John Coleman Hufnagel was born on September 13,1951 and is an American special advisor for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.
28 Facts About John Hufnagel
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John Hufnagel has previously served as the Stampeders' President, General Manager, Head Coach, and Offensive Coordinator.
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John Hufnagel played quarterback for fifteen professional seasons in the CFL and National Football League.
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In 1972, John Hufnagel became the first Nittany Lion quarterback to pass for more than 2,000 yards in a season.
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John Hufnagel's 2,039 passing yards set Penn State's single-season record for passing yards and he remains among the top 10 in most major career passing categories.
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John Hufnagel finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting that year, won by Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska,.
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In 1987, John Hufnagel served as a player-coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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In 1988 and 1989, John Hufnagel worked as real estate agent in Calgary.
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In January 1990, John Hufnagel was hired by new Calgary Stampeders head coach, Wally Buono, to be the team's quarterbacks and running backs coach.
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In June 1994, John Hufnagel added Assistant Head Coach to his title.
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In 1997, John Hufnagel became head coach and general manager of the Arena Football League's New Jersey Red Dogs.
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John Hufnagel spent the 2002 season as the quarterbacks coach on Tom Coughlin's staff in Jacksonville.
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John Hufnagel spent the 2003 season with the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
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John Hufnagel became the offensive coordinator of the New York Giants in 2004, and molded them into one of the NFL's most potent offenses.
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On December 3,2007, John Hufnagel was hired as the head coach and general manager of the Calgary Stampeders.
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On March 29,2012, the Stampeders announced that John Hufnagel had agreed to a five-year contract extension.
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On December 3,2014, John Hufnagel announced that the 2015 season would be his last in coaching.
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In 2016, the plan was for offensive coordinator Dave Dickenson to take over as head coach, with John Hufnagel continuing as general manager.
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In week 17 of 2015, John Hufnagel reached 100 wins as a head coach and as a general manager.
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When he left coaching, John Hufnagel was the second-winningest head coach in Stampeders history, trailing only Buono.
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John Hufnagel was tied with Bud Grant as the ninth-winningest coach in CFL history, and had the most wins of any coach, along with Grant, who spent his entire CFL coaching career with just one team.
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In January 2016, John Hufnagel was named president of the Stampeders, and continued as general manager.
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John Hufnagel gained 175 wins as Calgary's general manager, which placed him fourth all-time in CFL history.
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John Hufnagel retained his position as team president and added football operations consultant to his title.
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On January 23,2024, the Stampeders announced that John Hufnagel would remain with the organization and assume the role of special advisor to Jay McNeil, the football club's new President, and to Dickenson, the football club's General Manager and Head Coach.
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John Hufnagel was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a builder in 2020.
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John Hufnagel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Penn State University in 1973.
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John Hufnagel graduated from Montour High School in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, a suburb southwest of Pittsburgh.