Ivan Fears Explained

Ivan Fears
Birth Date:November 15, 1954
Birth Place:Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
High School:Suffolk (VA) John Yeates
College:William & Mary
Pastcoaching:
  • William & Mary (1976)
    Graduate assistant
  • William & Mary (1977)
    Wide receivers coach
  • William & Mary (1978–1979)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Syracuse (1980–1990)
    Wide receivers coach
  • New England Patriots (–)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Chicago Bears (–)
    Wide receivers coach
  • New England Patriots (–)
    Wide receivers coach
  • New England Patriots (–)
    Running backs coach
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Ivan Fears (born November 15, 1954) is a former American football coach. He was the running backs coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) from 2002 to 2021.

Playing career

High school

Fears attended John Yeates High School in Suffolk, Virginia, and was a letterman in football. In football, he was twice named the school's "Outstanding Player of the Year", and as a senior, was also an All-State selection. He attended The College of William & Mary, where he played football as a running back from 1973 to 1975.[1]

Coaching career

College

Fears began his coaching career in 1976 with his alma mater, William & Mary as a graduate assistant and in 1977-1978 was the team's Receivers coach. In 1979, he served as the team's quarterbacks coach before moving to Syracuse University in 1980 as the [2] wide receivers coach.

NFL

Fears joined the Patriots' coaching staff in 1991. He spent two seasons with the Patriots before moving on to coach the Chicago Bears' wide receivers starting in 1993, but rejoined the New England coaching staff in 1999 as their wide receivers coach. In 2002, he was reassigned to running backs coach.[3] Fears won six Super Bowls as an integral part of both dynasties with the Patriots.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] He announced his retirement in 2022.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phillips . Michael . January 31, 2019 . Ivan Fears was one of the first black players at William & Mary. Now he's preparing for his ninth Super Bowl. . 2020-05-19 . Culpeper Star-Exponent . en.
  2. Web site: Ivan Fears . October 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110304150624/http://www.fanbase.com/Ivan-Fears . March 4, 2011 . dead . Fanbase.
  3. Web site: Patriots assistant coach Ivan Fears not worried about struggling running game . Nicole. Yang. 23 November 2019. The Boston Globe. en-US. 2020-05-19.
  4. Web site: Super Bowl XXXVI - St. Louis Rams vs. New England Patriots - February 3rd, 2002 . 2023-02-20 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  5. Web site: Super Bowl XXXVIII - New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers - February 1st, 2004 . 2023-02-20 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  6. Web site: Super Bowl XXXIX - Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots - February 6th, 2005 . 2023-02-20 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  7. Web site: Super Bowl XLIX - Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots - February 1st, 2015 . 2023-02-20 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  8. Web site: Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017 . 2023-02-20 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  9. Web site: Super Bowl LIII - Los Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots - February 3rd, 2019 . 2023-02-20 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  10. Web site: Houde . Isaiah . Patriots longtime RBs coach Ivan Fears confirms retirement - sort of . Patriots Wire . June 8, 2022 . USA Today . 14 August 2022.

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