Hal Hunter (American football, born 1959)
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Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
(Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania)
| Maryland Terrapins football | |
|---|---|
| Title | Tackles & Tight ends |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 8, 1959 Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Belle Vernon Area (Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Northwestern |
| Career history | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season | NCAA: 1–0 (1.000) |
| Career | NCAA: 1–0 (1.000) |
| Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference | |
Harold Theo Hunter III (born July 8, 1959) is an American football coach who is the offensive tackle and tight ends coach for Maryland. He has previously served as offensive line coach for the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, and San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). In 1999, he served as the interim 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.
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
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1999) | |||||||||
| 1999 | LSU | 1–0[n 1] | 1–0[n 1] | 6th (Western) | |||||
| Total: | 1–0 | ||||||||