| Date of birth | October 1, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Redwood City, California |
| Position(s) | Tight ends coach |
| College | San Francisco State University Northern Arizona University |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1984-1985 1986-1987 1988-1990 1991-1998 1999-2001 2002-present |
San Francisco State University Graduate assistant Northern Arizona University Running backs/Offensive line/ Tight ends coach University of California, Santa Barbara Offensive coordinator/ Offensive line coach Occidental College Offensive coordinator/ Offensive line coach Philadelphia Eagles Offensive asstistant/ Quality control coach Philadelphia Eagles Tight ends coach |
Tom Melvin (born October 1, 1961) is the current tight ends coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. His cousin, Bob Melvin, is manager of the Oakland Athletics (2011-present)
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Melvin attended Cubberley High School in Palo Alto, California and lettered in football and baseball. He graduated from Cubberley High School in 1979.
Melvin attended San Francisco State University, where he played football as an offensive lineman. He was also a member of the baseball team, playing primarily catcher. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education. He earned a Master's degree in educational administration while he coached at Northern Arizona University.
Melvin's first coaching job was as a graduate assistant at San Francisco State University. He then coached at Northern Arizona University, where he tutored tight end Shawn Collins.
After this, he coached at University of California, Santa Barbara. UCSB's offense was ranked fifth during Melvin's tenure in 1989, and Melvin coached five All-America selections.
Following UCSB, Melvin coached at Occidental College for eight years, as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.
In 1999, Melvin joined the Philadelphia Eagles coaching staff, serving for three seasons as the offensive assistant/quality control coach before moving to his current position as tight ends coach.