Lester Erb
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Milton, Pennsylvania | April 22, 1969
Playing career | |
1988–1990 | Bucknell |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1991–1993 | Hobart (Wide Receivers) |
1994–1996 | Syracuse (Assistant) |
1997–1998 | Baltimore Ravens (Assistant) |
1999 | Army (TE) |
2000–2007 | Iowa (WR/ST) |
2008–2012 | Iowa (RB/ST) |
2013–2016 | Nevada (RB/ST) |
2017 | Rutgers (RB) |
2018–2019 | Rutgers (WR) |
Lester L. Erb (born April 22, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. He formerly was the running back coach and wide receivers coach at Rutgers University.[1]
Coaching career[]
Baltimore Ravens[]
Lester Erb was an offensive quality control coach for the Baltimore Ravens for two seasons.
Iowa Hawkeyes[]
After a year coaching tight ends at Army, Erb joined the former Ravens offensive coordinator Kirk Ferentz to Iowa and coached running backs and wide receivers there.[2] Erb was named one of the top recruiters in the nation while coaching at Iowa.[3][4]
Nevada[]
Erb spent a four years coaching special teams and running backs at Nevada.
Rutgers[]
On January 6, 2017, it was announced that Erb would be leaving to take over as the running back coach for Rutgers.[5][6] In 2018 it was decided that Erb would switch from coaching running backs to wide receivers.[7] When Greg Schiano retook control of the program in 2020 it was announced that Erb would no longer be coaching for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
References[]
- ^ NJ.com, Ryan Dunleavy | NJ Advance Media for (2017-01-05). "Who is Rutgers running backs coach Lester Erb?". nj. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ Vint, Patrick (2013-02-14). "ERB: SMOKED". Black Heart Gold Pants. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ Morehouse, Marc. "Lester Erb named a top 25 recruiter". The Gazette. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ Fidler, David. "Iowa Hawkeyes Football: Lester Erb the Key to Recruiting Success". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Ash names Lester Erb as Rutgers running backs coach". USAToday.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ NJ.com, Ryan Dunleavy | NJ Advance Media for (2017-01-05). "Who is Rutgers running backs coach Lester Erb?". nj. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ NJ.com, Keith Sargeant | NJ Advance Media for (2019-04-09). "Why did Rutgers' wide receivers struggle last season? Lester Erb has an answer that should give fans hope for a big improvement in 2019". nj. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- Army Black Knights football coaches
- Baltimore Ravens coaches
- Bucknell Bison football players
- Hobart Statesmen football coaches
- Iowa Hawkeyes football coaches
- Nevada Wolf Pack football coaches
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights football coaches
- Syracuse Orange football coaches