Lester Erb

Lester L. Erb is an American football coach and former player. He formerly was the running back coach and wide receivers coach at Rutgers University.[1]

Lester Erb
Biographical details
Born (1969-04-22) April 22, 1969
Milton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1988–1990Bucknell
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1993Hobart (Wide Receivers)
1994-1996Syracuse (Assistant)
1997–1998Baltimore Ravens (Assistant)
1999Army (TE)
2000–2007Iowa (WR/ST)
2008–2012Iowa (RB/ST)
2013–2016Nevada (RB/ST)
2017Rutgers (RB)
2018–2019Rutgers (WR)

Coaching Career

Baltimore Ravens

Lester Erb was an offensive quality control coach for the Baltimore Ravens for two seasons.

Iowa Hawkeyes

After a year coaching tight ends at Army, Erb joined the former Ravens offensive coordinator Kirk Ferentz to Iowa and coached running backs and wide receivers there.[2] Erb was named one of the top recruiters in the nation while coaching at Iowa.[3][4]

Nevada

Erb spent a four years coaching special teams and running backs at Nevada.

Rutgers

On January 6, 2017, it was announced that Erb would be leaving to take over as the running back coach for Rutgers.[5] [6]In 2018 it was decided that Erb would switch from coaching running backs to wide receivers[7]. When Greg Schiano retook control of the program in 2020 it was announced that Erb would no longer be coaching for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

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References
  1. NJ.com, Ryan Dunleavy | NJ Advance Media for (2017-01-05). "Who is Rutgers running backs coach Lester Erb?". nj. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. Vint, Patrick (2013-02-14). "ERB: SMOKED". Black Heart Gold Pants. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  3. Morehouse, Marc. "Lester Erb named a top 25 recruiter". The Gazette. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  4. Fidler, David. "Iowa Hawkeyes Football: Lester Erb the Key to Recruiting Success". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. "Ash names Lester Erb as Rutgers running backs coach". USAToday.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  6. NJ.com, Ryan Dunleavy | NJ Advance Media for (2017-01-05). "Who is Rutgers running backs coach Lester Erb?". nj. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  7. NJ.com, Keith Sargeant | NJ Advance Media for (2019-04-09). "Why did Rutgers' wide receivers struggle last season? Lester Erb has an answer that should give fans hope for a big improvement in 2019". nj. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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