Jim Bob Helduser
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Jim Bob Helduser was an American football
coach. He most recently served as offensive line coach at Texas A&M University
.
Helduser is a Groves, Texas
native and a 1975 graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School
. He attended Texas Lutheran University
, where he graduated in 1979. He also earned a master's degree at Southwest Texas State University. His first coaching experience was at Alief-Elsik High School. Helduser then became an assistant to Ray Alborn
at Rice University
. Following Alborn's dismissal in 1983, Helduser was out of the collegiate coaching ranks for a couple of years. In 1986, he was hired by John O'Hara to coach the quarterback
s, wide receiver
and offensive linemen at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University–San Marcos
). Helduser remained in that position when O'Hara was replaced with Dennis Franchione
in 1990.
After Franchione had left Southwest Texas State for the University of New Mexico
, Helduser was promoted to head coach. In five seasons he compiled a 20–34–1 total record. After his fourth season, Helduser was replaced with Bob DeBesse
, whom he later coached with at Texas A&M University. After a year as head coach at Lake Travis High School, in Austin, Texas, Helduser was approached by Franchione to join his staff at Texas Christian University
as offensive line coach. He there coached the offensive line responsible for NFL running back LaDainian Tomlinson
's collegiate career, among other NFL athletes. After an 11-1 winning season at Texas Christian University and two Western Athletic Conference championships, Helduser later followed Franchione to coach at the University of Alabama
(ending in a 10-3 season) and Texas A&M University
. At Texas A&M, he secured many players from the South/East Texas area such as Martellus Bennet. In his collegiate coaching career he produced many nationally recognized and NFL athletes and was notorious for his experience in recruiting. Jim Bob Helduser left Texas A&M in 2007 to become offensive coordinator for Bryan High School in Bryan, Texas.
Helduser died on February 26, 2010, at his home in College Station, Texas, after a battle with colon cancer. His family includes wife, Janet Wiegman Helduser of San Antonio, Texas
, son, Brant Helduser, and daughters, Kylene and Jenna Helduser.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach. He most recently served as offensive line coach at Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
.
Helduser is a Groves, Texas
Groves, Texas
Groves is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,733 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 14,393. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area....
native and a 1975 graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School
Port Neches-Groves High School
Port Neches-Groves High School is located in Port Neches, Texas. The high school is the only high school in the Port Neches-Groves Independent School District and serves portions of Port Neches, Groves, and Port Arthur...
. He attended Texas Lutheran University
Texas Lutheran University
Texas Lutheran University is an undergraduate, private, coeducational university affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The University was founded in 1891, and currently serves approximately 1,400 students each semester....
, where he graduated in 1979. He also earned a master's degree at Southwest Texas State University. His first coaching experience was at Alief-Elsik High School. Helduser then became an assistant to Ray Alborn
Ray Alborn
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at Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
. Following Alborn's dismissal in 1983, Helduser was out of the collegiate coaching ranks for a couple of years. In 1986, he was hired by John O'Hara to coach the quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
s, wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
and offensive linemen at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University–San Marcos
Texas State University–San Marcos
Texas State University–San Marcos is a doctoral-granting university located in San Marcos, Texas...
). Helduser remained in that position when O'Hara was replaced with Dennis Franchione
Dennis Franchione
Dennis Wayne Franchione , also known as Coach Fran, is an American football coach. He is currently the head football coach at Texas State University, a position he held from 1990 to 1991, when the school was known as Southwest Texas State University, and resumed in 2011...
in 1990.
After Franchione had left Southwest Texas State for the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
, Helduser was promoted to head coach. In five seasons he compiled a 20–34–1 total record. After his fourth season, Helduser was replaced with Bob DeBesse
Bob DeBesse
Robert Damien "Bob" DeBesse is an American football coach.DeBesse attended Stratford High School in Houston, Texas and earned his bachelor of science in Education at the Texas State University-San Marcos in 1982....
, whom he later coached with at Texas A&M University. After a year as head coach at Lake Travis High School, in Austin, Texas, Helduser was approached by Franchione to join his staff at Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...
as offensive line coach. He there coached the offensive line responsible for NFL running back LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tramayne Tomlinson is an American football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers fifth overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Christian.Tomlinson, often referred to by his initials, L...
's collegiate career, among other NFL athletes. After an 11-1 winning season at Texas Christian University and two Western Athletic Conference championships, Helduser later followed Franchione to coach at the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
(ending in a 10-3 season) and Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
. At Texas A&M, he secured many players from the South/East Texas area such as Martellus Bennet. In his collegiate coaching career he produced many nationally recognized and NFL athletes and was notorious for his experience in recruiting. Jim Bob Helduser left Texas A&M in 2007 to become offensive coordinator for Bryan High School in Bryan, Texas.
Helduser died on February 26, 2010, at his home in College Station, Texas, after a battle with colon cancer. His family includes wife, Janet Wiegman Helduser of San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, son, Brant Helduser, and daughters, Kylene and Jenna Helduser.