Peter Vaas was born on April 26,1952 and is an American football coach and former player.
20 Facts About Peter Vaas
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Peter Vaas played football as a quarterback at Holy Cross from 1971 to 1973.
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Peter Vaas was a three-year starter and set nine individual school passing records in his senior season.
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Peter Vaas served as an assistant coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania for five seasons.
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In 1979, Peter Vaas was hired as the offensive backfield coach at the University of New Hampshire in Durham.
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Peter Vaas spent four seasons in that capacity before being promoted to the position of offensive coordinator in 1983.
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Peter Vaas later went on to serve as the running backs and quarterbacks coach at the University of Notre Dame in 1990 and 1991 respectively.
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Peter Vaas left Notre Dame to return to his alma mater, Holy Cross, serving as their head football coach in 1992.
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Peter Vaas was named the NFL Europe Coach of the Year in 2002.
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In 2004, Peter Vaas was named head coach of the new NFL Europe franchise, the Cologne Centurions.
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Peter Vaas left a successful professional coaching stint to return to Notre Dame in 2005 to serve as QB coach.
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Peter Vaas continued his coaching journey at Miami-Ohio serving as the OC in 2009 until he joined the University of South Florida football staff in 2010.
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Peter Vaas returned to professional coaching in 2020, serving as the offensive coordinator for Team 9 of the XFL.
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Presently, Peter Vaas is the assistant supervisor-replay for the Southeastern Conference.
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In 2022, Peter Vaas served as the instant replay official for the national championship game between The University of Georgia and The University of Alabama.
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Peter Vaas previously served as a replay official and communicator for the American Athletic Conference.
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Peter Vaas returned to Allegheny College as the Gators' head coach in 1986, a position he held for four seasons, until 1989.
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Peter Vaas led the team to back-to-back North Coast Athletic Conference championships in 1987 and 1988 and earned conference "Coach of the Year" honors both years.
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Peter Vaas spent four seasons as the head coach at Holy Cross from 1992 to 1995.
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Peter Vaas's only winning season came in 1992, when he led his squad to a second-place finish in the Patriot League.