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Position: | Assistant head coach/Passing game coordinator |
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Date of birth: | September 19, 1974 |
Place of birth: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
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High school: | West Charlotte (NC) |
College: | Howard |
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Alfonza "Pep" Hamilton (born September 19, 1974) is an American football coach. He serves as passing game coordinator for the Michigan Wolverines football team of the Big Ten Conference.
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina who graduated from West Charlotte High School, Hamilton played quarterback from 1993 to 1996 at Howard University. While at Howard, Hamilton earned the team's scholar-athlete award in 1995 and 1996.
Hamilton started his coaching career at Howard University, where he served as the team's quarterbacks coach before becoming the team's offensive coordinator. Hamilton coached in the National Football League for the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers before taking a position as quarterbacks coach for the Chicago Bears on March 5, 2007.
In 2010, Hamilton was hired by the University of New Mexico Lobos after Tee Martin left for the Kentucky Wildcats and was named co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. However, after Ron Turner left Stanford for the Indianapolis Colts, Hamilton left New Mexico and before the start of the season to be the wide receivers coach at Stanford. In 2011, he was promoted to offensive coordinator under new head coach David Shaw.