1. Chuck Heater was born on October 10,1952 and is an American football coach and former player.
43 Facts About Chuck Heater
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Chuck Heater was a running back for the University of Michigan from 1972 to 1974 and finished his playing career as the fifth all-time leading rusher in Michigan Wolverines football history.
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Chuck Heater has been affiliated with College Football Hall of Fame coaches Bo Schembechler, Earle Bruce, and Lou Holtz.
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Chuck Heater has been on coaching staffs of national championship teams at Notre Dame and Florida.
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Chuck Heater rushed for more than 1,000 yards and scored more than 100 points in both his junior year in 1969 and his senior year in 1970.
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Chuck Heater was selected as an All-Ohio player in his senior year.
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In February 1971, Chuck Heater announced that he had accepted a scholarship to attend the University of Michigan.
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Chuck Heater played at the running back position for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football team from 1972 to 1974.
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Chuck Heater accumulated 1,995 rushing yards, 17 rushing touchdowns and averaged 4.9 yards per carry.
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Chuck Heater had four 100-yard rushing games for the Wolverines, gaining 155 yards against Illinois in 1972,133 yards against Iowa in 1973,128 yards against Indiana in 1973, and 101 yards against Wisconsin in 1974.
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Chuck Heater's longest run from scrimmage was for a 71-yard gain against Indiana in 1973.
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At the time he completed his college career in 1974, Chuck Heater ranked fourth all-time among Michigan's career rushing leaders since official records were maintained starting in 1949.
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Chuck Heater received the Fielding Yost Award in 1975 as the most outstanding academic and athletic performance by a senior.
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Chuck Heater was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 10th round of the 1975 NFL draft.
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Chuck Heater signed with the Saints in June 1975, but he was released in early September 1975, shortly before the opening game of the regular season.
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Chuck Heater played for the Pontiac Arrows of the Midwest Football League in 1976.
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When Chuck Heater was released by the Saints, he returned to Michigan for graduate work in educational psychology.
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Chuck Heater was hired as the offensive backfield coach working under head coach Joe Salem.
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Chuck Heater took over a backfield that had fumbled 46 times in 1975.
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Chuck Heater later recalled that he had no intention of coaching football when he graduated from Michigan.
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In December 1976, after completing one season at Northern Arizona, Chuck Heater was hired by the University of Toledo near his hometown of Tiffin, Ohio.
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In 1982, Chuck Heater was hired by Wisconsin as the defensive backfield coach under head coach Dave McClain.
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In March 1985, Chuck Heater was hired by Ohio State as the secondary coach under head coach Earle Bruce.
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Chuck Heater spent three years on Bruce's staff at Ohio State and left when Bruce was fired at the end of the 1987 season.
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In February 1988, Chuck Heater was hired as the defensive secondary coach at Notre Dame under head coach Lou Holtz.
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Chuck Heater was on the Notre Dame coaching staff in 1988 when Notre Dame won its last national championship.
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Chuck Heater remained on Holtz's staff at Notre Dame for three years through the 1990 season.
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In February 1991, Chuck Heater was hired as the defensive coordinator at Colorado State University.
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Chuck Heater joined the staff of Earle Bruce under whom he had coached at Ohio State four years earlier.
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In 1993, Chuck Heater was hired as the recruiting coordinator for the Colorado Buffaloes football team.
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Chuck Heater remained the tight ends coach at Colorado for four years from 1995 to 1998 and resumed his duties as recruiting coordinator in 1998.
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In January 1999, Chuck Heater followed Rick Neuheisel to the University of Washington, accepting a positions as cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator.
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Chuck Heater spent five years on the Washington coaching staff, though he moved to offense in 2002 as the running backs coach.
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In February 2004, Chuck Heater joined new head coach Urban Meyer as the defensive secondary coach at the University of Utah.
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Chuck Heater had worked with fellow Ohio native Meyer on Earl Bruce's staff at both Ohio State and Colorado State.
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In February 2005, Chuck Heater followed Urban Meyer to the University of Florida as cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator.
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In 2011, Chuck Heater was hired as the defensive coordinator and defensive back's coach at Temple University under new head coach Steve Addazio.
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Chuck Heater has coached teams in 23 bowl games, including the 2007 and 2009 BCS National Championship Games.
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In January 2013, Chuck Heater returned home to West Virginia as the new defensive coordinator under head coach and long time friend Doc Holliday.
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Durkin hired Chuck Heater to be the safeties coach for the 2018 season.
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In March 2019, Chuck Heater returned to Florida to serve in an off-field role under head coach Dan Mullen.
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In January 2020, Chuck Heater was re-hired as the defensive coordinator at Colorado State, reuniting him with head coach Steve Addazio.
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Chuck Heater was replaced by Freddie Banks prior to the 2022 season as Addazio was replaced as head coach.