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Jack Hatem

Jack Hatem

Affiliation Staff
Title Assistant Football Coach
Email hatemj@denison.edu
Phone 740-587-6604
Fax 740-587-6362

Jack Hatem beings his third season as a member of the Denison University football coaching staff while 2007 will mark his first as the team's defensive coordinator.

Hatem has spent the last two seasons coaching defensive backs for the Big Red and has spent over 20 years coaching in the collegiate and high school ranks prior to coming to Denison.Since 2005 the DU defense has forced 28 interceptions, paced by 22 interceptions in 2005.That tied a school record for most interceptions in a season and on Oct. 8, 2005 the team set a new school single-game record with eight interceptions in a 53-6 victory over Hiram College.

In 1999 Hatem was named the Division V Ohio High School Co-Coach of the Year after guiding New Albany High School to a 9-1 record and their best season since 1966.The Coach of the Year honor was the second of Hatem's career. He also received the award in 1993 as the head coach at Fisher Catholic in Lancaster, Ohio.In 1990, as an assistant at Bishop Watterson, he helped the team to a state championship.

Hatem has also had head coaching stints at Highland High School in Sparta, Ohio, Arvada West in Arvada, Colo and Greenon High School in Enon, Ohio.

He will also serve as the assistant strength and conditioning coach and will serve as an instructor for activities courses in the department of physical education.

Hatem earned his bachelor's degree from Rio Grande College and received his master's degree in Physical Education fro Ohio University.