- Greg Mattison
Greg Mattison (born
November 15 ,1949 inMadison, WI ,USA ) is anAmerican football coach, that served as co-defensive coordinator and defensive lines coach for theFlorida Gators football team for three years, including the 2006 BCS National Championship team. OnFebruary 8 ,2008 , Mattison accepted the linebackers coaching position for the NFL'sBaltimore Ravens .Background
Prior to his time at Florida, Mattison coached at Notre Dame as the defensive coordinator under
Bob Davie ; until theTy Willingham era (during which he served as defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator). Prior to his time at Notre Dame, Mattison coached the defensive line at theUniversity of Michigan from 1992 to 1996, while also serving at the defenisve coordinator in 1995 and 1996.Mattison shared coordinator duties with
Charlie Strong , whom he also coached with during their shared time at Notre Dame.Mattison was a finalist for the head coaching job at
Western Michigan University following the 2004 season; a job that eventually went toBill Cubit . Mattison had served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach underJack Harbaugh at WMU from 1981-1986. During his time at WMU, Mattison coached alongsideJohn Harbaugh , who was a graduate assistant and assistant coach. Harbaugh, how the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, has hired Mattison to coach the Ravens linebackers. The job is Mattison's first NFL coaching position in 37 years of coaching football.Personal
Mattison is a graduate of the
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse , where he played football and wrestled. He attended high school atMadison East High School inMadison, WI .Greg's son Bryan was a senior captain for the 2007
University of Iowa Hawkeyes football team.External links
* [http://www.baltimoreravens.com/People/Coaches/Greg_Mattison.aspx Baltimore Ravens Official Site - Greg Mattison]
* [http://www.gatorzone.com/insidefootball/?sub=staff&bio=mattison Bio at official Gators website]
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