1. Paul Joseph Chryst was born on November 17,1965 and is an American football coach.
16 Facts About Paul Chryst
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Paul Chryst served in the same capacity at Oregon State University and was an assistant coach for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League.
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Paul Chryst played college football at Wisconsin, where he lettered as a quarterback and tight end from 1986 to 1988.
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The son of a high school football coach, Paul Chryst was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Paul Chryst attended Platteville High School, where he was a three-time letterman in football and basketball, and lettered in baseball and track.
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Paul Chryst graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1988 with a degree in political science, and was a two-time football letter winner at the quarterback and tight end position for the Badgers.
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Paul Chryst added a master's degree in educational administration from West Virginia University in 1990.
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Paul Chryst was the tight ends coach for the NFL's San Diego Chargers from 1999 to 2001, where he was instrumental in the development of Freddie Jones into one of the NFL's top tight ends, as well as coaching Steve Heiden, who eventually started with the Cleveland Browns.
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Paul Chryst returned to college football in 2002 as Wisconsin's tight ends coach.
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Paul Chryst then became the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oregon State in 2003.
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Paul Chryst came back to Wisconsin in 2005 as co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach.
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Paul Chryst was a 2011 finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.
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Paul Chryst was hired as the head football coach at Pittsburgh on December 22,2012.
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On December 17,2014, Paul Chryst was introduced as the head coach at Wisconsin following the departure of Gary Andersen.
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On November 29,2016, Paul Chryst was selected by coaches as the Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year in the Big Ten Conference.
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Paul Chryst is the brother of former Mid-American Conference commissioner Rick Chryst and former San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Geep Chryst.