David Raih is an American professional football coach who is the tight ends coach for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League.
20 Facts About David Raih
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David Raih played college football as a quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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David Raih was born on September 9,1980, in Edina, Minnesota, later attending Saint Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.
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David Raih was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and track.
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David Raih quarterbacked his team to the Minnesota state semifinals in football in both his junior and senior years.
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David Raih played college football as a quarterback for the Hawkeyes at the University of Iowa, winning the Big Ten Conference title in 2002 and a berth in the 2003 Orange Bowl.
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David Raih's playing career was limited due to injury, with surgery performed on his throwing arm in 1999 and 2002.
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From 2004 to 2007, David Raih was a sales representative a manufacturer of orthopedic devices.
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David Raih's coaching career started at UCLA, where he spent two years as an intern working with the quarterbacks under head coach Rick Neuheisel.
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David Raih left his six-figure salary job at Zimmer Inc to become an unpaid intern for the UCLA.
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David Raih spent three seasons as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Iowa, where he assisted with tight ends and the offensive line.
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In 2013 David Raih joined Texas Tech as the director of high school relations, in addition to assisting with quarterbacks under head coach Kliff Kingsbury David Raih was promoted to outside receivers coach going into the 2013 Holiday Bowl.
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David Raih spent five seasons with the Packers, most recently working as the wide receivers coach after being promoted on January 24,2018.
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David Raih previously served as offensive perimeter coach, following a promotion on February 27,2017, and was earlier named assistant offensive line coach on February 17,2016.
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David Raih was hired on February 7,2014, and spent his first two years as the team's coaching administrator.
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On January 13,2019, David Raih was hired by the Arizona Cardinals as their wide receivers coach, reuniting with head coach Kliff Kingsbury.
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On February 2,2021, David Raih was hired as the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Vanderbilt University under head coach Clark Lea.
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In 2023, David Raih was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a senior offensive analyst.
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On February 15,2024, David Raih was hired by the Washington Commanders as their tight ends coach under head coach Dan Quinn.
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David Raih married Lauren Wirkus in Santa Monica, California, in June 2020.