Jon Gruden Biography
Jon Gruden is an American football coach who is currently the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).
Jon Gruden High School | College
He studied at the Clay High School in South Bend, Indiana. He then joined Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio after graduation in 1981, he transferred from Muskingum after a year and joined the University of Dayton, where he was a three-year letterman and backup quarterback for the Flyers.
Jon Gruden Coaching Tennessee | Super Bowl Wins | Tampa Bay
He was first hired as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Tennessee during the 1985–1986 season. He spent two years after his time with the Volunteers, as the quarterback’s coach at Southeast Missouri State. He moved to the University of the Pacific in 1989 as an offensive assistant as the tight ends coach.
He was a special assistant with the San Francisco 49ers in 1990, under quarterbacks coach Mike Holmgren. He became the wide receivers coach for the University of Pittsburgh in March 1991, under head coach Paul Hackett. He was the head coach of the Raiders from 1998 to 2001 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2002 to 2008.
He won Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003 in his first year with the Buccaneers team, defeating the Raiders, who had traded him to Tampa Bay the previous offseason. He was the youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl at the time. He served as an analyst for ESPN and Monday Night Football before returning to coaching in 2018.
Jon Gruden Age
He was born on 17 August 1963 in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 17 August every year.
Jon Gruden Family
Jon Gruden Parents
His father Jim Gruden, served as a professional football regional scout, running backs coach, and director of player personnel for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and his mother is Kathy Gruden.
Jon Gruden Brother(s)
He has two brothers, Jay Gruden, is a former player and coach in the Arena Football League, is now the head coach of the Washington Redskins while James Gruden, a radiologist.
Jon Gruden Wife
He is married to Cindy Gruden. The couple met in college and begun dating in early 1991, they married the same year.
Jon Gruden Sons | Jon Gruden Children
He has three sons, Deuce Gruden born on 19 January 1994, Michael Gruden, and Jayson Gruden.
Jon Gruden Height
He stands at an average height of (5 feet 10 inches) 1.78 meters.
Jon Gruden Raiders | Oakland Raiders Jon Gruden
He was the head coach of the Raiders from 1998 to 2001. He returned and signed a 10-year, $100 million contracts on January 6, 2018, including a no-trade clause, as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).
Jon Gruden Packers
In January 1992, he was hired by his former boss Mike Holmgren, at the San Francisco 49ers, as a special offensive assistant/wide receivers coach with the Green Bay Packers.
Jon Gruden Past Teams Coached
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Oakland Raiders
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Green Bay Packers
- Pittsburgh Panthers football
- San Francisco 49ers
- Pacific Tigers football
- Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
- Tennessee Volunteers football
Jon Gruden Contract | Jon Gruden Salary
He got a contract of $100 million over 10 years with the raiders which makes him the second-highest head coach salary in the NFL.
Jon Gruden House
He bought a $2.5 million Apex home at Creighton Farms. The house is more than 5,000 square feet of space and is designed with 16-foot-high ceilings, four bedrooms.
Jon Gruden Fired
He was fired by the Buccaneers on January 16, 2009, after the team ended the 2008 season with four losses in a row.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Jon Gruden
Who is Jon Gruden?
Gruden is an American football coach who is currently the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).
How old is Jon Gruden?
He is 56 years old as of 2019. He was born on 17 August 1963 in Sandusky, Ohio, United States.
How tall is Jon Gruden?
He stands at a height of 1.78 m.
Is Jon Gruden married?
He is married to Cindy Gruden. The couple met in college and begun dating in early 1991, they married the same year.
How much is Jon Gruden worth?
He has an approximate net worth of $100 million. This amount has been accrued from his leading roles in the entertainment industry.
How much does Jon Gruden make?
His salary is still under review.
Where does Jon Gruden live?
He lives in Las Vegas, a city in Nevada in the United States of America, we shall upload pictures of her house as soon as we have them.
Is Jon Gruden dead or alive?
He is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.
Where is Jon Gruden now?
Gruden is working as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).
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He has no twitter account.
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Jon Gruden Quotes
- I got a lot of the greatest values in life from playing sports, from playing football – teamwork, sportsmanship, my work ethic, resiliency, dedication – I got it all by being on a team.
- All it takes is one coach that believes in you.
- If it wasn’t for football, a lot of the best times of my life, my brother’s life, my dad’s life, wouldn’t exist.
- If you’re a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you’re looking for.
- I really get excited when we win. I get really upset when we don’t, and I hope that still has a place in the NFL.
- You either have the charisma, the knowledge, the passion, the intelligence – or you don’t.
- I just try to get the most out of every day and be prepared for anything.
- Does the draft really matter? At the end of the day, at the end of your career, at the end of time, does it really matter?
- I feel a lot of unfinished business and loyalty and responsibility to get the Raiders going again.
- Having been in the league with five different franchises, I know what the meaning of Monday Night Football is. It’s usually the best games and the greatest venue outside the playoffs.
- I don’t want to be a negative piece of barbed wire sitting up in the booth with all the answers. I think that’s a turn-off.
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Jon Gruden: ‘No doubt’ several players want to play for Raiders.
Updated: Nov 3, 2018.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jon Gruden stood by his claim that players are “dying” to play for the Oakland Raiders in 2019, adding that he doesn’t believe his current players took it as a message that they are not good enough.
“I’m just trying to get people excited about the Oakland Raiders,” Gruden said after his team was thumped 34-3 by the San Francisco 49ers in the final Battle of the Bay on Thursday night at Levi’s Stadium. The Raiders move to Las Vegas in 2020.
“The Oakland Raiders is a great organization. I know it’s not looking pretty right now. I’ve heard a lot of negativity over the last six or seven months, and rightfully so. But we’re going to build a championship football team here. I know a lot of people as players, as fans, just in general, want to be a part of this.”
The Raiders fell to 1-7 at the season’s midway point and have an inside track to a top 2 pick in April’s NFL draft. Oakland also has two other first-round picks, from the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys, after trading edge rusher Khalil Mack and receiver Amari Cooper.
In an interview with Fox Sports this week, Gruden told Raiders Hall of Famer Howie Long that players around the league have expressed their desire to play for him in 2019.
“I get a lot of phone calls from people that are dying to come play here. I’m just telling you. They’re dying to play for the Raiders,” Gruden told Long. “And to have salary-cap space and to have a chance to talk to the people that you really want to wear the silver and black, the guys you really want to wear the silver and black and represent this team, that’s exciting.”
Raiders veteran defensive end Frostee Rucker, a 12-year veteran who is in his first season with Oakland, said he believed others would want to come to Oakland, despite the poor record and plummeting play.
“Absolutely, I’m sure,” Rucker said. “You get a chance to play for this storied franchise? That’s why I came — it’s Coach Gruden. I came here for [defensive coordinator] Paul Guenther. I came to put that skull on my helmet, and I’m still fighting, every day. I still love to be a Raider.”
And while Rucker said he had not seen the Gruden interview with Long, he did acknowledge, “Maybe some of the noise from the outside has gotten in, you know? Maybe. Maybe. Maybe all this writing, all this stuff on social media has taken its toll on some guys listening to it.
“No one’s packing it in. Coach hasn’t quit. It’s not about next year, or the year after that. It’s not about that. We’re trying to win. It’s just not happening right now.”
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said he was curious about the roster going forward.
“The thing that we’re at now is, who’s going to want to continue to show up? Who’s going to continue to fight?” Carr said.
“Because those are the kind of men you want on the team when it starts going well. Those are the kind of guys that when coach isn’t around or one of our leaders, everyone in the locker room, the conversations they’re having, they’re only building us forward. Because the ones that pull you away, you don’t want any of those guys.”
Gruden, meanwhile, said he is approached by players after “every game” who want to play for Oakland.
“That’s been the case my whole life,” he said. “I think the brand of the Raiders is an exciting one. I think a lot of players, no doubt, do want to play for us in the future.”
Source: abcnews.go.com