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Walt Harris Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football Head Football Coach

hroughout his 30-plus years in coaching, Walt THarris has tutored some of the finest players in the game, has been a part of championship teams and some of the most respected programs in the nation and has earned a reputation as one of the great innovators and teachers in football. And on December 13, 2004, the San Francisco Bay Area-native returned home to become the Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football and Head Football Coach at Stanford University. There is no doubt that Harris has put together an impressive career both as a head and assistant coach on the college and professional levels. At each stop along the way, Harris made his mark by coaching and mentoring players and building championship teams. At 58, he has coached in 14 bowl games, includ- ing six as a head coach, while coaching 11 NFL first round draft picks and 14 NFL . Some of the players who have played under Harris include and , both wide receivers from the University of who each won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver, winner at Ohio State, with the Jets, Biletnikoff Award winner at Ohio State and Lombardi Award win- ner Orlando Pace at Ohio State. The Walt Harris File Harris has had two previous head coaching stops: at the University of the Full Name: Walt Harris College: Pacific, B.A., History/Physical Pacific, his alma mater, from 1989-91, and at the for Birthdate: November 9, 1946 Education, 1968; M.A., Physical Education, 1969 the past eight years (1997-2004). His 11-year record as a head coach stands at Hometown: South San Francisco, CA 63-68, including an 11-24 record at UOP and a 52-44 mark at Pitt. Over his last Children: Scott (born 8/15/81); Summer High School: El Camino (South San (born 8/31/82); Brett (born 9/17/96) four seasons at Pitt, however, the Panthers won 31 of Harris’ final 44 games as Francisco, CA), 1964 Playing Experience: DB, College of San head coach. Junior College: College of San Mateo (San Mateo (1964-65); DB, University of the The Panthers reached bowl games in six of his eight seasons at Pittsburgh, Mateo, CA), 1965 Pacific (1966-67) including each of the last five, to give the school its best bowl run since reach- ing nine in a row from 1975-83. Each of his past five bowl teams have won at Harris made a splash when he arrived at Pittsburgh in 1997 and earned Big least seven games and combined to post an impressive 39-23 (.629) record, East Coach of the Year honors by leading the team to the Liberty Bowl for its marking the program’s winningest five-season stretch since 1979-83. first postseason berth since 1989. The Panthers had not won more than four Harris led an impressive turnaround of the Pittsburgh football program games in each of the previous five seasons (1992-96) before Harris’ arrival. during his tenure in the Steel City, culminating with the school’s first Bowl After his first season at Pitt, Harris began building the program into a peren- Championship Series berth and a share of the Big East title in 2004 after post- nial bowl contender. His teams did not qualify for bowl games in ’98 and ’99, ing an 8-3 regular season record. Harris, who was named the Big East but Harris was busy laying the groundwork for future success. His last five Conference Coach of the Year for the second time, led his team to six wins in teams all competed in post-season bowl games as the Panthers took their right- its last seven regular games to set up a Fiesta Bowl showdown against unbeat- ful place as one of the nation’s top programs. en Utah.

Coaching Assignments Head Coaching Record Year Organization Position Notes Year School Record Bowl / Notes 1970 El Camino HS Head Coach High school alma mater 1989 Pacific 2-10 1971-73 Pacific Secondary Played DB at UOP from ‘66-67 1990 Pacific 4-7 1974-77 California 27-16-1 record in four years 1991 Pacific 5-7 1978 Air Force Secondary Coached during spring only 1997 Pittsburgh 6-6 Liberty / Big East Coach of the Year 1978-79 Michigan State Linebackers Team went 8-3 in ‘78 1998 Pittsburgh 2-9 1980-82 Quarterbacks Coached two NFL First Round QBs 1999 Pittsburgh 5-6 1983-88 Tennessee /QBs Won 4 of 5 bowl games 2000 Pittsburgh 7-5 Insight 1989-91 Pacific Head Coach Improved record each season 2001 Pittsburgh 7-5 Tangerine 1992-94 Quarterbacks Coached Boomer Esiason to 2002 Pittsburgh 9-4 Insight / Region I Coach of the Year 1995-96 Ohio State Quarterbacks Won 22 games; No. 2 ranking in ‘96 2003 Pittsburgh 8-5 Continental / Staff named No. 3 in country 1997-04 Pittsburgh Head Coach Six bowl appearances in 8 years 2004 Pittsburgh 8-4 Fiesta / First BCS game in school history Career Record: 63-68 (11 years) at Pacific: 11-24 (three years) at Pittsburgh: 52-44 (eight years)

22 2005 STANFORD SPRING FOOTBALL Head Coach Walt Harris

“Walt Harris is right up there with the best. There’s nobody better.” – Boomer Esiason

Award). The Buckeyes won 11 games again in 1996, earning a co-Big Ten title and the conference’s berth in the , where they went on to defeat Arizona State and finished the season ranked No. 2 in the national polls. From 1992-94, Harris was the quarterbacks coach for the New York Jets (1992-94) of the NFL, where he helped Esiason revitalize his career and earn a spot in the 1993 Pro Bowl. “Walt Harris is right there with the best,”said Esiason.“There’s nobody better.” Harris spent six seasons from 1983-88 as the offensive coordinator at Tennessee under with the Volunteers posting a 47-21-4 (.653) record and winning four of the five bowl games they played in during his stint in Knoxville. Harris was also the team’s assistant head coach during his final season with the program in 1988. “I consider Walt Harris as good a coach as there is in America,” said current Harris led the Panthers to back-to-back 7-5 seasons and bowl appearances head coach and 2003 winner , in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, Pittsburgh finished 9-4 after beating Oregon State whom Harris hired for his first coaching job as a graduate assistant at 38-13 in the Insight Bowl. The Panthers went 8-5 after losing to Virginia in the Tennessee in 1986. “His track record with quarterbacks, receivers and offensive Continental Tire Bowl in 2003. football teams is unprecedented, and his winning percentage at Pitt speaks for His coaching skills have been recognized by many in the football world, itself. Walt is a class act and Stanford should be proud to have him.” including The , which ranked the Pittsburgh coaching staff led by Harris, began his coaching career as the head coach at his prep alma mater Harris No. 3 nationally and the best in the Big East in its 2003 El Camino High School in South San Francisco for one campaign in 1970. He annual. In 2002, the Coaches Foundation (AFCA) named quickly moved into the collegiate ranks and then spent 18 seasons refining his him the Region I Coach of the Year. skills as an assistant before receiving his first head coaching position at his col- Harris has also earned a reputation for developing talented players. At legiate alma mater Pacific, where he spent three seasons (1989-91), improving Pittsburgh, he tutored a pair of winners of the Biletnikoff Award annually given the Tigers in each of his final two campaigns. to the nation’s top receiver in Antonio Bryant (2000) and Larry Fitzgerald Other stops as a collegiate assistant came at Pacific (1971-73, secondary), (2003), who was also the runnerup for the Heisman Trophy. Harris has California (1974-77, linebackers), Air Force (spring 1978, secondary), coached 11 first round NFL Draft picks, including two of his quarterbacks: Michigan State (1978-79, linebackers) and Illinois (1980-82, quarterbacks). Dave Wilson (1981, Illinois) and Tony Eason (1983, Illinois). Harris also Harris graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in History and Physical Education coached Jack Trudeau at Illinois, who was a second round draft pick in 1986. from Pacific in 1968, and earned his Master’s degree in Physical Education Fifteen of Harris’ quarterbacks have gone on to compete in the NFL. from the Stockton school a year later. As a for the Tigers, he All totaled, Harris’ pupils include three Biletnikoff Award winners, one played for former NFL head coach , who was the defensive coordi- Heisman Trophy winner, a Heisman runnerup, a Lombardi Award winner and nator for the Tigers at the time. numerous All-Americans. Harris is the father of three children: Scott (born August 15, 1981), Summer Prior to his tenure at Pittsburgh, he spent two seasons as the quarterbacks (born August 31, 1982) and Brett (born September 17, 1996). coach at Ohio State (1995-96) with the Buckeyes tying a then-school record with 11 victories each season. Ohio State reached the in 1995 with Buckeye players capturing some of college football’s top awards (Eddie George – Heisman Trophy; Terry Glenn – Biletnikoff Award; Orlando Pace – Lombardi

Bowl Experience Prominent Players Coached Season School Bowl Dave Wilson, QB Illinois 1982 Illinois Liberty Tony Eason, QB Illinois 1983 Tennessee Citrus Jack Trudeau, QB Illinois 1984 Tennessee Sun , DT Tennessee 1985 Tennessee Sugar Boomer Esiason, QB New York Jets 1986 Tennessee Liberty Terry Glenn, WR Ohio State 1987 Tennessee Peach Orlando Pace, OT Ohio State 1995 Ohio State Citrus Eddie George, RB Ohio State 1996 Ohio State Rose Antonio Bryant, WR Pittsburgh 1997 Pittsburgh Liberty Larry Fitzgerald, WR Pittsburgh 2000 Pittsburgh Insight 2001 Pittsburgh Tangerine 2002 Pittsburgh Insight 2003 Pittsburgh Continental Tire 2004 Pittsburgh Fiesta

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Tom Freeman Offensive Line (centers/guards) / Run Game Coordinator

om Freeman has coached the offensive line for Tmore than 30 years on the collegiate level for teams that have competed for the national championship, played in the Rose Bowl and a BCS Bowl, and produced many players who have gone on to play in the NFL. He begins his first season at Stanford after coaching with Walt Harris for the past eight years at the University of Pittsburgh. Freeman will team with John McDonell to coach the Cardinal’s offensive line. Freeman will coach guards and centers while McDonell will coach tackles and tight ends. A native of Bakersfield, California, Freeman brings with him a resume that includes coaching in the Pacific-10 Conference, the Big Ten, Big East and WAC. A 1969 graduate of San Diego State University, Freeman’s coaching stops have included Hawaii, San Diego State, Arizona State, Purdue and Pittsburgh. For the past eight years (1997-2004), Freeman helped Harris build Pitt into a perennial bowl contender. Freeman, who coached centers and guards for the Panthers, added the responsibility of run game coordinator in 2000. Five of Freeman’s lineman earned All-Big East honors under his tutelage, including Tony Orlandini (1997), Jon Marzoch (1997), Jeff McCurley (2000), Bryan Anderson (2002) and Rob Petitti (2004). Freeman spent five seasons at Purdue (1992-96) coaching the Boilermakers’ offensive line before moving to Pitt. His offensive lines were instrumental in allowing Mike Alstott to become the Boilermakers’ all-time leading rusher. Alstott had consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons in 1994 and ’95 as Purdue had one of the best rushing offenses in the country. The Freeman File The Boilermakers had the 12th best rushing in the country in 1994 Full Name: Tom Freeman Children: Anna, Emily, Laura while in ’95 they averaged 233.4 yards per game on the ground and led the Big Date of Birth: December 28, 1946 Playing Experience: OT, San Diego City Ten and ranked eighth nationally. Hometown: Bakersfield, California College (1964-65); OT/C, San Diego State (1967-68) During his eight years as Arizona State’s offensive line coach (1984-91), High School: St. Augustine Recruiting Region: Central and parts of Freeman helped the Sun Devil’s to three bowl games, including a Pac-10 cham- College: San Diego State, 1969 Southern California, Reno, Colorado, Utah, pionship and the school’s first Rose Bowl appearance in 1986. During that sea- (B.A., Liberal Studies) Hawaii son, ASU finished the year 10-1-1 after beating Michigan 22-15 in the Rose Wife: Joanne Bowl. A year earlier, the Sun Devils went 8-4 in 1985 and played in the Holiday Bowl. In 1987, ASU averaged nearly 200 yards a game on the ground and was Freeman began his coaching career at San Diego State as a graduate assistant in among the national leaders in rushing offense. They went on to finish 7-4-1 1969. He helped the Aztecs advance to the Pasadena Bowl. and played in the Freedom Bowl. Freeman earned his bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from San Diego State One of Freeman’s prized pupils at ASU was two-time All-American and in 1969. As a player, Freeman began playing college football at San Diego City future All-Pro Randall McDaniel. Freeman also coached guard Todd Kalis, a College (1964-65) where he was part of two conference championship teams. He fourth round pick in the ’87 NFL Draft. then went on to play center and tackle at San Diego State, which went 19-1-1 in Freeman spent three seasons coaching the offensive line at his alma mater, 1967 and ’68 and won a pair of College Division national championships. San Diego State, from 1981-83. His other coaching stops included Hawaii for Born December 28, 1946, Freeman and his wife, Joanne, have three daugh- six years (1975-80), where he coached Dan Audick and Jesse Sapolou, one year ters: Anna, Emily and Laura. at San Diego City College (1974) and four years at San Ana College (1970-73).

Coaching Assignments Bowl Experience Prominent Players Coached 1969 San Diego State – Graduate Assistant 1969 Pasadena Bowl – San Diego State Dan Audick, OT, Hawaii 1970-73 – Offensive Line 1985 Holiday Bowl – Arizona State Jesse Sapolou, OG, Hawaii 1974 San Diego City College – Offensive Line 1987 Rose Bowl – Arizona State Randall McDaniel, OT, Arizona State 1975-80 Hawaii – Offensive Line 1987 Freedom Bowl – Arizona State Todd Kalis, OG, Arizona State 1981-83 San Diego State – Offensive Line 1997 Liberty Bowl – Pittsburgh Mark Fischer, OT, Purdue 1984-91 Arizona State – Offensive Line 2000 Insight Bowl – Pittsburgh Rob Petitti, OT, Pittsburgh 1992-96 Purdue – Offensive Line 2001 Tangerine Bowl – Pittsburgh Bryan Anderson, OG, Pittsburgh 1997-04 Pittsburgh – Offensive Line (’97-04), 2002 Insight Bowl – Pittsburgh Jeff McCurley, C, Pittsburgh Run Game Coordinator (2000-04) 2003 Continental Tire Bowl – Pittsburgh Tony Orlandini, OT, Pittsburgh 2004 Fiesta Bowl – Pittsburgh Jon Marzoch, OG, Pittsburgh

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Nathaniel Hackett Specialists / Recruiting Coordinator

athaniel Hackett is a student of the game. He was Nborn into a football family, grew up around foot- ball players and coaches and watched and learned from his dad, Paul a 35-year veteran of the coaching ranks, everything the game had to offer. Football has always been a major part of his life. And now, at age 25, he begins his career as a football coach at Stanford University. Hackett has been at Stanford the past two seasons as an Assistant to the Offensive and Defensive Coordinators. But, when first year head coach Walt Harris took the job at Stanford, he hired Hackett on January 14, 2005, to be his specialists coach and recruiting coordinator. Hackett will oversee all aspects of the Cardinal’s nationwide recruiting efforts as well as coach place-kickers, pun- ters and snappers. During the past two seasons, Hackett was a key assist to both the offensive and defensive coordinators. In December, 2004, Hackett accepted the position of linebackers coach at Western Michigan, but returned to Stanford once Harris offered him a position on his staff in January. Born December 19, 1979 in Fullerton, California, when his dad was coach- ing at USC, Hackett’s life can be chronicled by which team Paul was coaching. From berth through his first year, Hackett lived in Southern California while Paul was coaching at USC. From there, Paul coached with the for two years (Nathaniel was ages 2-3), then three years with the from ages 4-6, followed by three years in Dallas with the Cowboys, ages 7-9. The Hackett File The next four years, ages 10-13, Hackett lived in Pittsburgh while his dad Full Name: Nathaniel Walter Hackett College: U.C. Davis, 2003 (B.A., was the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh. That was followed by five Date of Birth: December 19, 1979 Neurobiology, Physiology and Behaviors) years (ages 14-18) in Kansas City when Paul coached with the Chiefs. During Hometown: Gilford, NH Playing Experience: LB, U.C. Davis, 1999-2002 the last year, Nathaniel had begun attending college at U.C. Davis. High School: Blue Valley Northwest (Kansas) Recruiting Region: , Georgia, Following his stint with the Chiefs, Paul went on to work at USC as the Missouri, Kansas Trojans head coach, then the past four years as the offensive coordinator with the New York Jets. He is presently the quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay including a 10-2 record in ’99, 12-1 in 2000, 10-3 in ’01 and 9-3 in ’02. Hackett Buccaneers. won the George Belenis Award in 1998 as the team’s Most Outstanding During his childhood, Hackett had the opportunity to be a ball boy for his Redshirt, and the “Aggie Pride” Award in 2002 as a senior. dad’s teams and get to know some of the greatest players and coaches in the While at U.C. Davis, Hackett taught Hip Hop dance for two years and was game. The list includes , , , , the President of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. He made his first foray into Derrick Thomas, Neil Smith and Curtis Martin, to name a few, as well as coach- coaching during the spring of 2003 at U.C. Davis when was an assistant line- es Bill Walsh, , , Herman Edwards, Jon backers coach. Hackett is single and resides in Palo Alto. Gruden, and Norv Turner. Hackett was a ball boy for the for one year, the Pitt Panthers for four years and four more years with the . Hackett was a four-year letter-winner as a and a short and long snapper at U.C. Davis from 1999-2002. He helped the Aggies, one of the top programs in NCAA Division II, reach the playoffs each of his four seasons. The Aggies reached the quarterfinals in 1999 and 2002 and the semifinals in 2000 and 2001. During his four seasons, U.C. Davis had a combined record of 41-9,

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Tom Hayes / Secondary

hen head coach Walt Harris went looking for a Wdefensive coordinator and secondary coach familiar with the 3-4 , he hit paydirt when he hired veteran coach Tom Hayes on February 14, 2005. In Hayes, the Cardinal defense is led by a veteran coach of more than 30 years who has previously been a defensive coordinator at UCLA, Oklahoma and Kansas and coached for five years for the Redskins in the NFL. A 1971 graduate of the University of , Hayes has a long and impressive resume that includes 13 bowl appearances, including three Rose Bowl victories, numerous All-Conference and All-America players, and 26 defensive backs who have been on NFL rosters, including five that were drafted in the first round. Hayes has coached on staffs that have a combined 10-3 record in post-season bowl games. Some of the great defensive backs who have been coached by Hayes are Pro Bowl players and with the Redskins, Champ Bailey, a Pro Bowl alternate and member of the 1999 NFL All-Rookie Team while with Washington, UCLA’s Kenny Easley, , James Washington, Eric Turner, Darryl Henley, Matt Darby and Ron Pitts. Others include and Patrick Bates at A&M and Oklahoma’s Darnell Walker and Darius Johnson, to name a few. The Hayes File Most recently, Hayes spent the 2001 season at the University of Kansas. He Full Name: Tom Hayes Wife: Cindy was the Jayhawk’s defensive coordinator and secondary coach and, for the final Date of Birth: March 26, 1949 Children: Andy, Lindsay, Sarah three games of the year, he was the team’s Interim Head Coach. Hometown: Keokuk, Iowa Playing Experience: DB, Iowa (1967-71) Prior to his one season at Kansas, Hayes spent five years (1995-2000) coach- High School: Atlantic (Atlantic, Iowa) Recruiting Region: Houston and Louisiana ing the secondary for the Washington Redskins of the NFL under Norv Turner. In the 15 years before he moved to the NFL, Hayes coached for three of the top College: Iowa, 1971 (B.A., Finance/Insurance) college programs in the nation under three of the game’s most respected head coaches. In 13 of those years, his season ended at a post-season . 7-1 in bowl competition and finished among the top-5 nationally five times Hayes coached under Gary Gibbs at Oklahoma for four years (1991-94), and among the top-20 eight times. The Bruins never won less than seven games under R.C. Slocum at Texas A&M for two years (1989-90) and under Terry during Hayes’ nine-year tenure. Donahue at UCLA for nine seasons (1980-88). The Bruins went 10-1-1 in 1982 and finished ranked fifth in the nation after At Oklahoma, Hayes was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach. He beating Michigan in the Rose Bowl. In 1983, UCLA again won the Pac-10 title helped the Sooners to a pair of nine-win seasons and three bowl games, includ- and beat Illinois in the Rose Bowl. A few years later, in 1985, UCLA went 9-2- ing a win over Virginia in the 1991 and a victory over Texas Tech 1, beat Iowa in the Rose Bowl and finished as the nation’s No. 7 ranked team. in the ’93 Hancock Bowl. Hayes was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Cal State He was the Assistant Head Coach and secondary coach for two seasons at Fullerton in 1979 and was the secondary coach at his alma mater, Iowa, in Texas A&M. He helped direct the Aggies to a combined 17-7-1 record and trips 1977-78. He coached for five years on the high school level and one year at Coe to the Hancock Bowl in ’89 (lost to Pittsburgh) and the Holiday Bowl in 1990 College in Iowa before getting his first collegiate job at Iowa in ’77. (victory over BYU). Hayes was a three-year letter-winner as a defensive back for Iowa from 1967-71 Hayes worked for nine years as an assistant coach under Donahue at UCLA and signed as a free agent by the . He earned his undergradu- (1980-88). He was the secondary coach in 1980-81, then was promoted to co- ate degree in Finance/Insurance from Iowa in ’71. Born March 26, 1949 in defensive coordinator/secondary coach from ’82-88. In nine seasons in Keokuk, Iowa, he attended Atlantic High School in Iowa. He and his wife Cindy, Westwood, Hayes was part of a Bruin program that won four Pac-10 whose brother-in-law is former Kansas City Chiefs Ed Podolak, have Championships, played in three Rose Bowls and eight bowl games overall, went three children: Andy, who played baseball at Virginia Tech, Lindsay and Sarah.

Coaching Assignments Bowl Experience Prominent Players Coached 1971-72 High School (Iowa) – Defensive Coord. 1981 Bluebonnet Bowl – UCLA Kenny Easley, DB, UCLA Darrell Green, DB, Washington (NFL) 1973 Coe College (Iowa) – Secondary – UCLA Don Rogers, DB, UCLA Cris Dishman, DB, Washington (NFL) 1974-76 High School (Iowa) – Head Coach 1983 Rose Bowl – UCLA James Washington, DB, UCLA Champ Bailey, DB, Washington (NFL) 1977-78 Iowa – Secondary 1984 Fiesta Bowl – UCLA Marcus Turner, DB, UCLA 1979 Cal State Fullerton – 1985 Rose Bowl – UCLA Eric Turner, DB, UCLA Defensive Coordinator / Secondary 1986 Freedom Bowl – UCLA Darryl Henley, DB, UCLA 1980-88 UCLA – Secondary (’80-81); 1987 Aloha Bowl – UCLA Matt Darby, DB, UCLA Co-Def. Coord./Secondary (’82-88) 1988 Cotton Bowl – UCLA Herb Welch, DB, UCLA 1989-90 Texas A&M – Asst. Head Coach / Secondary 1989 Hancock Bowl – Texas A&M Ron Pitts, DB, UCLA Oklahoma – Def. Coord. / Secondary 1990 Holiday Bowl – Texas A&M Patrick Bates, DB, Texas A&M 1995-99 Washington (NFL) - Secondary 1991 Gator Bowl - Oklahoma Kevin Smith, DB, Texas A&M 2001 Kansas – Def.Coordinator/Secondary; 1993 Hancock Bowl - Oklahoma Darnell Walker, DB, Oklahoma Interim Head Coach final three games 1994 Copper Bowl - Oklahoma Darius Johnson, DB, Oklahoma

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John McDonell Offensive Line (tackles/tight ends)

veteran of the Pac-10 Conference, John McDonell Areturned to Stanford for his second tour of duty as offensive line coach on February 24, 2005. Previously, McDonell coached centers and guards on The Farm in 2001, then headed to Notre Dame where he spent the last three seasons (2002-04) as the Irish’s offen- sive line coach. He will coach tackles and tight ends for the Cardinal in 2005. An experienced coach of more than 20 years, McDonell coached centers and guards for Notre Dame the past three years. He helped the Irish to two bowl games (2002 Gator and 2004 Insight), had five of his players taken in the NFL Draft and coached an offensive line that was integral in Notre Dame having two, 1,000 yard rushers. In 2002, Ryan Grant posted the 10th best single season rushing performance in Irish history with 1,085 yards. A year later, Julius Jones rushed for 1,268 yards, the eighth best single season at Notre Dame. McDonell coached center Jeff Faine while at Notre Dame. Faine, a 2002 First-Team All-America and Rimington Award runnerup, was a first round pick by the Cleveland Browns. In 2003, four of McDonell’s linemen were select- ed in the NFL Draft. In his first stop at Stanford in 2001, McDonell coached centers and guards The McDonell File for a Cardinal team that went 9-3, was ranked in the top-10, won nine regular Full Name: John P. McDonell Wife: Mindy season games for the second time in 50 years and played Georgia Tech in the Seattle Bowl. The Cardinal ranked 23rd nationally in rushing offense, averag- Date of Birth: June 2, 1959 Children: Michael, Megan Hometown: Spokane, Washington Playing Experience: OT, ing more than 200 yards per game and scoring 27 . One of Carroll College, 1977-80 McDonell’s pupils, guard Eric Heitmann, was named First-Team All-America High School: Gonzaga Prep Recruiting Region: The Northeast and First-Team All-Pac-10. Both Heitmann and center Zack Quaccia were College: Carroll College, 1981 (B.A., Social Science) selected in the NFL Draft. Prior to coming to Stanford in 2001, McDonell spent 12 years coaching at Washington State University under (1989-2000). McDonell was the McDonell spent five seasons under Price at Weber State (1984-88) as their offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in Pullman for seven years offensive line coach. At Weber State, McDonell coached one of the top offens- (1994-00). He coached the offensive line and tight ends for the Cougars from es in NCAA Division 1AA. In 1987, Weber State finished 10th in the final reg- ‘89-93. ular season poll, won the Big Sky championship and reached the 1AA semi- While at WSU, McDonell was a member of three bowl teams, one Pac-10 finals. WSC led the nation in total offense in 1985. championship team and some of the greatest offenses in school history. In McDonell began his coaching career at Carroll College, his alma mater, 1997, with McDonell as the offensive coordinator, WSU captured the Pac-10 immediately after earning a bachelor’s degree in social science in 1981. As a title and Rose Bowl berth with a record breaking offense. The Cougars finished player at Carroll College (1977-80), he was a four-year starter, a team captain as the nation’s ninth ranked team with a 10-2 record. McDonell’s offense led and received NAIA All-America recognition following his senior season. He the Pac-10 and was second nationally after averaging 502 yards in total offense was also a three-time All-Frontier Conference tackle. McDonell was inducted per game. His offense also set conference records for most points scored and into the Carroll College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994. most yards gained in a season. A native of Spokane, Washington, McDonell attended Gonzaga Prep High In 1994, WSU finished the season with an 8-4 record, a win in the Alamo School. Born June 2, 1959, McDonell and his wife, Mindy have two children: Bowl and a No. 24 final ranking. McDonell was part of the Washington State Michael (born 7/15/97) and Megan (born 5/27/99) team that went to the Copper Bowl in 1992 and defeated Utah, 31-28. The Cougars led the Pac-10 in total offense, posted a 9-3 record and a No. 15 final ranking.

Coaching Assignments Bowl Experience Prominent Players Coached 1981 Carroll College – Offensive Line 1992 Copper Bowl – Washington State Drew Bledsoe, QB, Washington State 1984-88 Weber State – Offensive Line 1994 Alamo Bowl – Washington State Ryan Leaf, QB, Washington State 1989-00 Washington State – 1998 Rose Bowl – Washington State Scott Sanderson, OT, Washington State Offensive Line/TE (’89-93) - Stanford Robbie Tobeck, C, Washington State Offensive Coordinator/OL (’94-00) 2002 Gator Bowl – Notre Dame Cory Withrow, C/G, Washington State 2001 Stanford – Offensive Line (c/og) 2004 Insight Bowl – Notre Dame Eric Heitmann, OG, Stanford 2002-04 Notre Dame – Offensive Line (c/og) Jeff Faine, C, Notre Dame Sean Mahan, OG, Notre Dame

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Wayne Moses Running Backs

familiar coach in the Pacific-10 Conference, Wayne AMoses begins his second tour of duty at Stanford and third season coaching Cardinal running backs. Moses coached on The Farm during the 2002 and ’03 seasons before spending the 2004 season at the University of Pittsburgh under Walt Harris. He returned to Stanford on January 14, 2005. A year ago, Moses was part of a Pitt team that won the Big East Championship and advanced to a BCS Bowl for the first time in school histo- ry. The Panthers won six of their final seven regular season games to earn a Fiesta Bowl berth vs. Utah. When Harris took the job at Stanford, he brought Moses with him to The Farm. Moses has deep roots coaching running backs in the Pacific-10 Conference and has coached at five Pac-10 schools since 1990. Throughout his career, he has worked with running backs in all but three years. In the past 15 years, he has tutored Pac-10 running backs at UCLA (1990-95), Cal (1996), Washington (1997-2000), USC (2001) and Stanford (2002-03). Several of his pupils have The Moses File had 1,000-yard rushing seasons. Full Name: Wayne Moses Wife: Rosalind Some of the great Pac-10 players who have worked under Moses include Date of Birth: January 11, 1955 Children: Valerie, Kimberly Karim Abdul-Jabbar, Kevin Williams, Skip Hicks, and Shawn Wills at UCLA, Hometown: New Gulf, Texas Playing Experience: CB, Washington, Deltha O’Neal and Tarik Smith at Cal and Willie Hurst and Rashawn Shehee at High School: San Dimas (San Dimas, CA) 1973-74, ’76-77 Washington. College: Washington, 1977 Recruiting Region: Los Angeles, San Moses came to Stanford to coach Cardinal running backs in 2002 and ’03. (B.A., Political Science) Bernardino and Riverside counties, Las Vegas He coached current Cardinal senior J.R. Lemon as well as Kerry Carter, cur- rently playing for the , and 1,000 yard rusher Kenneth Tolon. He then was the running backs coach at Bowling Green for three years Moses spent the 2001 season working at USC. He helped the Trojans finish (1981-83), Rutgers for two seasons (1984-85) and San Diego State for three 5-3 in the Pac-10 (6-6 overall) and advance to their first post-season bowl game years (1986-88). Paul Hewitt of the Aztecs led the nation in scoring in 1987. after a two-year absence. Bowling Green played in the 1982 California Bowl and San Diego State was in Moses was the running backs coach at his alma mater, Washington, for four the 1986 Holiday Bowl. Next, he was the wide receivers coach at New Mexico years (1997-2000) before joining the Trojan staff. Washington led the Pac-10 in in 1989 before moving to UCLA. His receiver at New Mexico, Terance Mathis, rushing in 2000 (16th nationally). The Huskies played in a bowl game each year set NCAA career records for receptions and receiving yardage. (1997 Aloha Bowl, 1998 Oahu Bowl, 1999 Holiday Bowl and 2001 Rose Bowl). He was a coaching intern with the NFL’s Los Angeles Raiders, Seattle Seahawks He spent the 1996 season handling the running backs at California, helping and during the summers of 1990, 1993 and 1999, respectively. the Golden Bears to their first bowl appearance in six years. Under head coach Moses was a four-year (1973-74, 1976-77) at Washington, where , the Bears finished the regular season 6-5 and played Navy in the he started at his last two seasons. He was a member of the Huskies’ Aloha Bowl. 1978 Rose Bowl championship team. From 1990-95, Moses was the running backs coach at UCLA under Terry He received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Washington in Donahue. Abdul-Jabbar and Williams led the Pac-10 in rushing under Moses’ 1977. He spent some time out of football when he was hired by the FBI to train tutelage while Hicks went on to earn All-America honors. Abdul-Jabbar set as an agent at Quantico, Virginia. UCLA’s single season rushing records and was named First-Team All-America Moses played football and basketball at San Dimas (Calif.) High. A native of in 1995 with Moses as his coach. The Bruins played in the 1991 Sun Bowl, 1994 New Gulf, Texas, Moses and his wife, Rosalind, have two daughters: Valerie Rose Bowl and 1995 Aloha Bowl. (born 2/17/82), a 2004 graduate of the , and Kimberly Moses began his coaching career in 1978 at Cal State Fullerton as a graduate (born 8/14/86), a freshman at Sacramento State University. assistant working with the defensive backs. He then was the running backs coach at Chaffey Junior College in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., in 1979. He went to North Carolina State in 1980, working with the defensive backs.

Coaching Assignments Bowl Experience Prominent Players Coached 1978 Cal State Fullerton – Graduate Assistant 2002-03 Stanford – Running Backs 1982 California Bowl – Bowling Green Terance Mathis, WR, New Mexico 1979 Chaffey Junior College – Running Backs 2004 Pittsburgh – Running Backs 1986 Holiday Bowl – San Diego State Karim Abdul-Jabbar, RB, UCLA 1980 North Carolina State – 1991 Sun Bowl – UCLA Kevin Williams, RB, UCLA Defensive Backs Assistant 1994 Rose Bowl – UCLA Skip Hicks, RB, UCLA 1981-83 Bowling Green – Running Backs 1995 Aloha Bowl – UCLA Tarik Smith, RB, California 1984-85 Rutgers – Running Backs 1996 Aloha Bowl – California Deltha O’Neal, RB, California 1986-88 San Diego State – Running Backs 1997 Aloha Bowl – Washington Willie Hurst, RB, Washington 1989 New Mexico – Wide Receivers 1998 Oahu Bowl – Washington Rashawn Shehee, RB, Washington 1990-95 UCLA – Running Backs 1999 Holiday Bowl – Washington 1996 California – Running Backs 2001 Rose Bowl – Washington 1997-00 Washington – Running Backs 2001 Las Vegas Bowl – USC 2001 USC – Running Backs - Pittsburgh

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Darrell Patterson Inside Linebackers

arrell Patterson, who played professional football Dfor seven years in the League and was a four-year letter-winner at TCU, joined the Cardinal staff as inside linebackers coach on January 20, 2005. Following his professional career, Patterson has been coaching defensive football for 14 years, most recently as the linebackers coach at Southern Methodist University. Patterson finished an impressive four-year career at Texas Christian University (1979-82) as the school’s all-time leader in total tackles (544), unas- sisted tackles (286) and assisted tackles (258). He was selected in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the , but found his way to Canada for a seven-year career as a linebacker playing for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1984-88) and the Hamilton Tiger Cats (1988-90). Patterson won a Grey Cup championship while playing for Winnipeg in 1984 and was a run- nerup for the Grey Cup while playing for Hamilton in 1989. Following his playing career, Patterson began his coaching career as an intern for the British Columbia Lions in 1991. His coaching stops have includ- ed Akron University, Ottowa of the CFL, Temple, Kentucky, State, Baylor and SMU. For the past two years, Patterson has coached linebackers at SMU (2003-04). Prior to his two-year stay in Dallas, Patterson coached linebackers for one sea- son at Baylor in 2002 and Arkansas State in 2001. At Baylor, he coached line- backer John Garrett, who went on to sign an NFL free agent contract During his four seasons at Kentucky (1997-2000), Patterson was part of a staff that advanced to two bowl games: the Outback Bowl vs. Penn State fol- The Patterson File lowing the 1998 season and the ’99 Music City Bowl vs. Syracuse. While at Full Name: Darrell Patterson Children: Michael, Monika, Meghan Kentucky, Patterson coached safeties Willie Gary and Anthony Wajda to All- Date of Birth: December 14, 1961 Playing Experience: LB, TCU, 1979-82 SEC honors and freshman All-America David Jackson. Hometown: Canonsburgh, PA LB, Winnepeg (CFL), 1984-88 Patterson coached defensive tackle Larry Chester during his two years at High School: Canon McMillan LB, Hamilton (CFL), 1988-90 Temple (1995-96). Chester went on to sign an NFL contract with the College: TCU, 1984 (B.A., Human Relations) Recruiting Region: Texas (except Houston), . Wife: Julie Oklahoma, Arkansas, Eastern Canada Patterson returned to the in 1995 as a defensive line and special teams coach for the Ottowa Rough Riders. One of his players, John Cropke, was named All-Canadian and All-East Division. Patterson’s first foray into the college ranks came in 1992 when he began a three-year stint at Akron University (’92-94). Two of his top players were Second-Team All-America kicker Darren Alcorn and OLB/DE Jason Taylor. Born December 14, 1961, Patterson earned a B.A. degree in Human Relations from TCU in 1984. He and his wife Julie, who he met while playing professionally in Canada, have three children: Michael, Monika and Meghan.

Coaching Assignments Bowl Experience Prominent Players Coached 1991 British Columbia (CFL) – Intern (LB) 1998 Outback - Kentucky Jason Taylor, OLB/DE, Akron 1992-94 Akron – OLB/Special Teams Coordinator 1999 Music City - Kentucky Darren Alcorn, PK/P, Akron 1995 Ottowa (CFL) – Defensive Line / John Cropke, DL, Ottowa Special Teams Coordinator Larry Chester, DT, Temple 1995-96 Temple – Defensive Line Willie Gary, FS, Kentucky 1997-00 Kentucky – Safeties David Johnson, SS, Kentucky 2001 Arkansas State – Linebackers Anthony Wajda, FS, Kentucky 2002 Baylor - Linebackers John Garrett, LB, Baylor 2003-04 SMU - Linebackers

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Tom Quinn Outside Linebackers/ Special Teams Coordinator

om Quinn, who was hired at Stanford on February T12, 2002, begins his fourth season on the Cardinal coaching staff. Quinn coached tight ends in 2002 and ’03, then moved to the defensive side of the ball to coach outside linebackers in 2004. He has coached the Cardinal’s special teams the past three years and will continue in that role under Walt Harris. During his time on The Farm, Quinn has made an impact on offense, defense and special teams. He coached at in ’02-03. Smith went on in ’04 to become the school’s most prolific receiving tight end while earning First-Team All-Pac-10 and Second-Team All-America honors. Defensively, Quinn’s top pupil a year ago at outside linebacker was Jon Alston, who was among the Pac-10 leaders in sacks and tackles for loss and was named Second-Team All-Pac-10. Under his leadership, Stanford’s special teams have flourished the past three years. Last season, the Cardinal led the league and was seventh in the NCAA in kickoff returns, averaging 24.63 yards per return. T.J. Rushing finished the year No. 1 in the Pac-10 and No. 6 in the nation with a 28.39 KOR average, earning him First-Team All-Pac-10 recognition. Another Quinn pupil, Michael Okwo, The Quinn File earned First-Team All-Pac-10 honors as a special teams player while redshirt freshman punter Jay Ottovegio became the first freshman in school history to Full Name: Tom Quinn Wife: Alison average more than 40 yards per . Date of Birth: January 27, 1968 Children: Shane, Logan In 2003, Stanford was No. 2 in the nation and No. 1 in the Pac-10 in kickoff Hometown: Pasadena, California Playing Experience: ILB, Arizona, 1986-90 coverage as it limited opponents to just 14.1 yards per return. Stanford’s net High School: Foothill Recruiting Region: Orange County, San punting (37.14) was its best in seven years while punter Eric Johnson broke College: Arizona, 1990 (B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies) Diego, Arizona school records for most punts (86) and most punting yards in a season (3,687). Graduate Degree: Arizona, 1991 Quinn, a 1990 graduate of the University of Arizona, has coached on the col- (M.A., Education) legiate level the past 13 years. His previous stops have been at Davidson College, James Madison University, Boston University, Holy Cross and San Jose State. was the only holdover when the staff changed in 2001. Quinn coached line- No stranger to Pac-10 football, Quinn was a linebacker for the Wildcats from backers and tight ends and was the special teams coordinator. 1986-90. He was a member of three Arizona teams that participated in bowl Under Quinn’s tutelage, the Spartans put together some of the finest special games: 1986 Aloha, 1989 Copper, 1990 Aloha). During his five years in Tucson, teams units in the nation. San Jose State ranked sixth in the nation in net punt- Quinn earned a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in 1990 and a ing in 1999 and 25th in 2000. Punter Tim Morgan was an All-Western Athletic Master’s in Education in 1991. Conference selection in ’99 while return specialists Jarmar Julien and Walking He began his coaching career immediately after completing his eligibility at Bailey were nationally ranked in punt and kickoff returns. The Spartans also Arizona. His first job was as the linebackers coach at Davidson College in 1991. ranked 16th in the NCAA in punt returns in 1999. After one season, he moved on to James Madison University, where he was the Born January 27, 1968, Quinn and his wife, Alison, are the parents of a son, special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator for three years (1992-94). Shane, born 6/2/02 and a daughter, Logan, born 10/5/04. For the next four years, Quinn held the defensive coordinator’s position at both Boston University and Holy Cross. He worked at Boston during the 1995 season before moving on to Holy Cross for the next three years (1996-98). Quinn was on the staff at San Jose State for three seasons (1999-2001) prior to coming to Stanford. He worked under Dave Baldwin in 1999 and 2000 and

Coaching Assignments Prominent Players Coached 1991 Davidson College – Linebackers Ed Perry, TE, James Madison 1992-94 James Madison – Special Teams/ Dion Foxx, DE, James Madison Recruiting Coordinator David Poluka, DE, Holy Cross 1995 Boston – Defensive Coordinator Tim Morgan, P, San Jose State 1996-98 Holy Cross – Defensive Coordinator Josh Parry, LB, San Jose State 1999-01 San Jose State – Linebackers/Tight Ends/ Alex Smith, TE, Stanford Special Teams 2002-04 Stanford – Tight Ends/ Special Teams (2002-03); Outside linebackers/Special Teams (2004)

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Dave Tipton Defensive Line

he veteran of the Cardinal coaching staff, Dave TTipton, is now in his 17th season on The Farm. One of the school’s all-time great defensive lineman and key member of Stanford’s 1971 Rose Bowl team, Tipton will coach the defensive line for Walt Harris in 2004. Tipton, who was hired at Stanford on July 11, 1989, has worked for four pre- vious head coaches on The Farm. He was the outside linebackers coach for from 1989-91 before moving to the defensive line under Bill Walsh for three years (1992-94). Under , Tipton was the team’s recruiting coordinator and defensive interior line coach for seven sea- sons (1995-2001). Tipton worked under for three years (2002- 04) as Stanford’s defensive tackles coach and recruiting coordinator (2002-03) Under his tutelage, Tipton has coached some of the finest defensive players in school history. They include All-American linebacker Ron George, two-time All-Pac-10 tackle Willie Howard and NFL players Jason Fisk, Carl Hansen, Pete Swanson and Amon Gordon. The Tipton File Howard was named First-Team All-Pacific-10 Conference in both ’99 and ’00 and became only the fourth Cardinal defensive lineman to earn First-Team Full Name: David Lance Tipton Wife: Mia all-league honors in consecutive seasons. In 1999, Howard was also named Date of Birth: April 23, 1949 Children: Matthew, Megan, Will, Amanda winner of the Morris Trophy as the best lineman in the Pac-10. George was a Hometown: Hollister, California Playing Experience: High School: San Benito DT, Stanford, 1967-70 two-time all-conference player and All-America selection in 1992. DT, New York Giants, ’71-73 Tipton (born April 23, 1949) was the defensive line coach at Oregon State in College: Stanford, 1971 (B.A., Political DT, San Diego Chargers, ’74-75 1988. Prior to that stint, he was the defensive line coach and special teams coor- Science) DT, Seattle Seahawks, ’76 dinator at Cal State-Fullerton for four seasons (1984-87). While at Fullerton, he Graduate Degree: Azusa Pacific, 1981 Recruiting Region: Bay Area, Northwest (M.A., Education) also served as the strength and conditioning coordinator. From 1981 to ’83, Tipton was the defensive coordinator at Sweetwater High School in National City, California. The ’83 Sweetwater team recorded nine Tipton, a native of Hollister, California, then began a six-year pro career shutouts and won the CIF Championship. The ’81 and ’82 Sweetwater teams when he was drafted in the fourth round by the New York Giants. He played reached the CIF semifinals in the playoffs. three years with the Giants (1971-73), two years with the San Diego Chargers From 1978 to 1980, Tipton was the defensive coordinator at Bonita Vista High (1974-75), and one year with the Seattle Seahawks (1976). School in Chula Vista, California. His ’80 squad was also a CIF semifinalist. Dave and his wife, Mia, have four children – Matthew (born 11/25/77), In 1977, Tipton was defensive line coach at United States International Megan (born 5/9/81), Will (born 8/14/84) and Amanda (born 7/16/87). The University in San Diego, California. Tiptons – Mia, Matt, Megan, Will and Amanda – have sung the national Tipton graduated from Stanford in May 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree anthem at Stanford football and women’s basketball games. Matt, who gradu- in Political Science. He later received a Master of Arts degree in Education with ated from Stanford in June, 2001, was a manager for the football team. Megan, an emphasis in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University in August 1981. who graduated from the , is a member of Stanford’s While at Stanford, Tipton was named to the Coaches All-America team as a Athletic Marketing staff, Will is a junior at Chapman University in Southern senior defensive tackle in 1970. He was also named All-West Coast and All-Pac- California and Amanda will attend U.C. Santa Barbara on a water polo schol- 8. On January 1, 1971, while and mates were controlling the arship this fall. offense, Tipton and the remaining Thunderchickens were controlling the defense as Stanford defeated Big-10 Champion Ohio State, 27-17, to win the Rose Bowl.

Coaching Assignments Bowl Experience Prominent Players Coached 1977 United States Int’l –Defensive Line 1991 Aloha Bowl – Stanford Dan Saleamua, DT, Sweetwater High School 1978-80 Bonita Vista H.S. – Defensive Coord. 1993 Blockbuster Bowl – Stanford Pellum McDaniels, DT, Oregon State 1981-83 Sweetwater H.S. – Defensive Coord. 1995 Liberty Bowl – Stanford Esera Tuaolo, DT, Oregon State 1984-87 Cal State Fullerton – Defensive Line/ – Stanford Ron George, OLB, Stanford Special Teams – Stanford Jason Fisk, NT, Stanford 1988 Oregon State – Defensive Line 2001 Seattle Bowl – Stanford Pete Swanson, DT, Stanford 1989-04 Stanford – OLB (’89-91), DL (’92-04) Carl Hansen, DT, Stanford Willie Howard, DT, Stanford Matt Leonard, DT, Stanford

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Tucker Waugh Wide Receivers

ucker Waugh, who spent the past 10 years at Illinois TState and Army, was named Stanford’s wide receivers coach on January 26, 2005. The 34-year old Waugh has coached wide receivers for the past eight years while building a rep- utation as a bright, energetic, intelligent, young coach. Waugh’s most recent assignment was a five-year stint as the wide receivers coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point (2000-04). He added the duties of recruiting coordinator his final two years at Army. When Waugh arrived at West Point, he inherited a group of receivers who caught a combined 14 passes. Over the next three years, Waugh’s receivers caught 322 balls. One of his players, Aaron Alexander, caught 64 passes for 861 yards in 2003 to set a new single season record at Army Waugh coached for five seasons at Illinois State University (1995-99) before moving to West Point. He coached outside linebackers in 1995, running backs in ’96 and wide receivers his final three years. He had an All-Gateway Conference selection in each of his three seasons as receivers coach: Marquis Mosely in ’97, Ricky Garrett in ’98 and ’99. Waugh helped the Redbirds estab- lish themselves as one of the most prolific passing attacks in the nation. They The Waugh File went to the NCAA Division 1AA playoffs in 1998 and advanced to the 1AA Full Name: Tucker J. Waugh Wife: Jennifer national semifinals in 1999. Date of Birth: March 27, 1971 Children: Jackson (born 11/24/02) A 1993 graduate of DePauw University, where he earned B.A. in English Hometown: Libertyville, IL Playing Experience: QB, DePauw, 1990-92 Composition and Physical Education, Waugh began his coaching career at High School: Libertyville Recruiting Region: Midwest Otterbein College in ’93 as a quarterbacks coach. He returned to his alma mater College: DePauw, 1993 (B.A., English in 1994 as a wide receivers coach. He also completed a coaching fellowship with Composition/Physical Education) the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League. Waugh lettered at while playing at DePauw from 1990-92, where he was named the school’s Outstanding Physical Education major. He and his wife, Jennifer, have one son: Jackson (born 11/24/02).

Coaching Assignments Prominent Players Coached 1993 Otterbein College – Quarterbacks Aaron Alexander, WR, Army 1994 DePauw – Wide Receivers Ricky Garrett, WR, Illinois State 1995-99 Illinois State – OLB (’95); RB (’96); WR (’97-99) 2000-04 Army – Wide Receivers

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Ron Forbes Director of Strength & Conditioning for Football

on Forbes begins his fourth season at Stanford RUniversity as Director of Strength and Conditioning for the Cardinal football program. A member of the University of Florida strength and conditioning program for seven years, Forbes joined the Cardinal coaching staff in April, 2002. A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, Forbes earned a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science (Exercise Physiology) from the University of Florida in 1995. At Stanford, Forbes directs the strength and conditioning program for the Cardinal football team. He designs and implements all aspects of strength and speed development, nutrition, off-season and pre-season training, testing and The Forbes File evaluation. Full Name: Ron Forbes College: Florida, 1995 Forbes began his career in strength and conditioning as an undergraduate Date of Birth: April 6, 1962 Wife: Emelda assistant in 1995 for the Gator football program. In 1996 and ’97, he was a Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida Children: Zeno, Keanu, Dalton graduate assistant and volunteer strength and conditioning coach. He was High School: Gibbs (St. Petersburg, Florida) named Strength and Conditioning Coordinator at Florida in 1998. As a member of the Gator’s football program, Forbes participated in seven ’00 despite back-to-back bowl defeats to Michigan State and Miami. A year ago, consecutive bowl games under head coach . In his first season, Florida beat Maryland in the Orange Bowl. Forbes was a member of the 1996 Gator squad that went 12-1 and beat Florida Along with his responsibilities with the football program, Forbes also State for the national championship. The Gators went 10-2 and beat Penn State worked with the Gators’ women’s soccer team from 1998-2001. During this the following season in the Citrus Bowl. In 1998, Florida finished 10-2 after time, Florida won four straight titles and one NCAA beating Syracuse in the Orange Bowl. The Gators went 9-4 in ’99 and 10-3 in championship (1996). While at Florida, Forbes was a guest lecturer at the University of Florida Center for Exercise Science Symposium. Along with the Gator’s head strength Coaching Assignments Bowl Experience coach, Forbes also ran the Gator Speed and Strength clinics. 1996-97 Florida – Graduate Assistant/ 1996 – Florida He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and Volunteer Strength Coach 1997 Citrus Bowl – Florida the American College of Sports Medicine. Forbes is also a USA Weightlifting 1998-01 Florida – Strength & Conditioning 1998 Orange Bowl – Florida club coach. Coordinator 1999 Citrus Bowl – Florida 2002-04 Stanford – Director of Strength & 2000 Sugar Bowl – Florida Born April 6, 1962, Forbes and his wife, Emelda, have three sons: Zeno (born Conditioning for Football 2001 Orange Bowl – Florida 7/1/94), Keanu (4/1/97) and Dalton (born 5/22/98).

Following graduation, Peoples worked for one year at All Sports Nate Peoples Community Service in Tampa, Fla. All Sports was a non-profit organization that helped first generation college-bound high school students attain scholar- Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach ships through sponsorships. Peoples spent two years at the University of Central Florida (2000-2002) as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. At UCF, he directed the three-year letterwinner at State strength and conditioning programs for the men’s basketball program, base- AUniversity, Nate Peoples is in his fourth season at ball, and golf while assisting with the football team. Stanford as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Peoples is married to the former Ms. Amber Barrett Twyner. Coach. In addition to assisting Ron Forbes in all aspects of strength and con- ditioning for the Cardinal football program, Peoples also directs the strength and conditioning programs for Stanford’s men’s crew team, baseball and wrestling. Peoples, a member of the MSU football program from 1994-97, earned three letters as a linebacker while playing for head coach . He played on the ’94 Bulldog team that advanced to the . A former walk-on, Peoples earned a football scholarship while completing his under- graduate degree in Fitness Management in ’97. He went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Sports Administration from Mississippi State in 1999.

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Todd Husak Nate Nelson Graduate Assistant Assistant to the Defensive Staff

odd Husak, one of Stanford’s all-time greats, ate Nelson begins his second season on The Farm Treturned to the Farm in January, 2005 as a Graduate Nas member of the Stanford football program. Assistant coach. Nelson will work with defensive coordinator Tom A four-time letter-winner (1996-99) and starting quarterback in Stanford’s Hayes and his staff in 2005. Rose Bowl season of 1999, Husak recently completed a five-year career in the Nelson earned four letters while playing safety at U.C. Davis from 1998- NFL. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Stanford in 2001. He was the Aggies starting strong safety for two and-a-half years, earning 2000, Husak embarked on an NFL career that took him to the Washington NCAA Division II All-America honors as a senior in 2001. He led the team in Redskins (2000), Denver Broncos (2001), Berlin Thunder of the NFL Europe tackles, and pass break ups in ’01 as the Aggies advanced to the (2002), New York Jets (2002-03) and the Cleveland Browns (2004). Husak, national semifinals. Following this senior season, Nelson participated in the named First-Team All-Pac-10 in 1999, was a sixth round pick by the Redskins Paradise All-American Bowl in Utah. During his four seasons, U.C. Davis went in the 2000 Draft. 42-8 and qualified for the Division II playoffs each season, advancing to the During his Cardinal career, Husak threw for 6,564 yards and 41 touchdowns semifinals during his junior and senior seasons. while starting at quarterback in 1998 and ’99. He is currently the school’s No. Nelson earned a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in African- 5 all-time leading passer and No. 5 in career passes. His two years American Studies from U.C. Davis in 2001. He was a teammate of current as the starter both rank among the best single seasons in school history. His Cardinal assistant coach for three years (1999-2001). After 3,092 yards passing in 1998 is No. 3 on Stanford’s single season list and his graduation, Nelson taught health, physical education and English and was a 2,688 yards in 1999 is No. 8. defensive coordinator at St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, California for two In 1999, Husak led the Cardinal to its first Rose Bowl appearance in 28 years. years. He came to Stanford in the spring of 2004 Despite losing to Wisconsin 17-9, the Cardinal’s ’99 season was one of the best in school history. Led by Husak, the Cardinal offense set school records for points scored (409), scoring average (37.2), most touchdowns (52) and most yards in total offense (5,138).

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Scott Schuhmann Matt Doyle Associate Athletic Director Associate Director of Athletic Services Football Operations and Recruiting

cott Schuhmann, the Associate Athletic Director for att Doyle begins his sixth season with the SAthletic Services begins his 16th year at Stanford. MStanford football program and third as the Schuhmann, who has over 25 years of coaching experience, was an assistant Associate Director of Football Operations and Recruiting. Doyle, who came to coach for the Cardinal football team from 1989-1992. He was named Stanford in July of 2000 as the Associate Recruiting Coordinator, is responsible Stanford’s Athletic Recruiting Coordinator in 1993, and went on to assume the for coordinating football team travel, on-campus recruiting visits, and the duties of Athletic Service Coordinator before being named Assistant Athletic Cardinal Community Outreach Program. Additionally, Doyle is the football Director for Football Support and Athletic Services in 1995. He was named staff liaison to various campus groups and organizations, including the Associate Athletic Director in 2001. University Faculty, the Stanford Alumni Association, the Office of In his current role, Schuhmann is the Director of Football Operations as Undergraduate Admission, and the athletic development, marketing and well as a Sports Administrator for several Cardinal programs. He has been the media relations departments. Sports Administrator for women’s basketball, mens’ and women’s golf, softball Under Doyle’s watch in 2004, the Stanford Football Program was awarded and men’s and women’s gymnastics. the prestigious Thomas W. Ford Award, which is given to the Stanford Athletic Schuhmann and his wife, Berni, have two children: Gillian (26) and Aron Team that “demonstrates a special commitment to participation in the local (21). Gillian is a graduate of the University of California-Berkeley while Aron community”. is a senior at Loyola Marymount University. Scott and Berni are the proud Prior to coming to The Farm, Doyle taught World History, US Government grandparents of Mia Scott and Zoe Rae Parkhust, both children of their daugh- and Journalism and coached football and baseball for two years at his alma ter, Gillian. mater, St. Francis High School in nearby Mountain View. Doyle earned his Bachelor’s degree in History, with a minor in English, from U.C. Davis in 1998, where he also played outfield for the baseball team. He earned a teaching cre- dential from San Jose State in 1999 and is working on a Master’s degree in Sports Management at the University of San Francisco. He resides in nearby Menlo Park, CA

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