- Ivan Fears
Infobox NFL PlayerCoach
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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1954|11|15
Birthplace=Portsmouth, Virginia
College=William & Mary
Position=Running Backs Coach
coach=yes
coachingyears=1976
1977
1978-79
1980-1990
1991-1992
1993-1998
1999-2001
2002-"present"
coachingteams=William & Mary
(Graduate Assistant)
William & Mary
(Wide Receivers Coach)
William & Mary
(Quarterbacks Coach)
Syracuse
(Quarterbacks Coach)New England Patriots
(Wide Receivers Coach)Chicago Bears
(Wide Receivers Coach)New England Patriots
(Wide Receivers Coach)New England Patriots
(Running Backs Coach)Ivan Fears (born
November 15 ,1954 inPortsmouth, Virginia ) is the currentAmerican football running back s coach for theNew England Patriots of theNational Football League .Playing career
High school
Fears attended
John Yeates High School inSuffolk, Virginia , and was aletterman 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.College
Fears attended
The College of William & Mary , where he played football as a running back from 1973 to 1975.Coaching career
College
Fears began his coaching career in 1976 with his alma mater, William & Mary as a graduate assistant and in 1977 was the team's
wide receiver s coach. From 1978 to 1979 he served as the team'squarterback s coach before moving toSyracuse University in 1980 in the same capacity.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 New England in 1999 as their wide receivers coach. In 2002, he was re-assigned to running backs coach.External links
* [http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=coachbio&bio=521 New England Patriots profile]
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