Patrick Sean Payton (born December 29, 1963 in San Mateo, California) is the head coach of the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints. He was previously the quarterbacks' coach and later assistant head coach of the Dallas Cowboys until being hired by the Saints on January 17, 2006. On January 6, 2007, after the 2006 NFL season, his first with the Saints, he was chosen as the recipient of the AP NFL Coach of the Year Award. He was also honored as Motorola's NFL Coach of the Year Award, as selected by NFL.com voters. His book about the city of New Orleans and coaching The Saints football team is entitled, Home Team: Coaching the Saints and New Orleans Back to Life.