Bill o Brien is a famous football coach from America, and he is currently working with the University of Alabama as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Between the years 2012 to 2013, he has also worked as the head coach of the Pennsylvania State University. From 2014 to 2020, he was the head coach of the NFL team, Houston Texans. He also worked as the general manager of the same team in 2020. He had a long career in football as he started as a coach back in 1993 and is still quite active. He has worked with several teams of the National Football League and is one of the most respected personalities in the sport. He is mainly known for serving as quarterbacks coach for different teams.

Early life

Bill O’Brien’s full name is William James O’Brien, and he took birth on October 23, 1969.  He was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. His parent’s names are John O’Brien and Anne Murphy O’Brien. Bill spent most of his childhood in Andover, Massachusetts, where he lived with her two siblings and parents. He completed his graduation from the St. John’s Preparatory School, located in Danvers. Later, he got enrolled in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. He used to play football during his university days, and he played for Brown Bears as a linebacker and defensive end from 1990 to 1992.

Career beginning

Bill never played professional football as a player, but his career started as a coach in 1993. He started coaching tight ends at Brown in the year 1993, and then he coached inside linebackers in 1994. After that, he went to Georgia Tech and stayed there for three years, working as an offensive graduate assistant. In the 1998 season, he started coaching running backs at the Yellow Jackets and stayed there till 2000. Under his coaching, some running backs such as Sean Gregory and Joe Burns ran for 837 years and 908 yards with 6 and 12 touchdowns, respectively. In 2007, he was hired by the New England Patriots as an offensive assistant, but he got later promoted to the position of wide receivers coach.

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He also served as the head football coach for Penn State, and the official announcement for it was made in January 2012. While he was the coach of Penn State, the Nittany Lions lost their first game against Ohio University Bobcats. Bill had to wait till September to get his first win as the head coach when his team won the game against the United States Naval Academy. Bill was claimed as the Big Ten Coach of the year, and in 2012, ESPN declared him the National Coach of the Year.

Personal life

Bill o Brien is a married man, and his wife’s name is Collen. The couple has two sons named Jack and Michael, respectively. Jack is their elder son, and unfortunately, he is suffering from a rare brain disorder termed lissencephaly.

Net Worth

Bill has coached some of the top football teams and has earned a lot of money throughout his career. If we talk about his net worth, it is around $7 million.