Randy Hart (born March 9, 1948) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...
player and coach, earning national championships as both a player and coach.
He served as a college assistant coach for over forty seasons including over twenty at the
University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.
Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seat ...
. Hart primarily served as a defensive line coach during his career.
High school
Hart was a three-time letterman in football, wrestling and track at
South High School in
Willoughby, Ohio
Willoughby is a city in Lake County, Ohio and is a suburb of Cleveland. The population was 22,268 at the time of the 2010 census.
History
Willoughby's first permanent settler was David Abbott in 1798, who operated a gristmill. Abbott and his ...
.
College
Hart earned three letters as an offensive guard on the Ohio State Buckeye football team under coach
Woody Hayes
Wayne Woodrow Hayes (February 14, 1913 – March 12, 1987) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Denison University (1946–1948), Miami University in Oxford, Ohio (1949–1950), and Ohio State University (19 ...
. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in education in 1970, then earned a master's degree in higher education administration in 1972.
Coaching career
Hart coached under four College Football Hall of Fame members: Woody Hayes,
Earle Bruce
Earle Bruce (March 8, 1931 – April 20, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Tampa (1972), Iowa State University (1973–1978), Ohio State University (1979–1987), the University of ...
,
Jim Young
James Norman Young (born June 6, 1943) is a former professional American football and Canadian football player. Young played running back and wide receiver for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings for two seasons (1965–66), and the CFL's BC Lions for ...
, and
Don James. Hart's participation in 10 Rose Bowls are the second most in the game's history. Hart retired from coaching after the conclusion of the 2015 season.
References
External links
Washington profileStanford profile
1948 births
Living people
American football offensive guards
Iowa State Cyclones football coaches
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coaches
Ohio State Buckeyes football coaches
Ohio State Buckeyes football players
Purdue Boilermakers football coaches
Stanford Cardinal football coaches
Tampa Spartans football coaches
Washington Huskies football coaches
People from Willoughby, Ohio
Players of American football from Ohio
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