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Hal Hunter (American football, born 1959)

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For his father, see Hal Hunter (American football, born 1932).

Hal Hunter
Houston Texans
Position:Assistant offensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1959-06-08) June 8, 1959 (age 65)
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Career information
College:Northwestern
Career history
As a coach:
Head coaching record
Regular season:NCAA: 1–0 (1.000)
Career:NCAA: 1–0 (1.000)
Record at Pro Football Reference

Harold Theo Hunter III (born July 8, 1959) is an American football coach who is the assistant offensive line coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously served as offensive line coach for the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers. In 1999, he served as the head coach of LSU for one game, a 35–10 win over rival Arkansas, after Gerry DiNardo was fired. He was replaced when LSU hired Nick Saban in 1999.

Coaching history

College

Hunter held positions at William & Mary, Pittsburgh, Columbia, Indiana (PA), Vanderbilt, LSU,[1] Indiana and North Carolina[2] from 1982 to 2005.

NFL

After his stint with North Carolina, he was hired by the San Diego Chargers in 2006 as offensive line coach and held that position until 2011, when he was promoted to offensive coordinator.[3]

On January 30, 2013, Hunter was hired as assistant offensive line coach for the Indianapolis Colts.[4] He was promoted to offensive line coach in 2015. On January 22, 2016, the Cleveland Browns hired hunter as offensive line coach.[5]

On January 30, 2018, Hunter was hired as offensive line coach for the New York Giants under head coach Pat Shurmur.[6]

On February 21, 2022, Hunter was hired as assistant offensive line coach for the Houston Texans.[7]

Personal life

Hunter's father, Hal, also coached in the NFL.[8]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1999)
1999 LSU 1–0* 1–0* 6th (Western)*
LSU: 1–0 1–0 *Coached one game after Gerry DiNardo was fired
Total: 1–0

References

  1. ^ "LSU Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). lsusports.net. p. 107. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "Tar Heels hire Hal Hunter as Offensive Line Coach". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Chargers promote Hunter, add Fairchild to staff". Chargers.com. January 17, 2012. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Colts add two to coaching staff". wthr.com. January 30, 2013.
  5. ^ "Ex-Colts assistants Hamilton, Hunter join Cleveland coaching staff". January 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "Giants to hire Hal Hunter as offensive line coach". profootballtalk. January 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "Houston Texans Announce 2022 Coaching Staff". HoustonTexans.com. February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "Obituaries -Week of 9/4". denverncweekly.com. September 5, 2014. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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