Pat O'Hara
Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
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| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Santa Monica (Santa Monica, California) | ||||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1991 / Round: 10 / Pick: 260 | ||||||||||
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| Regular season: | AFL: 35–53 (.398) | ||||||||||
| Postseason: | AFL: 1–3 (.250) | ||||||||||
| Career: | AFL: 36–56 (.391) | ||||||||||
| Player stats at NFL.com · ArenaFan.com | |||||||||||
Patrick O'Hara (born September 27, 1968) is an
O'Hara played
In his 16-year playing career, O'Hara has also played for the
High school career
O'Hara attended Santa Monica High School, where during junior and senior seasons he threw at least one touchdown pass a game. He was a two-time Los Angeles Times All-Westside selection and the "Westside Back of the Year" in 1984 and 1985.
As a junior, in 1984, O'Hara passed for nearly 2,000
College career
O'Hara then attended USC where his playing time was limited to being a backup. As a sophomore in 1988, he served as the backup to Rodney Peete, who finished the season as a Heisman Trophy finalist.
O'Hara was expected to be the Trojans' starting quarterback in
As a senior in
Professional playing career
National Football League
O'Hara was selected in the
Following the
Arena Football League
O'Hara joined the
Coaching career
O’Hara began his coaching career at Point Loma High School in 1996, working with the Quarterbacks as a volunteer assistant. He later spent three seasons (1998–2000) as an assistant coach at New Smyrna Beach High School and three seasons (2001–03) as the offensive coordinator at Olympia High School where he coached NFL running back Chris Johnson.
In
The Fever went 3–8 after hiring O'Hara, finishing 3–13. Although the team invited him to remain on as head coach in 2010, he decided to take an offer to become head coach of the Orlando Predators in the Arena Football League on December 21, 2009.[5]
On August 8, 2011, he was named the head coach of the
On February 3, 2015, O'Hara was named an offensive assistant coach for the Houston Texans.
On January 26, 2018, O'Hara was hired as the quarterbacks coach for the Tennessee Titans.[7]
Broadcasting career
(2010–2014) O'Hara worked as a television football analyst for Bright House (Spectrum) Sports Network covering Florida high school football. O'Hara also served as color analyst for UCF Img Radio Network covering UCF football (2013–2014). More recently, O'Hara has worked as a color analyst for CBS Sports Network covering the Arena Football League (AFL).
Movie career
O’Hara's previous off-seasons have included consulting work, coordinating and choreographing football action scenes in movies.[8] He also has coached actors such as Adam Sandler, Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson to better help them portray their characters. In addition, O'Hara has appeared in several movies including The Waterboy, Any Given Sunday, and The Game Plan.[8]
| Year | Film | Type | Role | Notes |
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| TBA | One Heart | Crew | Football coordinator | Post production |
| 2016 | Love Is All You Need? | Crew | Football coordinator | |
| 2015 | Focus | Actor | Owner | Also served as football coordinator |
| 2015 | The Wedding Ringer | Stunts | Stuntman for Joe Namath | |
| 2012 | Red Dawn | Crew | Assistant football coach | |
| 2011 | Necessary Roughness | Crew | Football consultant | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2010 | When in Rome | Crew | Football consultant | |
| 2009 | Glee | Crew | Football consultant | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2008 | Pride and Glory | Crew | Football consultant | Uncredited |
| 2007 | The Game Plan | Crew | Football coach | Credited as Pat O'Hara |
| 2006 | We Are Marshall | Crew | Football consultant | Uncredited |
| 2006 | Invincible | Crew | Assistant football coach | Credited as Pat O'Hara |
| 2006 | The Shaggy Dog | Crew | Football consultant | Uncredited |
| 2005 | The Longest Yard | Crew | Assistant football coordinator | Credited as Patrick J. O'Hara |
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday | Actor | Tyler Cherubini | |
| 1998 | The Waterboy | Actor | Cougar Quarterback | Uncredited |
References
- KNDU. April 27, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Looney, Douglas S. (September 3, 1990). "The Minefield". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ name="O'Hara hired"
- ^ http://www.cfnews13.com/Sports/CentralFloridaSportsReport/2009/12/22/ohara_to_coach_orlando_predators_in_2010.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Pat O'Hara Joins VooDoo as Head Coach". Arena Football League. August 8, 2011. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ Williams, Charean (January 27, 2018). "Pat O'Hara, Shane Bowen joining Mike Vrabel in Tennessee". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ a b Boudreaux, Nathan (October 10, 2007). "O'Hara goes Hollywood in off-season". ArenaFootball.com.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Pat O'Hara at ArenaFan
- Pat O'Hara at IMDb