Stan Hixon (born July 24, 1957) is an

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coach and former player. Hixon was most recently the wide receivers coach at

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Playing career

Hixon played four years at

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and accrued career numbers of 46 catches for 776 yards.

Coaching career

Following his graduation, Hixon served as an assistant coach at Morehead State, Appalachian State, South Carolina, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and LSU before coaching leaving the college ranks for the NFL. Hixon was the wide receivers coach for the

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of the

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(NFL) for six years, until January 2010, when his contract was not renewed after the Redskins hired new head coach

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. Following his departure from Washington, Hixon served as the wide receiver coach under

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for the

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from 2010 through 2012. From 2012 through 2013, Hixon was the assistant head coach and wide receivers coach under Bill O'Brien at

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. Hixon then moved to Houston to be the Texans wide receivers coach in 2014, after O'Brien was hired to be the head coach of the Texans. In March 2017, Hixon joined Geoff Collins' staff at Temple.

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Penn State Nittany Lions bio
1957 births Living people American football wide receivers Appalachian State Mountaineers football coaches Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football coaches Iowa State Cyclones football players LSU Tigers football coaches Morehead State Eagles football coaches Richmond Spiders football coaches Penn State Nittany Lions football coaches South Carolina Gamecocks football coaches Wake Forest Demon Deacons football coaches Washington Redskins coaches Morehead State University alumni Players of American football from Lakeland, Florida {{1980s-collegefootball-coach-stub