Jonathan David Hoke was born on January 24,1957 and is an American former professional football defensive back and current coach who most recently served as the passing game coordinator and cornerbacks coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.
22 Facts About Jon Hoke
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Jon Hoke has previously served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Maryland, College Park from 2019 to 2020, and served as the defensive backs coach for the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Houston Texans.
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Jon Hoke then attended Ball State University, where he played defensive back on the football team.
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Jon Hoke was a two-time all-Mid-American Conference selection and his team earned league titles in 1976 and 1978.
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Jon Hoke spent time in the NFL as a player with the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs from 1980 to 1981.
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Jon Hoke was hired by head coach Denny Stolz at Bowling Green and then him when Stolz was hired at San Diego State University.
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Jon Hoke served as defensive coordinator for Kent State in 1993 and Florida from 1999 to 2001.
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At Florida, Jon Hoke replaced friend Bob Stoops, who had left to become the head coach at Oklahoma.
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Jon Hoke left Florida when Gators head coach Steve Spurrier took the head coaching job with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.
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When Spurrier returned to college football to coach South Carolina in 2004, he asked Jon Hoke to join him as defensive coordinator.
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On Wednesday, February 4,2015, Jon Hoke re-joined Spurrier, this time at South Carolina.
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In 2019, Jon Hoke was hired as the defensive coordinator at the University of Maryland, College Park under head coach Mike Locksley.
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Jon Hoke was a Broyles Award nominee in 2020 for best assistant coach in college football.
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Jon Hoke joined the expansion Houston Texans of the NFL in 2002 as secondary coach under Dom Capers, and was retained by new head coach Gary Kubiak in 2005.
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Jon Hoke joined the Chicago Bears as defensive backs coach under head coach Lovie Smith in 2009, taking over for Steven Wilks.
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Jon Hoke was one of two Smith assistants to be retained by new Bears head coach Marc Trestman for the 2013 season.
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Jon Hoke was informed by the Bears that his contract would not be optioned and he would not be asked to return.
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On January 16,2016, Jon Hoke was hired as the defensive backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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On January 26,2021, Jon Hoke was hired by the Atlanta Falcons as their defensive backs coach under head coach Arthur Smith.
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On February 1,2023, the Chicago Bears announced that Jon Hoke was hired as their new cornerbacks coach and passing game coordinator.
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Jon Hoke is the older brother of Brady Jon Hoke, who was previously the head football coach at the University of Michigan until December 2,2014.
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Kyle Jon Hoke played college football for his uncle Brady at Ball State and served as a graduate assistant coach for Western Michigan, Army and South Carolina.