Lester L. Erb (born April 22, 1969) is an

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coach and former player. He formerly was the running back coach and wide receivers coach at

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Coaching career

Baltimore Ravens

Lester Erb was an offensive quality control coach for the

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for two seasons.

Iowa Hawkeyes

After a year coaching tight ends at Army, Erb joined the former Ravens offensive line and assistant head coach

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one year after Ferentz became the

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head coach, and coached running backs and wide receivers there. Erb was named one of the top recruiters in the nation while coaching at Iowa.

Nevada

Erb spent a four years coaching special teams and running backs at Nevada.

Rutgers

On January 6, 2017, it was announced that Erb would be leaving to take over as the running back coach for Rutgers. In

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it was decided that Erb would switch from coaching running backs to wide receivers. When

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retook control of the program in

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it was announced that Erb would no longer be coaching for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Erb, Lester 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Pennsylvania Army Black Knights football coaches Baltimore Ravens coaches Bucknell Bison football players Hobart Statesmen football coaches Iowa Hawkeyes football coaches Nevada Wolf Pack football coaches Rutgers Scarlet Knights football coaches Syracuse Orange football coaches