Urban Meyer

Date of Birth: July 10, 1964

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Biography

Urban Frank Meyer III is an American football coach and former player, known for his successful tenure as a college football head coach. Born on July 10, 1964, in Toledo, Ohio, Meyer has led multiple teams to national championships and has been recognized for his innovative coaching techniques and leadership skills. Meyer began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Ohio State in 1986. He held various assistant coaching positions at Illinois State, Colorado State, and Notre Dame before landing his first head coaching job at Bowling Green in 2001. After turning the program around, he moved to Utah, where he led the Utes to an undefeated season and a Fiesta Bowl victory in 2004. In 2005, Meyer took the head coaching position at the University of Florida, where he won two national championships in 2006 and 2008. He later joined Ohio State in 2012, leading the Buckeyes to a national championship in 2014. Meyer briefly retired in 2018 but returned to coaching in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021. However, his tenure with the Jaguars was short-lived, and he was dismissed in December 2021.

5 Interesting Facts about Urban Meyer

1. Urban Meyer has won three national championships as a college football head coach.

2. He has a master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio State University.

3. Meyer authored a book titled “Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season.”

4. He is known for popularizing the spread offense, which has been widely adopted in college football.

5. Meyer has been involved in various charitable activities, including the Urban and Shelley Meyer Fund for Cancer Research.

5 Most Interesting Quotes from Urban Meyer

1. “You win with people.”

2. “The best leaders don’t just lead; they raise up other leaders.”

3. “The difference between a good and a great team is leadership.”

4. “We don’t get what we want; we get what we deserve.”

5. “Discipline is doing what you hate to do but nonetheless doing it like you love it.”

Highest Net Worth Achieved

Urban Meyer’s highest net worth achieved is estimated to be around $35 million.

Children

Urban Meyer and his wife, Shelley Meyer, have three children: two daughters, Nicole (“Nicki”) and Gigi, and a son, Nathan (“Nate”). Nicki played Division I volleyball at Georgia Tech, and Gigi played volleyball at Florida Gulf Coast University.