Barry Rubin (American football)

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Barry Rubin
Buffalo Bills
Position:Senior strength & conditioning assistant
Personal information
Born: (1957-06-25) June 25, 1957 (age 67)
Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Career information
College:
Career history
As a coach:
Northeast Louisiana University
  • Graduate assistant (1981–1982)
  • Assistant strength coach (1982–1984)
  • Strength coach (1984–1985)
  • Strength coach (1994–1995)

Louisiana State University

  • Strength coach (1987–1990)

Green Bay Packers

  • Strength and conditioning assistant (19951999)
  • Head strength and conditioning coach (1999–2005)

Philadelphia Eagles

  • Head strength and conditioning coach (20102012)

Kansas City Chiefs

  • Head strength and conditioning coach (20132022)

Buffalo Bills

  • Senior strength and conditioning assistant (2025–present)
Career highlights and awards
As coach

Barry Rubin (born June 25, 1957) is an American football coach who is a senior strength & conditioning assistant for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head strength and conditioning coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. He is a member of the USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame.

Early life

Rubin was born in

punter), baseball, and basketball and twice in track.[3][2]

College football career

In 1976, Rubin began playing for the LSU Tigers football team as a running back and punter.[3]

Following the 1977 season, he transferred to

Jewish All-American team.[3]

Coaching career

Rubin began coaching as a graduate assistant at

LSU
from 1987 to 1990, Rubin returned to Northeast Louisiana University in 1994.

In 1995, Rubin was hired as strength and conditioning assistant with the Green Bay Packers.[3] While serving in that position, he was a member of the Super Bowl XXXI champion Packers, as well as the team that won the NFC Championship the following year. He was promoted to head strength and conditioning coach in 1999.[3] Rubin remained with the Packers until 2005.[3]

In 2010, he was named head strength and conditioning coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.[3] He later assumed the same role for the Kansas City Chiefs, after Andy Reid was hired there as head coach. In 2019, Rubin won Super Bowl LIV when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20.[5] In 2022, Rubin won Super Bowl LVII when the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35.

In 2025, Rubin was hired as the senior strength & conditioning assistant coach for the Buffalo Bills.[6]

Halls of Fame

In 2003, Rubin was inducted into the USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame.[7] He was inducted into the Northwestern (La.) State Hall of Fame in 2014.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Barry Rubin". Spoke. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Barry Rubin - USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame". Usastrengthcoacheshf.com. July 25, 1957. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "N-Club Hall of Fame; Barry Rubin"
  4. ^ a b "Barry Rubin". Chiefs.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Super Bowl LIV - San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 2nd, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Buffalo Bills finalize 2025 coaching staff". buffalobills.com. Buffalo Bills. March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  7. ^ "Barry Rubin named head strength and conditioning coach for Philadelphia Eagles". The Express-Times. January 28, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2012.