John Van Dam
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
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| Position: | Tight ends coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 18, 1984 |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Okemos (MI) |
| College: | Michigan State (2003–2007) |
| Undrafted: | 2008 |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
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John Van Dam (born August 18, 1984) is an American football coach and former player who is the tight ends coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans...
Early life
Van Dam was born on August 18, 1984, and grew up in East Lansing, Michigan.[1] He attended Okemos High School where he was a member of the football, lacrosse and track and field teams.[2] He played quarterback and outside linebacker in football and had 179 passing yards and 11 tackles as a senior.[3] He was a walk-on quarterback with the Michigan State Spartans, where his father had been an assistant coach.[4] Van Dam played five seasons for Michigan State and backed-up several future National Football League (NFL) players, including Nick Foles, Drew Stanton, Brian Hoyer and Kirk Cousins.[5][6] He appeared in one game each in his freshman, sophomore and junior years for the Spartans.[7]
Coaching career
References
- ^ "John Dam". Michigan State Spartans.
- ^ "John Dam". Michigan State Spartans.
- ^ "John Dam". Michigan State Spartans.
- ^ Snyder, Mark (January 22, 2014). "Top-ranked RB Harris decommits from 2015 class". Detroit Free Press. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Dam". Michigan State Spartans.
- ^ Zimmer, Matt (February 5, 2021). "From Augustana to the Super Bowl: John Van Dam climbed the ladder to the big game". Argus Leader.
- ^ "John Dam". Michigan State Spartans.
