Kyle Shanahan

Kyle Shanahan

Shanahan with the Atlanta Falcons in 2016
San Francisco 49ers
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1979-12-14) December 14, 1979 (age 37)
Place of birth:	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Career information
High school:	Greenwood Village (CO) Cherry Creek
College:	Texas
Career history
As coach:
UCLA (2003) Graduate assistant Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004–2005) Offensive quality control coordinator Houston Texans (2006) Wide receivers coach Houston Texans (2007) Quarterbacks coach Houston Texans (2008–2009) Offensive coordinator Washington Redskins (2010–2013) Offensive coordinator Cleveland Browns (2014) Offensive coordinator Atlanta Falcons (2015–2016) Offensive coordinator San Francisco 49ers (2017–present) Head coach
Coaching stats at PFR

Kyle Michael Shanahan (born December 14, 1979) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). In 2008, Shanahan, at 28 years old, became the youngest coordinator in the NFL when he was promoted by the Houston Texans. Shanahan has also coached for the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, and Atlanta Falcons. His father, Mike, is the former head coach for the Los Angeles Raiders, Denver Broncos, and Redskins.

Shanahan was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while his father coached at the University of Minnesota. He later attended Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colorado, while his father served as head coach of the Denver Broncos. Shanahan accepted a scholarship offer by Carl Franks of Duke University, but chose to transfer as redshirt freshman to the University of Texas at Austin. Shanahan played wide receiver on a Longhorn team that featured future college coach Major Applewhite as well as future NFL players Roy Williams, Cedric Benson, Bo Scaife, Mike Williams, Quentin Jammer, Chris Simms. Shanahan and Simms are close friends, and Simms has a tattoo of Shanahan's initials on his leg.