Bobby Turner
| San Francisco 49ers | |
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| Position: | Running backs coach |
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| Born: | May 6, 1949 Midway, Alabama, U.S.[1] |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Washington (East Chicago, Indiana) |
| College: | Indiana State |
| Undrafted: | 1972 |
| Career history | |
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Robert Turner Jr. (born May 6, 1949) is an
.Coaching career
Early coaching career
Early in his coaching days, Turner worked as an assistant football and basketball coach at Kokomo, Indiana's Haworth High School from 1972 to 1974.
College coaching
He moved to the college ranks in 1975, working for the Indiana State University football program in various roles until 1982.[2]
In 1983, he went to Fresno State University, where he was the team's running backs coach through 1988. One of the players he coached was future coach Kelly Skipper.
In his final collegiate coaching stop before moving to the
Turner was the running backs coach at
Broncos
From 1995 to 2009 Turner worked as the running backs coach for the Denver Broncos.[4] This was after over 20 years as a college assistant.
Redskins
In 2010, he was hired to be the running backs coach by his former colleague,
Falcons
On February 3, 2015, Dan Quinn announced that Turner would be his Running Backs coach.[6]
In the 2016 season, Turner and the Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, where they faced the New England Patriots on February 5, 2017. In the Super Bowl, the Falcons fell in a 34–28 overtime defeat.[7]
49ers
In 2017, Turner became the running backs coach for the 49ers.
Personal life
Turner grew up in East Chicago, Indiana, and attended EC's Washington High School, where he was a multi-sport athlete. He played basketball for Johnnie Baratto. He graduated from Indiana State University.[3]
References
- ^ Tales from the SunnySide: Bobby Turner – It's All Over, Fat Man! Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ https://www.49ers.com/team/coaches-roster/robert-turner-jr
- ^ a b "Redskins Name Turner Assistant Head Coach". WBOC-TV. January 14, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "Turner leaves Broncos for Redskins". ESPN. Associated Press. January 14, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Reid, Jason (January 14, 2010). "Bobby Turner officially named running backs coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ McClure, Vaughn (February 3, 2015). "Dan Quinn has final say on roster". espn.com. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Super Bowl LI – New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons – February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017.