Ed Orgeron

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ed Orgeron
Occupation	Football Coach
Date Of Birth	Jul 27, 1961(1961-07-27)
Age	63
Birthplace	Larose
Country	United States
Horoscope	Leo

Ed Orgeron Biography

Ed Orgeron is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on July 27, 1961 in Larose, United States. Football coach who took over as head coach at LSU in 2016 and led the team to an undefeated season and a national title in 2019. He also worked as a defensive coordinator for the USC Trojans from 2010 to 2013 and served as head coach of the Mississippi Rebels from 2005 to 2007.

He served as assistant coach for USC while Pete Carroll was the head coach.

Edward James Orgeron Jr. (/ˈ oʊ dʒ ə r ɒ n / ; born July 27, 1961) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Louisiana State University (LSU), a position he has held since midway through the 2016 season. Orgeron previously served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) from 2005 to 2007 and was the interim head coach at the University of Southern California (USC) in 2013. He led the 2019 LSU Tigers football team to a national championship, beating Clemson in the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship.

Orgeron began coaching in 1984 as a graduate assistant at Northwestern State and the following year coached at McNeese State in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He then served two years as an assistant strength coach under Ken Hatfield at the University of Arkansas. In 1988, he began his tenure with the University of Miami, under then-head coach Jimmy Johnson and his successor, Dennis Erickson. He was their defensive line coach for four of those years, in which he coached eight All-Americans (including NFL first-round draft choices Cortez Kennedy, Russell Maryland and Warren Sapp). While he was with the Hurricanes, the program won two national championships (in 1989 and 1991), and he recruited a young Dwayne Johnson (later known as “The Rock” in his professional wrestling and film careers) as a defensive lineman.

He had three children with his wife Kelly.

Ed Orgeron Net Worth

Ed Orgeron is one of the richest Football Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ed Orgeron 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played football at Northwestern State University.

He briefly appeared in the film The Blind Side.

Born to Edward “Ba Ba” Orgeron Sr. (d. 2011) and Cornelia “Co Co” Orgeron on July 27, 1961, Ed and his brother Steve grew up in Larose, a town on the Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. He is of Cajun descent. Orgeron attended South Lafourche High School in Galliano, Louisiana with future Michigan Panthers, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Bobby Hebert. Orgeron and Hebert played on the school’s Class 4A state championship team in 1977. Orgeron signed to play football at Louisiana State University, but left the program after his first year to transfer to Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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Who is Ed Orgeron Dating?

According to our records, Ed Orgeron married to Kelly Orgeron , Colleen Orgeron. As of December 1, 2023, Ed Orgeron’s is not dating anyone.

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Entering the 2005 season, Orgeron had hoped to bring a USC-style offense to the Southeastern Conference (SEC), but found limited success. The University of Mississippi’s offense finished the season ranked 111th out of 117 Division I-A schools, in total offense; 115th in scoring; and, 116th in rushing. Orgeron’s defensive experience, along with returning linebacker Patrick Willis, helped the Rebel defense in 2005, but as a result of the offensive woes, the 2005 team struggled and finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses—the Rebels’ worst record since 1987.

Facts & Trivia

Ed Ranked on the list of most popular Football Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ed Orgeron celebrates birthday on July 27 of every year.

In 2006, Bruce Feldman, then a senior writer at ESPN The Magazine, was allowed in-depth access to the Ole Miss program for a book about the recruiting process at a big-time college football program. The result was 2007’s Meat Market: Inside the Smash-Mouth World of College Football Recruiting, a book filled with anecdotes about Orgeron, which The New York Times described as “one of the most insightful books ever written about college football.”

Did coach O retire?

1983

What's next for Ed Orgeron?

On Saturday after the game, with energy and flamboyance running through his core, Orgeron revealed that he would be turning the team over to interim coach Brad Davis for the remainder of the 2021 season. “This is my last game with the Tigers,” Orgeron said.

Will coach O get another job?

In the short term, we know that Orgeron isn’t planning on coaching in 2022. He said in his post-firing press conference that any plans to get back into the profession would wait at least a year. “I want to take a little time off. I’m 60 years old.

Did LSU fire their head coach?

Louisiana State University football coach Ed Orgeron has been fired after a string of humiliating losses for the Tigers and a scandal which saw him accused of ignoring a sexual harassment claim. Orgeron, 60, will finish out the rest of the current season with the LSU Tigers before going their separate ways.

Why was LSU coach fired?

Louisiana State abruptly fired men’s basketball coach Will Wade on Saturday, less than a week after the school received a notice of allegations from the N.C.A.A. that accused Wade of five major rules violations, including making cash payments and job offers to help lure a recruit to the school.