Urban Meyer

Urban Meyer: Biography in Details

Who is Urban Meyer?

Urban Meyer is an American college football coach. Previously, he was a player and currently, he is the head football coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Additionally, he has also worked as a head coach for the Bowling Green Falcons, the Utah Utes, and the Florida Gators.

Urban Meyer’s Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Meyer was born as Urban Frank Meyer III in Toledo, Ohio on July 10, 1964. He was born to parents Bud and Gisela Meyer. Additionally, he developed a keen interest in football since his childhood years. He is of American nationality. Furthermore, there are no details available about his ethnicity at present.

Talking about his education, Meyer attended Ashtabula’s Saint John High School. In addition, he also attended the University of Cincinnati and has a bachelor’s degree in psychology.  Furthermore, he also earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio State University.

Urban Meyer’s Career, Salary, Net Worth

Urban Meyer had an overall record of 96–18 as a head coach till 2009. He announced he would resign on December 26, 2009. However, he resumed his coaching duties on March 17, 2010.

He became the head coach at The Ohio State University on November 28, 2011. Additionally, his first head coaching job at Bowling Green was in 2001. Meyer had a 17–6 overall record for the Bowling Green. Furthermore, he took the job at the University of Utah in 2003.

Meyer has also served as a head coach for the University of Florida. He finished the 2005 season 9–3. Additionally, he also coached the Gators to a 13–1 in 2006 and 9–3 in 2007. After resigning from Florida Gators, Meyer worked in ESPN as a college football commentator and analyst.

Urban Meyer accepted the job as Ohio State’s head football coach on November 28, 2011. More recently, in the 2018 season, he was placed on paid administrative leave by Ohio State. Apart from his career in football, he has also been part of numerous philanthropist work.

Meyer was named The Sporting News National Coach of the Year in 2003. In 2004, he won the Home Depot Coach of the Year Award. In addition, Urban has also won the George Munger Award.

Meyer’s current salary is $ 7.6 million. Furthermore, he has an estimated net worth of around $ 20 million at present.

Is Urban Meyer involved in any rumors and controversies?

Meyer became part of a controversy after he was suspended for three games after the school investigated his handling of allegations of domestic abuse involving Zach Smith. At present, there are no rumors concerning Urban and his career.

Urban Meyer’s Body Measurement

Talking about his body measurement, Meyer has a height of 6 feet 3 inches. Additionally, his hair color is black/grey and his eye color is dark brown.

Is Urban Meyer active on social media?

Urban Meyer is active on Twitter. He has over 1.9M followers. However, he does not have his official Instagram and Facebook account.

Also know more about the early life, career, net worth, relationships, and controversies of other football coaches including Mike Rosenthal, Mike Tomlin, Ty Detmer, John Harbaugh, and John Fox.

References: (foxsports.com, espn.com, sbnation.com)

FAQ

What is Urban Meyer salary?

• Meyer’s current salary is $ 7.6 million. Furthermore, he has an estimated net worth of around $ 20 million at present.

What did Urban Meyer do in the bar?

• On Saturday, video surfaced of Meyer at an Ohio bar with a woman dancing against him. He apologized Monday for being “a distraction.”

Who is Urban Meyer's daughter?

• The couple has three children together, Nicole, Gisela, and Nathan.

Who is Urban Meyer's wife?

•  He is married to Shelley Mather Meyer. He met Shelly at Sigma Chi's Derby Days philanthropy event when Shelly was a freshman nursing student.

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