Dave Fipp was born on August 8,1974 and is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
16 Facts About Dave Fipp
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Dave Fipp received a scholarship prior to the 1996 season and was the Wildcats' starting free safety in 1996 and 1997.
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Dave Fipp graduated from Arizona with a bachelor's degree in family studies in 1997.
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Dave Fipp began his coaching career at Holy Cross as a secondary coach and special teams coordinator in 1998.
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Dave Fipp returned to his alma mater, the University of Arizona, for the 2000 season as a graduate assistant and coached the safeties.
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Dave Fipp was promoted to defensive coordinator for the following two seasons before he left to take the same role at University of Nevada.
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Dave Fipp spent the 2004 season at Nevada working for Hall of Fame coach Chris Ault as the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach.
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In 2005 and 2006, Dave Fipp was the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach before being named the defensive coordinator for the 2007 season.
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One of the youngest defensive coordinators in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision, Dave Fipp accumulated six seasons as a defensive or co-defensive coordinator at NCAA programs before leaving to coach in the NFL prior to the 2008 season.
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Dave Fipp spent three years with the San Francisco 49ers as assistant special teams coach.
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The 49ers credit Dave Fipp as playing a critical role in the team's excellent special teams play.
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Kicker Joe Nedney continued his successful career with Dave Fipp's guidance, finishing the 2009 season ranked 38th on the NFL's all-time scoring list with 1,063 points.
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In January 2011 Dave Fipp joined the Miami Dolphins staff as assistant special teams coach.
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In January 2013, Dave Fipp was hired by Chip Kelly as the Philadelphia Eagles special teams coordinator, replacing Bobby April.
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Dave Fipp won his first Super Bowl ring when the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII.
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In 2021, Dave Fipp was hired to the role of special teams coordinator with the Detroit Lions.