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Jimbo Fisher (born October 9, 1965, in Clarksburg, West Virginia) is an American college football coach and former player who was the NCAA Division III National Player of the Year as a senior . He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at LSU from 2000 until 2007. He is currently the offensive coordinator at Florida State University and, per his latest contract, is slated to succeed legendary FSU football head coach Bobby Bowden when Bowden retires.
in Clarksburg, West Virginia, Fisher attended Liberty High School before going to Salem College (now Salem International University) in Salem, West Virginia where he played quarterback under head coach Terry Bowden from 1985-1986.
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Jimbo Fisher (born October 9, 1965, in Clarksburg, West Virginia) is an American college football coach and former player who was the NCAA Division III National Player of the Year as a senior . He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at LSU from 2000 until 2007. He is currently the offensive coordinator at Florida State University and, per his latest contract, is slated to succeed legendary FSU football head coach Bobby Bowden when Bowden retires.
Biography
Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, Fisher attended Liberty High School before going to Salem College (now Salem International University) in Salem, West Virginia where he played quarterback under head coach Terry Bowden from 1985-1986. When Bowden left for Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, Fisher transferred with him to play his final season for the Bulldogs where he was named Division III National Player of the Year. Fisher still holds multiple school records at Samford.
In 1988, he played one season in the Arena Football League. He then rejoined Bowden at Samford as a graduate assistant coach working with quarterbacks from 1988-1990 and was subsequently hired as the fulltime offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. After two seasons, Fisher moved with Bowden to Auburn University where he coached quarterbacks alongside offensive coordinator Tommy Bowden. While at Auburn, Fisher coached several successful quarterbacks including Patrick Nix, the current offensive coordinator for Miami.
Fisher continued at Auburn until the hiring of current Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville in the wake of Bowden's 1998 mid-season resignation. He then coached quarterbacks for one season at Cincinnati before joining Nick Saban's new staff at LSU in 2000. When Saban left for the NFL's Miami Dolphins Fisher remained at LSU to continue his role with Les Miles. He has guided several well-known quarterbacks in his tenure with the LSU Tigers including Josh Booty, Rohan Davey, Matt Mauck and JaMarcus Russell.
After the 2006 season, Fisher interviewed for the head coaching position at the University of Alabama at Birmingham but the Board of Trustees, which also governs the University of Alabama, vetoed the contract offer for Fisher causing some controversy. He subsequently signed a three year contract to become the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Florida State University. He will receive a base salary of $215,000 with incentives increasing the total package into the low $400,000 range. In a press release on December 10, 2007 Jimbo Fisher was named the eventual successor for the legendary coach Bobby Bowden, although Bowden has not yet announced a retirement date. This new contract will pay Fisher about $600,000 per year with a $2.5 million buy out clause.
Coaching résumé
- 1991-1992 - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Samford University
- 1993-1998 - Quarterbacks Coach, Auburn University
- 1999-2000 - Quarterbacks Coach, University of Cincinnati
- 2000-2006 - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Louisiana State University
- 2007-2008 - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Florida State University
- 2007-2008 - Head Coach in waiting at Florida State University
Awards
Personal
Fisher and his wife Candi have two sons, Trey and Ethan. Fisher has one brother, Brian who is the football coach at Robert C. Byrd High School in Clarksburg, West Virginia and his mother, Gloria, teaches Chemistry at Robert C. Byrd High School.
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