Men's Coaches
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Jack Hatem
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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.