Feb. 17, 2004
LAS VEGAS - Jonathan Himebauch has re-joined the UNLV coaching staff and will oversee the offensive line, head coach John Robinson announced Tuesday.
A one-time USC co-captain, Himebauch again reunites with his college coach after having served as a graduate assistant for the Rebels from 2000-01.
"During my career I have had just a few offensive line coaches and they have all been very successful," Robinson said. "I expect Jonathan will fit into that group nicely."
Himebauch returns to Las Vegas after coaching the offensive line last season for the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeeders. In 2002, after earning his master's from UNLV, he coached at Santa Barbara City College.
"This is a great opportunity for me and it makes it even more exciting to come back to a familiar staff," Himebauch said. "It's great to be here at UNLV again and I look forward to getting to work with this offensive line."
A former professional player, Himebauch entered the coaching profession after stints playing with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL as well as starting for the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe and being rated the league's top center in 1999 by Fox Sports. He was in preseason training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Arizona Cardinals. In 2001, he was a center for the XFL's one and only championship team, the Los Angeles Xtreme.
Also an educator, Himebauch served as a substitute teacher while helping coach the Palos Verdes Peninsula High School squad and previously taught literature while coaching at his alma mater, Damien High School in LaVerne, Calif.
A Blue Chip All-American as a prepster, he went on to earn the Howard Jones Alumni Award for highest cumulative GPA in 1997 while earning his bachelor's degree in English from USC. Himebauch, who played offensive line for the Trojans from 1994-97, was a two-year starter at center and won the 1996 Bob Chandler Award, which is given to the program's top junior student-athlete. He is married to Jessica Davis Himebauch.
Robinson also announced that second-year assistant Bruce Snyder has added the duties of offensive coordinator. The 1996 national coach of the year while leading Arizona State, Snyder will also continue to oversee the team's tight ends. He replaces Rob Boras, who last week was named tight ends coach for the Chicago Bears.
