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16 Facts About Chris Scelfo

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Christopher Joseph Scelfo was born on September 30,1963 and is an American football coach who serves as a special assistant to the head coach at Tulsa.

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Chris Scelfo was most recently the offensive line coach for the DC Defenders of the XFL.

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Chris Scelfo was the offensive line coach and run-game coordinator for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football, having previously served in a similar position with the Houston Cougars and Charlotte 49ers.

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Chris Scelfo previously served as the tight ends coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.

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Chris Scelfo previously held assistant coaching positions at Marshall and Georgia.

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Chris Scelfo went on to college at Northeast Louisiana University.

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Chris Scelfo played football in high school and college, and was a three-year letterwinner at both institutions.

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Chris Scelfo graduated with a bachelor's degree from Northeast Louisiana in 1986 and received a master's degree from there in 1988.

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Chris Scelfo became a graduate assistant at his alma mater from 1986 to 1987, then in the same position at the University of Oklahoma from 1988 to 1989.

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Chris Scelfo then served as the offensive line coach at Marshall University from 1990 to 1995, and held the position of offensive coordinator in his last three seasons there.

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Chris Scelfo then spent three seasons at the University of Georgia as assistant head and offensive line coach.

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Tulane University in New Orleans hired Chris Scelfo to replace Tommy Bowden as its 36th coach mid-season on December 7,1998.

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In 2002, Chris Scelfo led Tulane to the 2002 Hawaii Bowl, where they defeated June Jones' high-octane Hawaii Warriors.

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Chris Scelfo later became the offensive line coach for the Charlotte 49ers and Houston Cougars.

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Chris Scelfo is married to wife Nancy nee Caldwell, with whom he has a son and a daughter.

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Chris Scelfo signed as an undrafted free agent to the Houston Texans following the 2017 NFL draft.