Calvin Magee | |
Birth Date: | 23 April 1963 |
Birth Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Death Place: | Anniston, Alabama, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 240 |
Player Years1: | 1981–1984 |
Player Team1: | Southern |
Player Years2: | 1985–1988 |
Player Team2: | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Player Positions: | Tight end |
Coach Years1: | 1990–1995 |
Coach Team1: | Tampa Catholic HS (FL) (AHC/OC) |
Coach Years2: | 1996 |
Coach Team2: | South Florida (TE) |
Coach Years3: | 1997–1998 |
Coach Team3: | South Florida (RB) |
Coach Years4: | 1999–2000 |
Coach Team4: | South Florida (RGC/RB) |
Coach Years5: | 2001–2006 |
Coach Team5: | West Virginia (RB) |
Coach Years6: | 2005–2006 |
Coach Team6: | West Virginia (OC/RB) |
Coach Years7: | 2007 |
Coach Team7: | West Virginia (AHC/OC/RB) |
Coach Years8: | 2008–2010 |
Coach Team8: | Michigan (OC/RB) |
Coach Years9: | 2011 |
Coach Team9: | Pittsburgh (AHC/co-OC/RB) |
Coach Years10: | 2012–2017 |
Coach Team10: | Arizona (Assoc. HC/co-OC/RB) |
Coach Years11: | 2018 |
Coach Team11: | New Mexico (OC/RB) |
Coach Years12: | 2019 |
Coach Team12: | Ole Miss (TE) |
Coach Years13: | 2021 |
Coach Team13: | Duke (RB) |
Coach Years14: | 2022 |
Coach Team14: | Jacksonville State (AHC/OC/TE) |
Calvin N. Magee (April 23, 1963May 20, 2022) was an American professional football player and college football coach. He played tight end for four seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1985 to 1988.
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 Rich Rodriguez's staff at West Virginia University. Magee followed Rodriguez to the University of Michigan in 2008, where he served as offensive coordinator until Rodriguez and his staff were fired after the 2010 season.
Rodriguez is widely credited with innovating the spread option offense, which Magee managed at West Virginia and Michigan. 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.
Following Rich Rodriguez's termination as Michigan's head football coach, Magee joined Todd Graham's staff on the Pittsburgh Panthers football team. He served as offensive coordinator for the 2011 season.
On December 5, 2011, Rich Rodriguez announced that Magee would join his staff at the University of Arizona as offensive coordinator. He was also the running backs coach.[1]
On January 20, 2018, Magee became the offensive coordinator and running backs coach at the University of New Mexico.[2]
On January 2, 2019, Magee became the tight ends coach at the University of Mississippi.[3]
Magee died on May 20, 2022, following a heart attack.[4]