John Hevesy (born May 2, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. A Dan Mullen protégé, he had been a coach under him and with him since 2001. He was most recently the running game coordinator at Florida.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1971 Madison, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1993 | Maine |
| Position(s) | Offensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1995 | Trinity (OL) |
| 1996 | Brown (TE/OT) |
| 1997 | Syracuse (GA) |
| 1998–2000 | Brown (OL) |
| 2001–2002 | Bowling Green (TE/OT) |
| 2003–2004 | Utah (OL) |
| 2005–2007 | Florida (AOL) |
| 2008 | Florida (TE/AOL) |
| 2009–2013 | Mississippi State (RGC/OL) |
| 2014–2017 | Mississippi State (co-OC/RGC/OL) |
| 2018–2019 | Florida (co-OC/OL) |
| 2020–2021 | Florida (RGC/OL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Playing career
editHevesy played high school football at Daniel Hand High School in Connecticut.[1] He played college football at Maine under Jack Cosgrove where he was a three-year starter from 1991 to 1993.[2]
Coaching career
editAfter Hevesy's junior year at Maine, he spent the summer with the Hand High School football team. Then-Hand baseball coach Steve Filippone saw Hevesy hanging around during the team's practices and told him that his interest in watching and assisting the team could lead him to becoming a future coach.[3]
He started his coaching career at Division—III Trinity as their offensive line coach. He had two stints at Brown as an offensive line coach and tight ends coach and a graduate assistant job at Syracuse before 2001.[4]
In 2001, he was hired by Urban Meyer to be the offensive line coach at Bowling Green. This was his first stint with Meyer, Dan Mullen, and Billy Gonzales. He would be with Meyer from 2001 to 2008, with stints after Bowling Green at Utah and Florida.
In 2009, Mullen became the head coach at Mississippi State. Hevesy and Gonzales followed him where Hevesy would become the offensive line coach and running game coordinator. In 2013, Hevesy received a promotion to co-offensive coordinator. During the years that he was the co-offensive coordinator at Mississippi State, the total rushing yards per season went up from 38th in the country with 2,279 yards in 2012 (the first season before his promotion), to 11th in the country with 3,272 yards.[5][6]
Hevesy took the same position with Mullen when he left for Florida. He controlled the running game of the offense, and Gonzales, who also came to Florida, controlled the passing game.
References
edit- ^ "Former Tigers in College Football". Daniel Hand Football.
- ^ Sammon, Will. "How John Hevesy plans to recruit and rebuild Florida's offensive line". The Athletic.
- ^ "Madison's John Hevesy of Mississippi State climbing college coaching ranks". New Haven Register. October 8, 2014.
- ^ Young, Ryan. "Florida assistants John Hevesy, Billy Gonzales explain long-standing connection with Dan Mullen". Dayton Daily News.
- ^ "NCAA College Football FBS 2012 team Stats". NCAA.
- ^ "2017 FBS Team Rushing Statistics". The Football Database.