 Heater (No. 44) and Ed Shuttlesworth | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 10, 1952 Weston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1971–1974 | Michigan |
| 1976 | Pontiac Arrows |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976 | Northern Arizona (RB) |
| 1977–1978 | Toledo (RB) |
| 1979–1981 | Toledo (DB) |
| 1982–1984 | Wisconsin (DB) |
| 1985–1987 | Ohio State (DB) |
| 1988–1990 | Notre Dame (DB) |
| 1991–1992 | Colorado State (DC) |
| 1993 | Colorado (RC) |
| 1994 | Colorado (DB) |
| 1995–1997 | Colorado (TE) |
| 1998 | Colorado (TE/RC) |
| 1999–2001 | Washington (CB/RC) |
| 2002–2003 | Washington (RB/RC) |
| 2004 | Utah (CB/RC) |
| 2005–2007 | Florida (CB/RC) |
| 2008–2009 | Florida (asst. DC/S) |
| 2010 | Florida (co-DC/S) |
| 2011–2012 | Temple (DC/DB) |
| 2013–2017 | Marshall (DC/S) |
| 2018 | Maryland (S) |
| 2019 | Florida (QC) |
| 2020–2021 | Colorado State (DC) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Chuck Heater (born October 10, 1952) is an American football coach and former player. He was a running back for the University of Michigan from 1972 to 1974 and finished his playing career as the fifth all-time leading rusher in Michigan Wolverines football history. Heater has been an assistant football coach at ten universities since 1976. He has been affiliated with College Football Hall of Fame coaches Bo Schembechler (as a player), Earle Bruce (as an assistant at Ohio State and Colorado State), and Lou Holtz (as an assistant at Notre Dame). He has been on coaching staffs of national championship teams at Notre Dame (1988) and Florida (2006 and 2008).