RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University football head coach Dean Hood recently announced the addition of Garry Fisher to the Colonel coaching staff. Fisher will serve as the linebackers coach in 2009.

Fisher, a native of Columbus, Ohio, spent the previous year as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Kentucky State.

“We’re certainly very excited to have Garry on staff,” Hood said. “He came highly recommended and with his extensive defensive background, especially at the linebacker position, this seemed like the perfect fit for us.”

Fisher was a four-year letterwinner at Bowling Green (1998-01) as an outside linebacker before transitioning into the Falcons coaching ranks in 2002. After serving two years as a defensive assistant at BGSU, Fisher moved to Utah where he served as an offensive assistant for the 2004 Mountain West Conference and 2005 Fiesta Bowl champions. At both of his first two coaching jobs, Fisher served under current Florida head coach Urban Meyer.

Following a one-year stint at Heidelberg College (2005) as the special teams coordinator, Fisher landed at Shenandoah University for two years (2006-07) as the defensive coordinator.

Fisher graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2002 with a degree in sociology. He then earned his master’s degree in exercise and sport science from the University of Utah in 2006.

The EKU football team concluded the 2008 season 8-4 overall while earning the program’s 20th Ohio Valley Conference title and 31st consecutive winning season. The Colonels kick off the first of their 15 spring practices this Sunday, March 29.

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Eastern Kentucky University – Announced the hiring of Garry Fisher as an assistant football coach.