Calvin Magee
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Calvin Magee | |
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Date of birth: | April 23, 1963 |
Place of birth: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Position(s): | Tight End |
College: | Southern |
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1985-1988 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com |
Calvin Magee (born April 23, 1963 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former professional American football player who played tight end for four seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1985 to 1988. He is currently offensive coordinator and assistant head coach at the University of Michigan.
Shortly after a high school coaching career around the Tampa area, Calvin was a member of the University of South Florida's first coaching staff in 1996 where he remained until 2001 when he joined the Rich Rodriguez and the staff at West Virginia University.
Michigan's head coach Rich Rodriguez is widely credited with innovating the spread option offense, which Coach Magee manages. This offense is used by thousands of high schools and other collegiate programs throughout the country. Magee was a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2007, given to the top college assistant coach.