Chuck Pagano
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| Chuck Pagano | |
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| Date of birth | October 2, 1960 |
| Place of birth |  Boulder, Colo. |
| Position(s) | Assistant Coach |
| College | Wyoming |
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| 1980-1984 | Wyoming (Strong Safety) |
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| 2008-Present 2007 2005-2006 2001-2004 1995-2000 1992-1994 1991 1990 1989 1987-1988 1986 1984-1985 |
Baltimore Ravens (Assistant Coach) North Carolina (Defensive Coordinator) Oakland Raiders (Defensive Backs) Cleveland Browns (Secondary) Miami (Fla.) (Defensive Backs / STU) East Carolina (Defensive Backs / Linebackers) UNLV (Defensive Coordinator) UNLV (Defensive Backs) East Carolina (Defensive Backs) Boise State (Linebackers) Miami (Fla.) (Graduate Assistant) Southern California (Graduate Assistant) |
Charles D. "Chuck" Pagano was the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2007 season. He will return to the NFL as an assistant coach of the Baltimore Ravens for the 2008 season. [1][2][3]
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[edit] Early career
Pagano's coaching career began as a graduate assistant at Southern California from 1984 to 1985 before a parallel move to Miami (Fla.) in 1986. He was outside linebackers coach at Boise State from 1987 to 1988, then coached defensive backs at East Carolina and UNLV in 1989 and 1990, respectively. By 1991, Pagano had been promoted to defensive coordinator for UNLV, but returned to East Carolina to coach defensive backs and outside linebackers a year later.
[edit] Miami and North Carolina
Pagano first linked with Butch Davis in 1995, returning to Miami to coach the secondary and coordinate special teams. In his five years there, he recruited and coached four first round NFL draft picks, and during the 2000 season, his secondary was named the nation's best by Football News. His defensive backs did not allow a passing touchdown over the last 27 quarters of the 1999 season. Miami also blocked 39 kicks in 59 games, including a school record 12 blocks in 1996.
At the end of the 2006 season, Pagano rejoined Davis following his appointment as head coach of North Carolina. In his first and only season, they finished with a record of 4-8, but were narrowly beaten by less than seven points in six of those games.
[edit] NFL
In 2001, Pagano joined Davis in the NFL as secondary coach for the Cleveland Browns. In 2003, he helped the Browns tie a franchise record for the fewest passing touchdowns allowed with 13. In 2001, the secondary accounted for 28 of the Browns' NFL-high 33 interceptions, and, in the same season, rookie cornerback Anthony Henry led the league with ten interceptions.
After leaving Cleveland in 2004, Pagano spent two seasons as defensive backs coach of the Oakland Raiders. In 2006, the Raiders' pass defensive allowed just 151 yards per game, and total defense just 285. This ranked them first and third in the league, respectively.
[edit] References
- ^ "Chuck Pagano." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
- ^ "Staff Bios." milehighfootballcamp.com. Retrieved on February 5, 2008.
- ^ "Pagano Headed Back To NFL." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 12, 2008.
