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Offensive Line
1st Season at Tennessee

The Hiestand File

The Facts
Born: Nov. 19, 1958 (Malvern, Pa.)
Wife: Terri Hiestand
Children: Michael, Matthew, Mark and Sarah

Education
Radnor (Pa.) High School
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, 1983

College Football
Offensive Guard, Springfield and East Stroudsburg, 1980-83

Coaching Career
East Stroudsburg - 1982-85
Pennsylvania - 1986
Southern California - 1987
Toledo - 1988
Cincinnati - 1989-93
Missouri - 1994-96
Illinois - 1997-2004
Chicago Bears - 2005-09
Tennessee - 2010-pres.

The Hiestand Family

Harry Hiestand is pictured above with his wife, Terry, and children, Matthew, Mark and Sarah.

Assistant coach Harry Hiestand (pronounced HE-stand) comes to the Vols after five seasons as offensive line coach with the Chicago Bears, where he helped the NFL franchise to its first Super Bowl appearance in 21 years.

Before that, Hiestand coached 17 seasons at four different major college schools, the longest tenure being eight seasons as offensive line coach and assistant head coach at Illinois.

"It's a great opportunity," Hiestand said. "Being around campus, Coach Dooley and the staff that's here, you can tell they are committed to doing the right thing, winning football games and having quality people. I'm excited to be a part of what Coach Dooley's putting together here."

The 51-year-old has been coaching offensive linemen and tight ends since 1982, when he began as a student assistant at his alma mater of East Stroudsburg University. In Chicago, Hiestand molded units that were known for their physical play in the run game and ability to protect the quarterback. The NFC-champion Bears of 2006 attempted 539 passes while permitting just 25 sacks, and the 2008 squad attempted 557 passes and absorbed just 29 sacks.

During his Illinois days, Hiestand coached 12 All-Big Ten Conference selections on the offensive line. Every starting offensive lineman in Hiestand's first seven years with the Illini made it to an NFL training camp. He served as Ron Turner's assistant head coach from 2000-04.

Hiestand joined Illinois in 1997 after spending three seasons at Missouri. Prior to his stint as offensive line coach with the Tigers, he coached the same position at Cincinnati for five seasons (1989-93) and also was run-game coordinator in 1992 and offensive coordinator in 1993.

Hiestand coached tight ends and assisted with the offensive line at Toledo in 1988, was a graduate assistant at Southern California in 1987, and tight ends and assistant offensive line coach at Pennsylvania in 1986.

He became a full-time assistant coach at East Stroudsburg in 1983, staying four years at the Division II school. That was after injuries ended his playing days, which had begun at Springfield College in Massachusetts before he transferred. Hiestand earned his bachelor's degree in health and physical education from East Stroudsburg in 1983.

The Malvern, Pa., native and his wife, Terri, have three sons, Michael, Matthew and Mark, and one daughter, Sarah.