Pat Shurmur
Shurmur in 2012
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| Minnesota Vikings | |
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| Position: | Offensive coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | April 14, 1965 |
| Place of birth: | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Dearborn (MI) Divine Child |
| College: | Michigan State |
| Undrafted: | 1988 |
| Career history | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | 10–23 (.303) |
| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Patrick Carl Shurmur (born April 14, 1965) is an American football coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Born in Dearborn, Michigan, Shurmur comes from a football background. His uncle Fritz Shurmur was an NFL coach for 24 years, including a stint as the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator from 1994 to 1998, which included a victory in Super Bowl XXXI.
Shurmur attended Michigan State University, where he was a four-year letterman for the Michigan State Spartans football team, after graduating from Divine Child High School. He played guard and linebacker his freshman season, and started at center the next three seasons. He earned All-Big 10 Conference honors and also earned honorable mention All-America honors in 1987, his senior year (MG). He was co-captain when the Spartans defeated the USC Trojans in the Rose Bowl in his senior year. Shurmur was the first graduate student to play on the Michigan State football team, as he began studying for his master's degree in financial administration during his senior season.
Shurmur’s résumé includes 26 years of coaching experience, including 15 in the NFL. In those 15 seasons, he has been a part of eight playoff teams, winning six division crowns and appearing in the Super Bowl.
Shurmur began working for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1999, serving as both the tight ends coach and the offensive line coach. Shurmur helped mold tight end Chad Lewis into a three-time Pro Bowl selection.
In 2002, Shurmur was named the team’s quarterback coach. In that role, Shumur helped shape Donovan McNabb into the most prolific passer in Eagles history. McNabb holds nearly every Eagles career passing record, and in 2008, he set Eagles single-season records with 345 completions and 3,916 yards. In 2004, Shurmur and McNabb helped guide the Eagles to their first Super Bowl appearance since the 1980 season.
On January 21, 2009, Shurmur was hired by Steve Spagnuolo to be the offensive coordinator of the St. Louis Rams.
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