Charlie Strong recently served as the assistant head coach and inside linebackers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League in 2021 and previously served as a defensive analyst at the University of Alabama in 2020.
27 Facts About Charlie Strong
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Charlie Strong served as the head coach at the University of South Florida from 2017 to 2019, University of Texas at Austin from 2014 to 2016 and the University of Louisville from 2010 to 2013.
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Charles Rene Charlie Strong was born in Batesville, Arkansas, one of six children of mother Delois Ramsey.
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Charlie Strong's father, named Charles Charlie Strong, was a teacher and coach in Luxora, Arkansas and never married Ramsey.
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The younger Charlie Strong grew up in a blended household with his aunt and aunt's six children.
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Charlie Strong received a master's degree from Henderson State University and received a master's degree and education specialist degree from the University of Florida.
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Charlie Strong is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
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Charlie Strong later assumed defensive coaching duties at Florida, Ole Miss, and Notre Dame.
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In 1999, Charlie Strong joined the South Carolina Gamecocks as defensive coordinator.
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Charlie Strong was hired as defensive coordinator for the Florida Gators before the 2003 season.
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Florida head coach Ron Zook was fired midway through the Gators' 2004 season, but continued to coach until the bowl game; Charlie Strong served as interim coach of the Gators for one game, the December 2004 Peach Bowl.
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When Urban Meyer was hired as Florida's head coach, Charlie Strong was the only assistant coach retained from Zook's staff.
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Charlie Strong was a 2009 finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach.
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Charlie Strong became the 21st head football coach at the University of Louisville on December 9,2009.
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On January 23,2013, Charlie Strong was given a $1.4 million raise which brought his annual compensation to $3.7 million and raised his buyout to $5 million.
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On January 5,2014, the University of Texas announced that Charlie Strong would be leaving the University of Louisville to accept the head football coach position at Texas to replace Mack Brown.
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Charlie Strong was formally introduced as Texas' 29th head coach the next day and became the first black head coach of the Texas football program.
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Players went to training camp with blank white helmets and Charlie Strong said they would have to earn the right to have the Longhorn logo on them.
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On renewing an old Southwest Conference rivalry, playing against Arkansas in the Advocare V100 Texas Bowl in Houston, Charlie Strong commented, "I grew up in Arkansas, grew up an Arkansas fan because it's a major university in the state," Charlie Strong said.
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The offseason saw Charlie Strong bring in another offensive coordinator in Sterlin Gilbert from Tulsa, and a top-10 recruiting class.
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Texas started their 2016 campaign against No 10 Notre Dame at home, in which Charlie Strong started freshman QB Shane Buechele and Tyrone Swoopes scored the game-winning touchdown to upset Notre Dame in 2OT.
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On November 26,2016, Charlie Strong was fired from his position as head coach.
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On December 11,2016, Charlie Strong was named as the fourth head coach of the University of South Florida.
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In 2020, Charlie Strong was hired as a defensive analyst at the University of Alabama under head coach Nick Saban, following his termination from South Florida.
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On February 11,2021, Charlie Strong was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their assistant to the head coach and inside linebackers coach, reuniting with head coach Urban Meyer.
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On March 4,2022, Charlie Strong was hired by the University of Miami as their co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
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On February 9,2023, Charlie Strong indicated that he would not be returning to Miami after he was passed over for the defensive coordinator position.