Feb. 13, 2001

Toledo, OH - Head Coach Tom Amstutz today announced the hiring of Chris Hedden as tight ends coach.

Hedden, 29, was a graduate assistant at Toledo in 1996, and has been an assistant coach at Northern Iowa since 1997 under former Toledo assistant Mike Dunbar.

Hedden began at UNI in 1997, coaching the tight ends and assisting with the offensive line. In 1998, he moved to the backfield, coaching the running backs. This past season, he took on the additional duties of academic coordinator and co-offensive coordinator.

As a graduate assistant at Toledo in 1996, Heden assisted with the wide receivers, the defensive scout team and the special teams.

Prior to his position at Toledo, Hedden spent one year at Tiffin University as the offensive line coach. From 1993-94 he was an assistant coach at Tiffin Columbian High School in Tiffin, OH, where he was a 1990 graduate and an all-state offensive guard.

Hedden played two years of football at Ashland University before graduating with a degree in secondary education from Heidelberg.