Dave Toub
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
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| Position: | Assistant head coach&special teams coordinator |
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| Born: | June 1, 1962 Ossining, New York,U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | UTEP |
| NFL draft: | 1985/ round: 9 / pick: 231 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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David Toub(born June 1, 1962) is an American professionalfootballcoach who is theassistant head coachandspecial teams coordinatorfor theKansas City Chiefsof theNational Football League(NFL).
Playing career
[edit]College
[edit]Toub played offensive line atSpringfield Collegefrom 1980 to 1981 and at theUniversity of Texas-El Paso(UTEP) from 1983 to 1984. At UTEP, Toub earned All-WACselections twice.[1]
Professional
[edit]Toub was drafted by thePhiladelphia Eaglesin the ninth round of the1985 NFL draft.[2]He was released before the start of the regular season. Later, Toub attended theLos Angeles Ramstraining camp in two consecutive years, but was released before the start of the regular season.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]College
[edit]Toub began his coaching career at theUniversity of Texas-El Pasoin 1986.[4]His first year was as a graduate assistant; the next two years he was the strength and conditioning coach. Toub then spent nine years as the strength and conditioning coach at theUniversity of Missouri;also coaching offensive line from 1989 to 1991 wasAndy Reid.Afterwards, Toub coached thedefensive linefor three years.[1]
Professional
[edit]Philadelphia Eagles
[edit]In 2001, Toub began his coaching career in the National Football League with thePhiladelphia Eaglesas thespecial teams/quality control coach.[1]
Chicago Bears
[edit]Toub joined theChicago Bearscoaching staff on January 24, 2004, as the special teams coordinator. On February 27, 2007, Toub signed a three-year extension with the Bears, keeping him under contract through the2009 season.The Bears' special teams unit was highly successful in2006;kickerRobbie Gould,return specialistDevin Hester,andgunnerBrendon Ayanbadejowere voted to the2007 Pro Bowl.On April 5, 2007, Toub was voted special teams coach of the year by his peers.[5]His special teams unit was ranked at the top of the league for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.[6]For the last eight years, the Bears special teams have been in the top three, and was ranked third by rankings performed by theDallas Morning News.[7]In 2008 he was elected to theUSA TodayAll-Joe team.[8]In 2012, he signed a two-year extension with the team.[9]
Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]On January 15, 2013, Toub announced that he would leave Chicago and accept a position with theKansas City Chiefsand reunite with Andy Reid.[10]In 2018, he received the assistant head coach title in addition to his special teams coordinator duties.[11]In2019,Toub won his first Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated theSan Francisco 49ers31–20 inSuper Bowl LIV.[12]In2022,Toub won his second Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated thePhiladelphia Eagles38–35 inSuper Bowl LVII.[13]In2023,Toub won his third Super Bowl when the Chiefs again defeated theSan Francisco 49ers25–22 inSuper Bowl LVIII.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Toub is married with a son and daughter. His son, Shane, is the defensive quality control coach for theChicago Bearsand a former football player at theUniversity of Dayton.[3]
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Chicago Bears".Archived fromthe originalon January 6, 2013.RetrievedJanuary 6,2013.
- ^"1985 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedOctober 5,2023.
- ^abKent, Andy (January 4, 2012)."Dolphins Interview Dave Toub For Head Coaching Position".Miamidolphins. Archived fromthe originalon April 23, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 14,2012.
- ^St. Clair, Ian (January 6, 2017)."Get to know Dave Toub".Mile High Report.RetrievedFebruary 16,2024.
- ^"Dave Toub, AC, Chicago Bears".Kffl. Archived fromthe originalon December 4, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 14,2012.
- ^Mayer, Larry.Bears earn special honor for second straight seasonArchivedFebruary 13, 2008, at theWayback Machine(February 11, 2008), chicagobears. Retrieved on February 11, 2008.
- ^"Dave Toub signs two-year extension with Bears – Chicago Sun-Times".Suntimes.RetrievedSeptember 14,2012.
- ^"Annual All-Joe team: Honoring those who won little acclaim".Archived fromthe originalon January 29, 2014.
- ^"Bears sign Dave Toub to two-year contract".NBC Sports.January 17, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 16,2024.
- ^Biggs, Brad (January 15, 2013)."Special teams coach Toub leaving Bears".Chicago Tribune.Archived fromthe originalon January 16, 2013.RetrievedJanuary 15,2013.
- ^Paylor, Terez (April 6, 2018)."Chiefs add 'assistant head coach' to Dave Toub's job title".The Kansas City Star.RetrievedOctober 3,2018.
- ^"Super Bowl LIV – San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 2nd, 2020".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedFebruary 19,2023.
- ^"Super Bowl LVII – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 12th, 2023".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedFebruary 19,2023.
- ^"Super Bowl LVIII – San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 11th, 2024".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedFebruary 12,2024.