Chet Fuhrman was the strength and tight ends coach for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League.
14 Facts About Chet Fuhrman
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Chet Fuhrman has worked at the collegiate level and high school levels.
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Chet Fuhrman matriculated at the University of Central Oklahoma where he earned a degree in physical education in 1973.
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Chet Fuhrman began his career as a strength coach and assistant American football coach at his alma mater Harrisburg High School and then at Steelton-Highspire High School in his native Pennsylvania.
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Two years later, Chet Fuhrman left Penn State to become the first head strength and conditioning coach at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.
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Chet Fuhrman returned to Penn State the following year when the head strength and conditioning coach position opened up there.
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Chet Fuhrman spent the next eleven years at Penn State where he coached such athletes as Steve Wisniewski, Blair Thomas, Mike Munchak and Andre Collins.
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When Bill Cowher replaced Chuck Noll as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers he brought in Chet Fuhrman to replace Jon Kolb as the team's conditioning coordinator.
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Chet Fuhrman remained with the Steelers during Cowher's full tenure of fifteen seasons.
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Chet Fuhrman was not retained by new head coach Mike Tomlin in 2007.
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In 2009 Chet Fuhrman became the athletic director at Avonworth School District which is just northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Chet Fuhrman resigned from the position less than a year later.
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Chet Fuhrman was responsible for coaching the team's tight ends as well as performing as the strength coach but retired after a single year of coaching.
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Chet Fuhrman is a substitute teacher at the North Allegheny schools.