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12 Facts About Jerry Sullivan

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Jerry Sullivan was born on July 13,1944 and is a former American football coach who was an offensive assistant for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.

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Jerry Sullivan spent 25 years in the NFL, 24 of them as a wide receivers coach.

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Jerry Sullivan spent over 20-years as a college football coach.

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Jerry Sullivan's first coaching job was with Kansas state in 1971.

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From 1973 to 1974, Sullivan was an assistant coach with the Texas Tech Red Raiders under head coach Jim Carlen.

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Jerry Sullivan then became wide receivers coach at South Carolina from 1976 to 1982.

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From 1984 to 1990, Jerry Sullivan moved to LSU as the wide receivers coach and he was the wide receivers coach at Ohio State in 1991.

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In 2017, Jerry Sullivan returned to the college ranks as a football consultant at LSU primarily focusing on wide receivers.

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In 1992, Jerry Sullivan moved to the professional coaching ranks with the NFL San Diego Chargers.

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Jerry Sullivan then became the Detroit Lions wide receivers coach from 1997 to 2000.

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Jerry Sullivan then became the Miami Dolphins wide receivers coach in 2004 and from 2005 to 2010 he was the San Francisco 49ers wide receivers coach.

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On May 10,2022, it was announced Jerry Sullivan had retired again after the 2021 season.