Vic Fangio is one of the most innovative and well-respected defensive minds in the National Football League. No matter where the Dunmore native has gone during an almost four-decade career — he’s

Fangio has led a full life — boyfriend, father, grandfather, protégé, colleague, mentor, coach, and friend. Those close to him confirm that what you see is what you get, on and off the field.

The Philadelphia Eagles’ Vic Fangio, 66, and the Kansas City Chiefs’ Steve Spagnuolo, 65, ran the No. 2 and No. 4 scoring defenses in the NFL this season, respectively. Their detail-oriented mindsets are evident in how their defenses and teams practice and play. Their approaches have helped create and maintain the cultures of their organizations.

Vic Fangio’s coaching career started in the 1970s as a high school assistant in Pennsylvania and has taken him across the country in various stops as he grew into one of the most innovative defensive coaches in the game.

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was an assistant coach with the Baltimore Ravens in the early 2000s when hall-of-fame legend Ray Lewi

The Eagles are facing the Chiefs again in the Super Bowl but veteran DC Vic Fangio could end up being a difference-maker.