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Minnesota
Golden Gophers Football News
January 16, 2007
Brewster To Be Named Head Football Coach
The University of Minnesota will name Tim Brewster its head football
coach at a press conference at 1 p.m. WEDNESDAY at the McNamara Alumni
Center. Brewster spent the past two seasons as the tight ends coach
with the Denver Broncos. The offer was extended late last night and was
accepted early this morning.
Brewster has spent five seasons in the NFL including three seasons as
the tight ends coach under Marty Schottenheimer in San Diego. Brewster,
46, served as San Diego's tight ends coach from 2002-04 and held
additional responsibilities as the club's assistant head coach for the
2004 season. He oversaw the rapid development of Antonio Gates, who in
2004 earned first-team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press and a
Pro Bowl selection after playing only his second year of football since
high school.
Before joining the Chargers, Brewster enjoyed success at the University
of Texas (1998-2001) and the University of North Carolina (1989-97),
where he also coached special teams and was the Tar Heels' recruiting
coordinator. He worked on Head Coach Mack Brown's staffs at both
schools.
He began his coaching career in 1986 at Purdue University, where he
coached tight ends and offensive tackles as a graduate assistant. A
former two-time All-Big Ten Conference selection at the University of
Illinois, Brewster led the nation's tight ends in receiving in 1983 and
captained the Illini to the 1984 Rose Bowl vs. UCLA. Brewster, who
graduated from Illinois with a bachelor's degree in political science,
played in the training camps of the New York Giants (1984) and
Philadelphia Eagles (1985).
Brewster was born Oct. 13, 1960, in Phillipsburg, N.J. He and his wife,
Cathleen, have three sons: Eric, Clint and Nolan.
Source: University of Minnesota Sports Information Department
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