John Chavis

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Chavis
Occupation	Football Coach
Date Of Birth	Oct 16, 1956(1956-10-16)
Age	68
Country	United States
Birth City	South Carolina
Horoscope	Libra

John Chavis Biography

John Chavis is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on October 16, 1956 in South Carolina, United States. Football coach dubbed “The Chief” best known as the defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach for teams such as that of the Tennessee Volunteers and LSU Tigers. He was awarded the Broyles Award for the top assistant coach in the country in 2011.

He won a national title as a player with The Tennessee Volunteers under head coach He won a national championship with the Tennessee Volunteers under head coach Phillip Fulmer in 1998. in 1998.

Chavis joined Tennessee’s football squad as a walk-on defensive lineman. He played sparingly in 1976, picking up two tackles. He delivered an explosive performance in the 1977 Orange-and-White Game, and briefly pushed future All- SEC lineman Jim Noonan for the starting spot at middle guard. Playing as a backup to Noonan, Chavis registered 40 tackles (26 solo) and two sacks, and was awarded a scholarship at the end of the year. Prior to the 1978 season (his senior year), Chavis switched to defensive tackle, and was vaulted into the starting slot after Bill Christian suffered a season-ending knee injury. He finished the year with 32 tackles (19 solo).

During his playing career at UT, Chavis had 74 tackles (46 solo) and two sacks. He lettered in 1977 and 1978 and received his degree from the College of Education in 1979. He was initially served by coach Bill Battle, but spent his final two seasons served by Battle’s replacement, Johnny Majors. His position coach was former Atlanta Falcons lineman Jim Dyar.

He has sons called John Jason and John Jason.

John Chavis Net Worth

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

His birthplace was Dillon and played Guard of the University of Tennessee football team.

The player is usually credited for introducing the zone blitz defense style into the game of college football in the 1990’s.

Johnny Chavis (born October 16, 1956), nicknamed “The Chief”, is an American Football coach, who most recently served as defensive coordinator for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team and former defensive coordinator, linebacker coach, and associate head coach at the Tennessee Volunteers football, LSU Tigers football, and Texas A&M Aggies football programs.

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Who is John Chavis Dating?

According to our records, John Chavis married to Diane Crisp Chavis. As of December 1, 2023, John Chavis’s is not dating anyone.

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In addition to supervising linebackers and the overall defense, Chavis in 1999 was named assistant head coach.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Football Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Chavis celebrates birthday on October 16 of every year.

Chavis and other members of the staff saw increased pressure after a slow start to the 2007 season, including double-digit losses to California and Florida. Yet, the 2007 Tennessee team competed in the SEC Championship game against an LSU team that won the National Championship that year. In that SEC Championship game against LSU, the final score was 21 to 14, with 7 of LSU’s points coming from an interception return for a touchdown. A year later Les Miles reached out to Chavis to become the defensive coordinator for LSU largely due to how impressed Miles was with Chief’s defensive performance at the SEC Championship game. Chavis’ career at Tennessee came to an end in the 2008 season. Following a 3-6 start and a loss to Steve Spurrier and South Carolina, Phillip Fulmer announced the following Monday that he, at the University’s decision, would step down as head coach. Fulmer’s resignation would ultimately oust Chavis as defensive coordinator. Chavis’ final three games would bring confidence but major disappointment to his final days with Tennessee, starting with an embarrassing 13-7 loss to Wyoming which would keep Tennessee from making a bowl for the second time in four years. Though disappointing, Wyoming only had to move the ball 7 yards for those two scoring drives. Remarkably, Chavis’ 2008 defense finished 3rd nationally and 1st in the SEC in Total Defense despite the 2008 Tennessee Total Offense ranking of 115th. Chavis would win his final game at Tennessee against the University of Kentucky, 28-10, continuing a 24-game win streak against the Wildcats.

Where is John Chavis?

Current position
2009–2014| LSU (DC/LB)
2015–2017| Texas A&M (DC/LB)
2018–2019| Arkansas (DC/LB)
2022–present| Birmingham Stallions (DC/LB)

What did Chavis do?

John Chavis, early 19th Century minister and teacher, was the first African American to graduate from a college or university in the United States.

Who is Arkansas defensive coordinator?

Current position
Title| Defensive coordinator
Team| Arkansas
Conference| SEC
Biographical details

Who does John Chavis coach for now?

Chavis has been the defensive coordinator at Tennessee, LSU, Texas A&M, and most recently Arkansas last season. But this season, his 42nd coaching football, he is coaching middle school football in the Knoxville, Tennessee area as a volunteer assistant at West Middle School.

Who is the Birmingham Stallions defensive coordinator?

NameRole
John Chavis| Defensive Coordinator / LB
Jonathan Hinbach| Offensive Line
Mike Jones| Wide Receivers
Larry Kirksey| Running Backs