Lester L. Erb (born April 22, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. He formerly was the running back coach and wide receivers coach at Rutgers University.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 22, 1969 Milton, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1990 | Bucknell |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1993 | Hobart (Wide Receivers) |
| 1994–1996 | Syracuse (Assistant) |
| 1997–1998 | Baltimore Ravens (Assistant) |
| 1999 | Army (TE) |
| 2000–2007 | Iowa (WR/ST) |
| 2008–2012 | Iowa (RB/ST) |
| 2013–2016 | Nevada (RB/ST) |
| 2017 | Rutgers (RB) |
| 2018–2019 | Rutgers (WR) |
Coaching career
editBaltimore Ravens
editLester Erb was an offensive quality control coach for the Baltimore Ravens for two seasons.
Iowa Hawkeyes
editAfter a year coaching tight ends at Army, Erb joined the former Ravens offensive line and assistant head coach Kirk Ferentz one year after Ferentz became the Iowa head coach, 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
editErb spent a four years coaching special teams and running backs at Nevada.
Rutgers
editOn 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.
References
edit- ^ NJ.com, Ryan Dunleavy | NJ Advance Media for (January 5, 2017). "Who is Rutgers running backs coach Lester Erb?". nj. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Vint, Patrick (February 14, 2013). "ERB: SMOKED". Black Heart Gold Pants. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Morehouse, Marc. "Lester Erb named a top 25 recruiter". The Gazette. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Fidler, David. "Iowa Hawkeyes Football: Lester Erb the Key to Recruiting Success". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ "Ash names Lester Erb as Rutgers running backs coach". USAToday.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ NJ.com, Ryan Dunleavy | NJ Advance Media for (January 5, 2017). "Who is Rutgers running backs coach Lester Erb?". nj. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ NJ.com, Keith Sargeant | NJ Advance Media for (April 9, 2019). "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 May 10, 2020.