Coaching Staff CHIP HESTER Head Football Coach Chip Hester enters his eleventh season as head coach of the Catawba College football program. He is the 20th head football coach at the College. His 66 wins place him second on Catawba’s all-time win list and his .611 winning percentage stands fourth all-time at Catawba. In 2007, Hester was named the SAC and AFCA Region Coach of the Year after guiding the Indians to an 11-2 mark, a league championship and a berth in the NCAA II Playoffs. In 2003, he guided the Tribe to a 9-2 record and a South Atlantic Conference Championship. Hester guided the Tribe to an 8-3 record in his rookie season at the helm and returned Catawba to the NCAA II playoffs for the fourth straight year. Hester joined the Catawba football staff in 1995, serving under David Bennett for seven seasons. For three of those years, he was part of the South Atlantic Conference Coaching Staff of the Year.The Indians won back-to-back conference titles in 2000 and 2001 and qualified for the NCAA II Playoffs from 19992002, advancing to the semifinals in 2001. Hester came to Catawba from Guilford College. His duties prior to becoming head coach were to coordinate the passing game, coach the wide receivers and coordinate all football recruiting. In addition to his football duties, Hester also served as assistant athletic director for compliance and remains an advisor for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes program. For two seasons, 1996-98, Hester served as the head coach for the Catawba College men’s golf program. Hester guided the team to the 1998 South Atlantic Conference Championship and to NCAA II Regional berths in both seasons. He coached two All-Americans, a SAC Player of the Year and a SAC Freshman of the Year. A 1992 graduate of Guilford College, Hester earned a bachelor’s degree in business management. He completed a master’s degree in sports management at Georgia Southern in 1993.While completing his master’s degree, Hester worked as an intern at Catawba, assisting football, sports information and athletic operations. He graduated from Millbrook High School in Raleigh in 1988. Hester was a standout athlete in football and track at Millbrook. He earned honorable mention all-conference honors in football. At Guilford, Hester was a four-year football letterman (wide receiver), earning the Golden Helmet Award and Leadership Award as a senior. He was also a member of the Varsity Athletic Council and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach at Millbrook High School, working with receivers. He followed as a graduate assistant coach (receivers) at Catawba in 1993. Hester, a native of Raleigh, NC, resides in Salisbury with his wife, Trish. Trish is an assistant principal at West Rowan Middle School. They have two daughters,Morgan (14), and Tori (10). The Hesters are active members of First Baptist Church in Salisbury.
COACH CHIP HESTER Hometown: Raleigh, NC Alma Mater: Guilford (1992) Career Record: 66-42
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