Cale Gundy

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Cale Gundy
Biographical details
Born (1972-04-10) April 10, 1972 (age 51)
Midwest City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Playing career
1990–1993 Oklahoma
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994 Oklahoma (GA)
1995 UAB (QB)
1996–1998UAB (RB)
1999–2004Oklahoma (RB)
2005–2014Oklahoma (RB/RC)
2015–2016Oklahoma (AHC/IWR/RC)
2017–2021Oklahoma (OC/IWR/RC)
2022Oklahoma (WR)

Joseph Cale Gundy (born April 10, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1990 to 1993. [1] While at Oklahoma he was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. [2] He also played on the baseball team. [3] From 1999 until his resignation in 2022, he was an assistant at his alma mater, first as running backs coach, and later serving as the team's offensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator, and inside receivers coach. In 2022, he was named coach of the wide receivers unit as a whole. [4]

Contents

Gundy resigned his position on the coaching staff in August 2022. He coached/recruited some of the most talented college players, such as Baker Mayfield, running backs Joe Mixon, Rodney Anderson, Demarco Murray, and Adrian Peterson, and wide receivers Kenny Stills, Dede Westbrook, Hollywood Brown, Ceedee Lamb, Sterling Shepard, and Marvin Mims. [5] [6]

Family

His brother, Mike, is the head football coach at Oklahoma State University. [7]

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References

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  2. The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 4, p. 26,
  3. Hoover, John (August 8, 2022). "Cale Gundy Era Began at Oklahoma 32 Years Ago With a Bang ... and the 'Cale Mary'". All Sooners FN. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  4. "Mason names Williams as receivers coach". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. @OU_CoachGundy (August 8, 2022). "Sooner Nation, thank you" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  6. "OU's Gundy resigns, read aloud 'shameful' word". ESPN.com. August 8, 2022. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  7. "OSU Biography - Mike Gundy". OKState.com. Oklahoma State University. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2011.