Marion Hobby (born November 7, 1966 in

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) is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the Cincinnati Bengals of the

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(NFL).

Playing career

Hobby played college football at the

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under head coach

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. While at Tennessee he was a three-year starter and a First-team All-SEC pick in 1989. He was also named to Tennessee's 100th anniversary team. He was drafted in the third-round of

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with the 74th overall pick by the

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. The Vikings traded him to the New England Patriots, where he played for three seasons.

Coaching career

Hobby started coaching 1995 at the

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as a strength and conditioning coach. Over the next few years he coached with Louisiana-Lafayette, and

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. He spent five seasons as the defensive line coach for Ole Miss between 1999 and 2004. Hobby coached the defensive ends for the

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for the 2005 season before spending the next two seasons with the

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the same position. He would serve as the

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assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, and defensive line coach under head coach

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for three seasons before he made a return to Clemson. He served as co-defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach from 2011 to 2016 under head coach

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, where he won a national championship in 2016. In January 2017, the

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hired Marion Hobby as defensive line coach. On February 8, 2019, the

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announced Hobby as their defensive line coach. He missed the team's weeks 9 and 10 games against the Arizona Cardinals and

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on November 8 and November 15, 2020, in accordance with

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protocols. On January 7, 2021, the Dolphins announced that Hobby and the team had mutually agreed to part ways. On January 16, 2021, the Cincinnati Bengals announced that Hobby named as their defensive line coach.

Personal life

Hobby graduated with a bachelor's degree from

in 1995. He and his wife Constance have three daughters, Maria, Mariah, and Camille.

References

External links

Clemson Tigers official biographyDuke Blue Devils official biographyJacksonville Jaguars biography
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