Harold Theo Hunter III (born July 8, 1959) is an
American football
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coach who was most recently the assistant offensive line coach for the
Houston Texans
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He has previously served as offensive line coach for the
New York Giants,
Cleveland Browns
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,
Indianapolis Colts
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, and
San Diego Chargers
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of the NFL. In 1999, he served as the interim head coach of
LSU
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for one game, a 35–10 win over rival
Arkansas
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, after
Gerry DiNardo was fired. He was replaced when LSU hired
Nick Saban.
Coaching history
College
Hunter held positions at
William & Mary,
Pittsburgh
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,
Columbia,
Indiana (PA),
Vanderbilt,
LSU
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,
Indiana
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and
North Carolina
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from 1982 to 2005.
NFL
After his stint with
North Carolina
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, he was hired by the
San Diego Chargers
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in 2006 as offensive line coach and held that position until 2011, when he was promoted to offensive coordinator.
On January 30, 2013, Hunter was hired as assistant offensive line coach for the
Indianapolis Colts
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. He was promoted to offensive line coach in 2015. On January 22, 2016, the
Cleveland Browns
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hired hunter as offensive line coach.
On January 30, 2018, Hunter was hired as offensive line coach for the
New York Giants under head coach
Pat Shurmur.
On February 21, 2022, Hunter was hired as assistant offensive line coach for the
Houston Texans
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.
Personal life
Hunter's father,
Hal, also coached in the NFL.
Head coaching record
Notes
References
External links
Indianapolis Colts profile
San Diego Chargers profile
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1959 births
Living people
Akron Zips football coaches
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Columbia Lions football coaches
Houston Texans coaches
Indiana Hoosiers football coaches
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LSU Tigers football coaches
NFL offensive coordinators
New York Giants coaches
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Northwestern Wildcats football players
Pittsburgh Panthers football coaches
San Diego Chargers coaches
Vanderbilt Commodores football coaches
William & Mary Tribe football coaches
People from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
People from Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania
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