Dave Toub

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Dave Toub

Date of birth	June 1, 1962 (1962-06-01) (age 46)
Place of birth	Ossining, New York
Position(s)	Coach
College	Springfield College, University of Texas-El Paso
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1986 1987-1988 1989-1998 1998-2000 2001-2003 2004-present	UTEP Graduate assistant UTEP Strength and conditioning coach Missouri Strength and conditioning coach Missouri Defensive line coach Philadelphia Eagles Special teams/Quality control coach Chicago Bears Special teams coordinator

Dave Toub (born in Ossining, New York on June 1, 1962) is the current Special Teams coordinator of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.

[edit] College career

Toub played offensive line at Springfield College from 1980-1981 and at the University of Texas-El Paso from 1983-1984. At UTEP, Toub earned All-WAC selections two times^[1].

[edit] Coaching career

Toub began his coaching career at the the University of Texas-El Paso in 1986. His first year was as a graduate assistant. The next two years he was the strength and conditioning coach. Toub then spent 9 years as the strength and conditioning coach at the University of Missouri, before coaching the defensive line for 3 years^[2].

In 2001, Toub began his coaching career in the National Football League with the Philadelphia Eagles as the special teams/quality control coach^[3].

Toub joined the Chicago Bears coaching staff on January 24, 2004. He was hired as the special teams coordinator. On February 27, 2007, Toub signed a three-year extension with the Chicago Bears, keeping him under contract through the 2009 season. The Bears' special team's unit was highly successful in 2006; kicker Robbie Gould, return specialist Devin Hester, and Gunner Brendon Ayanbadejo were voted to the 2007 Pro Bowl. On April 5, 2007, Toub was voted special teams coach of the year by his peers.^[4] His special teams unit was ranked at the top of the league for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.^[5]