JERRY BROWN
Assistant Head Coach
Defensive Backs Coach
BORN September 28, 1949
ALMA MATER Northwestern, 1972
DEGREES Bachelor's Degree
School of Education
PLAYING WR, Northwestern, 1969-70
EXPERIENCE DB, 1971
COLLEGIATE Northwestern, 1972
COACHING GA/Defensive Backs
EXPERIENCE Eastern Illinois, 1977-79
Defensive Backs
Cal State Fullerton, 1980-82
Wide Receivers
Cal State Fullerton, 1983-87
Offensive Coordinator/WR
Northwestern, 1993-96
Defensive Backs
Northwestern, 1997-98
Co-Defensive Coordinator
Northwestern, 199-2001
Defensive Coordinator
Northwestern, 2002-Present
Asst. Head Coach/DB
PROFESSIONAL Minnesota Vikings, 1988-89
COACHING Wide Receivers
EXPERIENCE Minnesota Vikings, 1990-91
Defensive Backs
FAMILY Wife, Denise; Daughter, Kimberly;
Son, Jerry
PROMINENT Louis Ayeni, Harold Blackman,
PLAYERS Ibraheim Campbell, Marquice
COACHED Cole, Chris Martin, Rodney Ray,
Marvin Ward, Sherrick McManis,
Jordan Mabin, Traveon Henry
MIKE HANKWITZ
Defensive Coordinator
BORN December 14, 1947
ALMA MATER Michigan, 1970
DEGREES Bachelor's Degree
Education
PLAYING Tight End, Michigan, 1967-69
EXPERIENCE
COLLEGIATE Michigan, 1970-72
COACHING Defensive Graduate Asst.
EXPERIENCE Arizona, 1973-76
Outside LB/Def. Backs
Purdue, 1977-81
Outside LB/Punters
Western Michigan, 1983-84
Def. Coordinator/Def. Backs
Colorado, 1985-94
Def. Coordinator/OLB/ILB/DB
Kansas, 1995-96
Def. Coordinator/Inside LB
Texas A&M, 1997-2002
Def. Coordinator/Outside LB
Arizona, 2003
Def. Coordinator/Outside LB
Colorado, 2004-05
Def. Coordinator/Outside LB
Wisconsin, 2006-07
Defensive Coordinator
Northwestern, 2008-Present
Defensive Coordinator
FAMILY Wife, Cathy; Son, Jacob
PROMINENT Keena Turner, David Tate, Alfred
PLAYERS Williams, Deon Figures, Chad Brown,
COACHED Ronnie Bradford, Mitch Berger, Chris
Hudson, Dat Nguyen, Warrick
Holdman, Jason Webster, Rocky
Bernard, Shane Lechler, Dean Lowry
MICK MCCALL
Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks Coach
BORN April 6, 1957
ALMA MATER Southern Colorado
DEGREES Bachelor's Degree
Physical Education
PLAYING Quarterback, So. Colorado, 1975-78
EXPERIENCE Running Back, Detroit Lions, 1980
COACHING Southern Colorado, 1979-82
EXPERIENCE Quarterbacks/Running Backs
Idaho State, 1983-87
Running Backs/TE/Spec. Teams
Oregon State, 1988-90
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends
Douglas County High School, 1991-93
Head Coach
J.K Mullen High School, 1994-2000
Head Coach
Wyoming, 2001-02
Quarterbacks/Running Backs
Bowling Green, 2003-06
Quarterbacks
Bowling Green, 2007
Offensive Coordinator
Northwestern, 2008-Present
Offensive Coordinator/QB
FAMILY Wife, Joanne; Daughters, Ashley and
Brittany
PROMINENT Merril Hoge, Josh Harris, Omar Jacobs,
PLAYERS Mike Kafka, Dan Persa, Trevor Siemian
COACHED
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