Calvin Magee (April 23, 1963May 20, 2022) was an American professional

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player and

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coach. He played

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for four seasons for the

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of the

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(NFL) from 1985 to 1988. Shortly after a high school coaching career around the Tampa area, Calvin was a member of the

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's first coaching staff in 1996 where he remained until 2001 when he joined

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's staff at

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. Magee followed Rodriguez to the

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in 2008, where he served as offensive coordinator until Rodriguez and his staff were fired after the 2010 season. Rodriguez is widely credited with innovating the spread option offense, which Magee managed at West Virginia and Michigan. This offense is used by thousands of high schools and other collegiate programs throughout the country. Magee was a finalist for the

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in 2007, given to the top college assistant coach. Following Rich Rodriguez's termination as Michigan's head football coach, Magee joined

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's staff on the

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team. He served as offensive coordinator for the 2011 season. On December 5, 2011, Rich Rodriguez announced that Magee would join his staff at the University of Arizona as offensive coordinator. He was also the running backs coach. On January 20, 2018, Magee became the offensive coordinator and running backs coach at the

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. On January 2, 2019, Magee became the tight ends coach at the

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. Magee died on May 20, 2022, following a heart attack.Longtime college football coach Calvin Magee dies after major heart attack
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Arizona Wildcats bio
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