Bob Bicknell

Bob Bicknell
San Francisco 49ers
Position:	Wide receivers coach
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1969-11-13) November 13, 1969
Place of birth:	Holliston, Massachusetts Spouse= Stacy Bicknell Children= Gabriella Bicknell and Grace Bicknell
Career information
College:	Boston College
Career history
As coach:
Boston University (1993–1997) Assistant coach Frankfurt Galaxy (1998) Defensive line coach Frankfurt Galaxy (1999) Offensive line coach Berlin Thunder (2000) Offensive line coach Berlin Thunder (2001–2003) Offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Cologne Centurions (2004–2005) Offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Temple University (2006) Offensive line coach Kansas City Chiefs (2007) Assistant offensive line coach Kansas City Chiefs (2008) Offensive line coach Kansas City Chiefs (2009) Tight ends coach Buffalo Bills (2010–2011) Tight ends coach Buffalo Bills (2012) Wide receivers coach Philadelphia Eagles (2013–2015) Wide receivers coach San Francisco 49ers (2016–Present) Wide receivers coach
Career highlights and awards
3× World Bowl champion (VII, IX, X)

Bob Bicknell (born November 13, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the wide receivers coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL), a position he has held since February 2013. Bicknell is the son of former Boston College head coach Jack Bicknell and the younger brother of Jack Bicknell, Jr., the current assistant offensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins.

Playing career

Bicknell played college football at Boston College, where he was a two-year letterman at tight end from 1989–1990.^[1]

Coaching career

Frankfurt Galaxy

Bicknell joined the pro ranks in 1998 as the defensive line coach with the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe. The following season, he switched to the offensive side of the ball to coach the offensive line. During his two-year tenure in Frankfurt, the Galaxy reached the World Bowl final twice, winning the championship in 1999.

Buffalo Bills

Bicknell was named tight ends coach for the Buffalo Bills on January 27, 2010.^[2] Following the departure of former wide receivers coach Stan Hixon to join Penn State's staff under new coach Bill O'Brien, Bicknell was named the Bills wide receivers coach. He was dismissed, along with the entire Bills coaching staff, on December 31, 2012.^[3]

Coaching tree

NFL head coaches under whom Bob Bicknell has served:

Herman Edwards, Kansas City Chiefs (2007-2008)
Todd Haley, Kansas City Chiefs (2009)
Chan Gailey, Buffalo Bills (2010-2012)
Chip Kelly, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers (2013-present)

References

↑ "History". 2010 Boston College Football Media Guide. Boston College Athletics Department. p. 77.
↑ "Gailey hires five for staff; retains two". BuffaloBills.com. January 27, 2010.
↑ Gaughan, Mark (31 December 2012). "Bills make it official: Gailey is fired". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

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