Hal Hunter (American football, born 1959)

Hal Hunter
Position:	Offensive line coach
Personal information
Born:	June 8, 1959 (age 62); Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Career information
College:	Northwestern
Career history
As a coach:
	William & Mary (1982); Outside linebackers coach & strength coach; Pittsburgh (1983-1984); Offensive line coach; Columbia (1985); Offensive line coach; Indiana (PA) (1986); Offensive line coach; Akron (1987-1990); Offensive line coach; Vanderbilt (1991-1993); Tackles coach & tight ends coach; Vanderbilt (1994); Offensive line coach; LSU (1995-1998); Offensive line coach; LSU (1999); Assistant head coach; LSU (1999); Interim head coach; Indiana (2000-2001); Offensive coordinator; North Carolina (2002-2005); Offensive line coach; San Diego Chargers (2006-2011); Offensive line coach; San Diego Chargers (2012); Offensive coordinator; Indianapolis Colts (2013-2014); Assistant offensive line coach; Indianapolis Colts (2015); Offensive line coach; Cleveland Browns (2016); Offensive line coach; New York Giants (2018–2019); Offensive line coach;
Head coaching record
Regular season:	NCAA: 1–0 (1.000)
Career:	NCAA: 1–0 (1.000)
	Coaching stats at PFR

Harold Theo Hunter III (born July 8, 1959) is an American football coach. He has previously served as offensive line coach for the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers. In 1999, he served as the head coach of LSU for one game, a 35–10 win over rival Arkansas, after Gerry DiNardo was fired. He was replaced when LSU hired Nick Saban in 1999.

Coaching history[]

College[]

Hunter held positions at William & Mary, Pittsburgh, Columbia, Indiana (PA), Vanderbilt, LSU,^[1] Indiana and North Carolina^[2] from 1982 to 2005.

NFL[]

After his stint with North Carolina, he was hired by the San Diego Chargers in 2006 as offensive line coach and held that position until 2011, when he was promoted to offensive coordinator.^[3]

On January 30, 2013, Hunter was hired as assistant offensive line coach for the Indianapolis Colts.^[4] He was promoted to offensive line coach in 2015. On January 22, 2016, the Cleveland Browns hired hunter as offensive line coach.^[5]

On January 30, 2018, Hunter was hired as offensive line coach for the New York Giants under head coach Pat Shurmur.^[6]

Personal life[]

Hunter's father, Hal, also coached in the NFL.^[7]

Head coaching record[]

College[]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1999)
1999	LSU	1–0*	1–0*	6th (Western)*
LSU:		1–0	1–0	*Coached one game after Gerry DiNardo was fired
Total:		1–0
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References[]

^ "LSU Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). lsusports.net. p. 107. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
^ "Tar Heels hire Hal Hunter as Offensive Line Coach". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
^ "Chargers promote Hunter, add Fairchild to staff". Chargers.com. January 17, 2012. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ "Colts add two to coaching staff". wthr.com. January 30, 2013.
^ "Ex-Colts assistants Hamilton, Hunter join Cleveland coaching staff". January 22, 2016.
^ "Giants to hire Hal Hunter as offensive line coach". profootballtalk. January 30, 2018.
^ "Obituaries -Week of 9/4". denverncweekly.com. September 5, 2014. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.

External links[]

[1] "LSU Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). lsusports.net. p. 107. Retrieved July 29, 2018.

[2] "Tar Heels hire Hal Hunter as Offensive Line Coach". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.

[3] "Chargers promote Hunter, add Fairchild to staff". Chargers.com. January 17, 2012. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[4] "Colts add two to coaching staff". wthr.com. January 30, 2013.

[5] "Ex-Colts assistants Hamilton, Hunter join Cleveland coaching staff". January 22, 2016.

[6] "Giants to hire Hal Hunter as offensive line coach". profootballtalk. January 30, 2018.

[7] "Obituaries -Week of 9/4". denverncweekly.com. September 5, 2014. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.

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