Nick Aliotti

Nick Aliotti
Sport(s)	Football
Current position
Title	Defensive coordinator
Team	Oregon
Conference	Pac-12
Biographical details
Born	May 29, 1954 (1954-05-29) (age 57)
Place of birth	Walnut Creek, California
Playing career
1972–1976	UC Davis
Position(s)	Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1979 1980–1983 1984–1987 1988–1992 1993–1994 1995–1997 1998 1999–present	Oregon (Graduate Asst) Oregon State (RB) Chico State (OC/OL) Oregon (OLB) Oregon (DC/DB) St. Louis Rams (Asst, special teams) Oregon (DC/DB) Oregon (DC)

Nick Aliotti (born May 29, 1954) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the defensive coordinator for the University of Oregon Ducks football team.

Early life and playing career

Aliotti grew up in Walnut Creek, California, and graduated from Pittsburg High School, after which he enrolled at UC Davis, where he earned three letters as running back and was named MVP of the freshman team in 1972.^[1]

Coaching career

After graduation from Davis, Aliotti spent two years as a graduate assistant football coach on Rich Brooks's staff at Oregon, and in 1980, was hired as an assistant running backs coach by new Oregon State coach Joe Avezzano.^[2][3] After four years with the Beavers, Aliotti was hired as offensive coordinator at Chico State. In 1988, he returned to Oregon as linebackers coach, later becoming defensive coordinator.^[4]

In 1994, when Oregon head coach Brooks was hired by the St. Louis Rams, Aliotti followed Brooks to the NFL as the Rams' special teams coach. After Brooks's departure from the Rams, Aliotti returned to the Ducks in 1998 as defensive coordinator under head coach Mike Bellotti, a position he still holds under current head coach Chip Kelly.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Nick Aliotti". GoDucks.com. http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=22687. Retrieved August 17, 2011. 
2. ^ Withers, Bud (September 1, 1982). "Another Italian". The Register-Guard. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qUkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=POIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6184%2C166064. Retrieved August 17, 2011. 
3. ^ "Nick Aliotti - Oregon Football". Rivals.com. http://collegefootball.rivals.com/viewcoach.asp?Coach=43. Retrieved August 17, 2011. 
4. ^ "Brooks fills staff with former coach". The Register-Guard. March 30, 1988. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jvJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0uEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5368%2C7096714. Retrieved August 17, 2011.