In 1975, Spencer coached wrestling and lacrosse at the State University of New York as a graduate assistant. From 1976 to 1979 he coached at Detroit County Day High School in Birmingham, Michigan. Spencer spent the next two years as a graduate assistant at Cornell University. After coaching for one season at Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland, Spencer received a job coaching at Ithaca College. From 1981 to 1985, he was the head freshman coach and in 1986 he served as the offensive coordinator. Spencer moved to Wesleyan University where he was the head coach for five years (1987–1991).[1] With a 6-2 record in 1990, he finished with an overall record of 14–26. From 1989 to 1990, Spencer coached the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets former head coach Eric Mangini.[2]
Cleveland Brownsedit
Spencer began his NFL career with the Cleveland Browns as a coaching assistant under Bill Belichick in 1991. His final season with the team was in 1994.
Oakland Raidersedit
Spencer moved to the Oakland Raiders in 1995. Under Mike White, he served as quality control coach for the 1995 season. In 1996, he was named assistant linebackers coach. In 1997, new head coach Joe Bugel named him defensive assistant.
Signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2002, Spencer was a member of the staff when the Steelers won Super Bowl XL. In 2003, Spencer was named Special Teams Coach of The Year.
Arizona Cardinalsedit
Following the 2006 season, former Steelers offensive coordinatorKen Whisenhunt was named head coach of the Arizona Cardinals.[3] Spencer was allowed out of the final year of his contract with the Steelers to coach for the Cardinals.[2] Spencer made his second Super Bowl appearance in 2009 with the Cardinals.[1]
San Diego Chargersedit
On January 22, 2013, Spencer was named the special teams coach of the San Diego Chargers, reuniting him with Whisenhunt.[4]
On December 2, 2015 Spencer was fired as the Chargers special teams coach.[5]
Personal lifeedit
Spencer and his wife, Rosemarie, have two sons, Timothy and Jack. He has two children, Lindsey and Zachery, from a previous marriage.[2]
Referencesedit
^ abMorgan, C. (n.d.). Cardinals' Spencer owes career to Belichick. Retrieved December 7, 2012, from Fox Sports website: http://www.foxsportsarizona.com/pages
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Kevin Spencer American football news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Kevin Spencer born November 2 1953 is an American football coach Kevin SpencerPersonal informationBorn 1953 11 02 November 2 1953 age 70 Career historyAs a coach Detroit Country Day School 1976 1979 Assistant Cornell 1980 1981 Graduate assistant Gilman School 1982 Assistant Ithaca 1982 1987 Assistant Wesleyan 1987 1991 Head coach Cleveland Browns 1991 1994 Coaching assistant Oakland Raiders 1995 Quality control coach Oakland Raiders 1996 Assistant linebackers coach Oakland Raiders 1997 Defensive assistant coach Indianapolis Colts 1998 2000 Special teams coordinator Indianapolis Colts 2001 Special teams coordinator amp defensive assistant coach Pittsburgh Steelers 2002 2006 Special teams coach Arizona Cardinals 2007 2012 Special teams coach San Diego Chargers 2013 2015 Special teams coach amp coordinator Iowa 2017 2019 Senior special teams analyst Iowa 2020 2021 Assistant Hamilton 2022 Offensive coordinator Contents 1 Coaching career 1 1 Early years 1 2 Cleveland Browns 1 3 Oakland Raiders 1 4 Indianapolis Colts 1 5 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 6 Arizona Cardinals 1 7 San Diego Chargers 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCoaching career editEarly years edit In 1975 Spencer coached wrestling and lacrosse at the State University of New York as a graduate assistant From 1976 to 1979 he coached at Detroit County Day High School in Birmingham Michigan Spencer spent the next two years as a graduate assistant at Cornell University After coaching for one season at Gilman School in Baltimore Maryland Spencer received a job coaching at Ithaca College From 1981 to 1985 he was the head freshman coach and in 1986 he served as the offensive coordinator Spencer moved to Wesleyan University where he was the head coach for five years 1987 1991 1 With a 6 2 record in 1990 he finished with an overall record of 14 26 From 1989 to 1990 Spencer coached the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets former head coach Eric Mangini 2 Cleveland Browns edit Spencer began his NFL career with the Cleveland Browns as a coaching assistant under Bill Belichick in 1991 His final season with the team was in 1994 Oakland Raiders edit Spencer moved to the Oakland Raiders in 1995 Under Mike White he served as quality control coach for the 1995 season In 1996 he was named assistant linebackers coach In 1997 new head coach Joe Bugel named him defensive assistant Indianapolis Colts edit In 1998 Spencer was hired by the Indianapolis Colts as special teams coach Jim E Mora 2 He held this position until the 2001 season the same year Mora left the team Pittsburgh Steelers edit Signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2002 Spencer was a member of the staff when the Steelers won Super Bowl XL In 2003 Spencer was named Special Teams Coach of The Year Arizona Cardinals edit Following the 2006 season former Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt was named head coach of the Arizona Cardinals 3 Spencer was allowed out of the final year of his contract with the Steelers to coach for the Cardinals 2 Spencer made his second Super Bowl appearance in 2009 with the Cardinals 1 San Diego Chargers edit On January 22 2013 Spencer was named the special teams coach of the San Diego Chargers reuniting him with Whisenhunt 4 On December 2 2015 Spencer was fired as the Chargers special teams coach 5 Personal life editSpencer and his wife Rosemarie have two sons Timothy and Jack He has two children Lindsey and Zachery from a previous marriage 2 References edit a b Morgan C n d Cardinals Spencer owes career to Belichick Retrieved December 7 2012 from Fox Sports website http www foxsportsarizona com pages a b c d Coaches amp Staff Kevin Spencer 2010 Retrieved December 6 2012 from Arizona Cardinals website http www azcardinals com team coaches kevin spencer Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Bouchette E n d Assistant Coach Kevin Spencer appears headed to Arizona Retrieved December 7 2012 from Post Gazette website http www post gazette com stories sports stellers assistant coach kevin spencer appears headed to arizona 468347 print 1 Krasovic T San Diego Union Tribune http www utsandiego com news 2013 jan 19 kevin spencer kevin whisenhunt cardinals chargers Chargers fire special teams coordinator Kevin Spencer NFL com External links editPro Football History bio nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin Spencer American football amp oldid 1198892547, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
