Hue Jackson
Jackson in 2016
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| Cleveland Browns | |
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| Position: | Head coach |
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| Date of birth: | October 22, 1965 |
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Dorsey |
| College: | Pacific |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | 9–23 (.281) |
| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Huey "Hue" Jackson (born October 22, 1965) is an American football coach and the current head coach of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).
Previously, he served as the offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals. Prior to that, he was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders after having served as the team's offensive coordinator in 2010. Before joining Oakland, Jackson served as offensive assistant coach for several NFL teams, most notably as the offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins under Steve Spurrier and the Atlanta Falcons under Bobby Petrino.
Jackson, a native of Los Angeles, was a quarterback at Dorsey High School in his hometown, where he also lettered in basketball. He starred in football at Glendale (CA) Community College in 1983 and 1984, where he earned his associate degree in 1984.
Jackson played quarterback at Pacific in the mid-1980s under Bob Cope. As a junior, Jackson had 1,595 yards of total offense, including 502 yards rushing, second-most on the team. In his senior season, he passed for 1,455 yards and rushed for 417 yards. As a quarterback at University of the Pacific from 1985 to 1986, Jackson threw for 2,544 yards and 19 TDs and the Tigers went 9–14 in Jackson's two seasons. He also lettered in basketball in 1986 and earned his degree in physical education.
Jackson began his coaching career in 1987 at Pacific, his alma mater. Jackson spent 3 years (1987–89) there. From 1990 to 1991, Jackson was the running backs coach and special teams coordinator at Cal State Fullerton. In the spring of 1991, he coached the running backs, receivers and special teams for the World League’s inaugural year champion London Monarchs. Then he spent four years (1992–1995) at Arizona State, he was ASU's running backs coach for the first three years (1992–1994), then he handled the Sun Devil quarterbacks in 1995. He led California’s high-powered offense in 1996 as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, he helped lead the Golden Bears to an Aloha Bowl berth. Jackson served as University of Southern California's offensive coordinator from 1997 to 2000, helping to recruit and develop players, including quarterback Carson Palmer, with whom he was later reunited in Cincinnati and Oakland.
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