His family lived in Dayton until Sean was six years old. Sean's father, Tim, played football as a defensive back at Indiana University. McVay was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Tim and Cindy McVay. His success in Los Angeles is credited with changing NFL hiring philosophies towards head coaches, with more teams naming younger coaches to lead them. In his second year, McVay led the Rams to Super Bowl LIII. The season also marked the Rams' first winning record since 2003 and first playoff appearance since 2004. Within his first season, McVay revitalized a Rams team that had the league's lowest scoring offense the previous year into the top-scoring team of 2017 en route to the NFC West title. McVay is also the youngest head coach to qualify for the postseason, win a playoff game, appear in the Super Bowl, and be named the AP NFL Coach of the Year. He became the Rams' head coach in 2017 at the age of 30, the youngest head coach in modern NFL history. Sean McVay (born January 24, 1986) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). McVay with the Washington Redskins in 2014
