The Washington Times - July 29, 2009, 10:05PM

The Sporting News has compiled its list of top 50 coaches in sports and checking in at No. 17 is former Redskins coach Joe Gibbs.

The three-time Super Bowl winner and Pro Football Hall of Famer is ranked sixth among NFL coaches, behind Lombardi, Shula, Brown, Halas and Noll.

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Phil Jackson (third) was the highest active coach, behind John Wooden and Vince Lombardi.

Gibbs was the only coach from a D.C. pro or college team.

The top 10: Wooden, Lombardi, Bear Bryant, Jackson, Don Shula, Red Auerbach, Scotty Bowman, Dean Smith, Casey Stengel and Knute Rockne. 

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Ryan O’Halloran