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11 Facts About Jeff Horton

1.

Jeffrey Scott Horton was born on July 13,1957 and is a retired American football coach.

2.

Jeff Horton coached the quarterbacks for the NFL's Detroit Lions in 2009.

3.

Jeff Horton's first coaching job was as a graduate assistant for Minnesota in 1984 under Lou Holtz.

4.

Jeff Horton was Ault's hand-picked successor, and he returned from Las Vegas to take over as head coach of the Wolf Pack.

5.

On November 22,1993, Jeff Horton accepted the position of head coach at UNLV.

6.

Jeff Horton spent one season with the Detroit Lions as the quarterbacks coach.

7.

Jeff Horton was hired by Minnesota coach Tim Brewster in January 2010, after Jedd Fisch left to be the quarterbacks coach for the NFL Seattle Seahawks.

8.

Jeff Horton was tapped to replace Brewster on an interim basis.

9.

Jerry Kill was hired as Minnesota's next coach and Jeff Horton was not retained on the staff.

10.

Jeff Horton spent 12 years at San Diego State before retiring.

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Jeff Horton's roles included running backs coach, offensive coordinator, and associate head coach.