Jack Henry (American football)
Henry's National Football League (NFL) coaching career began with the Pittsburgh Steelers during Chuck Noll's final two season as head coach (1990–91). Henry then moved on to coach at the University of Pittsburgh (1993–1995) and with the Detroit Lions (1997–1999). While in Detroit, his offensive line helped Barry Sanders to rush for over 2,000 yards. Following Detroit, he went with Jim Haslett to coach the offensive line for the New Orleans Saints. During his time in New Orleans, the Saints won a playoff game for the first time in franchise history and had a 1,000 yard rusher for five consecutive years, also a franchise first. He was named assistant head coach and run game coordinator in his later years with the club.[1] Prior to his NFL career, Henry was a college coach for 21 years with stops at West Virginia University, Wake Forest University, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), his alma mater.[2] Henry also coached for three years on the high school level. He is a graduate of Chartiers Houston High School in Houston, Pennsylvania and IUP. He holds an MS degree from West Virginia University.
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1967–1968 | IUP |
| Position(s) | Offensive guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1969 | Blairsville HS (PA) (assistant) |
| 1970 | West Virginia (freshman OL) |
| 1973 | Edinboro (OL) |
| 1975–1976 | Millersville (OC) |
| 1977 | Southern Illinois (OL) |
| 1978–1979 | West Virginia (OL) |
| 1980 | Appalachian State (OC) |
| 1981–1985 | Wake Forest (OL) |
| 1986–1989 | IUP (OC) |
| 1990–1991 | Pittsburgh Steelers (OL) |
| 1993–1995 | Pittsburgh (OL) |
| 1997–1999 | Detroit Lions (OL) |
| 2000–2004 | New Orleans Saints (OL) |
| 2005 | New Orleans Saints (AHC/RGC/OL) |
| 2006–2008 | San Diego Chargers (OL) |
John Henry is a former American football coach.
After a disappointing playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the San Diego Chargers organization announced that Henry's contract would not be renewed when it expired in February 2009. During the 2006 season Henry's line cleared the way for LaDanian Tomlinson to lead the NFL in rushing as well as setting a new NFL record for touchdowns with 31.[3]
Henry has retired and settled in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
References
- Henry to Coach Chargers' Offensive Line Scout.com, January 28, 2006
- Assistant Coaches WVUStats.com, February 5, 2017
- San Diego Chargers' Norv Turner Fires Four Assistant Coaches ESPN.com, January 13, 2009