], [[Kansas City Chiefs]], [[Minnesota Vikings]] and [[Buffalo Bills]].

==Playing career==
Pagac was signed by the [[Chicago Bears]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 1974. He played one season for the team, making six receptions for 79 yards. After not playing in 1975 Pagac played for the [[expansion team]] [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in 1976. He finished the season recording two receptions.

==Coaching career==
Pagac became a coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes in 1978 and coached there until 2000. Pagac began his coaching career at his alma mater as a graduate assistant under Head Coach [[Woody Hayes]] from 1978 to 1981; he also spent time as the team's [[linebackers coach]] from 1982 to 1995, [[defensive coordinator]] from 1996 to 1999, and assistant head coach in 2000.<ref name=broncos>{{cite web |url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/coaches/Fred-Pagac/a2087a1b-fc1d-46c8-936b-f63d3af7ad79 |title=Denver Broncos: Fred Pagac |website=www.denverbroncos.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222024943/http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/coaches/Fred-Pagac/a2087a1b-fc1d-46c8-936b-f63d3af7ad79 |archive-date=2015-02-22}}</ref> Pagac was a 1998 finalist for the [[Broyles Award]], given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.

In 2001, Pagac was hired by the [[Oakland Raiders]] to be the team's linebackers coach, and was there until 2003. From 2004 to 2005 he was the linebackers coach for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. In 2006 the [[Minnesota Vikings]] hired him.<ref name=broncos/>

On November 22, 2010, Pagac was named interim defensive coordinator for the Vikings, replacing [[Leslie Frazier]], who was promoted to interim head coach after the mid-season replacement of [[Brad Childress]]. On January 19, 2011, the interim title was removed and Pagac was named the defensive coordinator of the Vikings.

On January 15, 2012, he was removed as defensive coordinator for the Vikings but remained with the team, returning to his former position as linebackers coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiederer |first=Dan |date=2012-01-17 |title=With plug officially pulled on Pagac, Vikings' defensive coordinator search still unclear |url=https://www.startribune.com/with-plug-officially-pulled-on-pagac-vikings-defensive-coordinator-search-still-unclear/137449448 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref>

On February 7, 2016, Pagac was part of the Broncos coaching staff that won [[Super Bowl 50]]. In the game, the Broncos defeated the [[2015 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] by a score of 24–10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201602070den.htm|title=Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016|work=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]|access-date=August 31, 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==

His son, Fred Pagac, Jr. also played at Ohio State and was a member of Ohio State's [[2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|2002 national championship team]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers}}
{{Super Bowl 50}}

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[[Category:Minnesota Vikings coaches]]
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[[Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players]]
[[Category:People from Brownsville, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Fayette County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Washington County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Brian Piccolo Award winners]]

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