CLEVELAND -- The Radio Voice of the Browns, Jim Donovan, says the Browns hiring of Rob Chudzinski is a case of a "local boy making good."
Donovan says Chudzinki is a lifelong Browns fan who now gets to come home to Northern Ohio to coach his hometown team.
Former Panthers and Browns Offensive Coordinator Rob Chudzinski was hired as the 14th full time head coach of the Cleveland Browns late Thursday night.
The 44-year-old Toledo native grew up a Browns fan and attended St. John's Jesuit High School.
He played tight end at the University of Miami from 1986-1990 and was a three-year starter. He played on two national championship teams (1987, 1989), coached by the likes of Jimmy Johnson and Dennis Erickson.
After earning his bachelor's degree in business administration in 1990, he served as a graduate assistant for the Hurricanes from 1994 to 1995 until he graduated with his M.B.A. in 1996.
Chudzinski was promoted from graduate assistant to tight ends coach in 1996. He was promoted again five years later to offensive coordinator in 2001, winning a NCAA national championship in his first year in that role.
Under Chudzinski, three University of Miami tight ends became first round NFL draft picks (Bubba Franks, Jeremy Shockey, Kellen Winslow Jr.). Other notable offensive players under Chudzinski who went on to the NFL include wide receiver Andre Johnson, running backs Frank Gore, Willis McGahee and Clinton Portis, tackle Bryant McKinnie and quarterback Ken Dorsey.
Chudzinski, or "Chud" as he has been nicknamed, received his first NFL coaching opportunity as a tight ends coach with the Cleveland Browns under Butch Davis in 2004. He was hired to help first round draft pick Kellen Winslow Jr. transition to the NFL.
When the 2004 season ended, Davis had resigned as head coach and Chudzinski was calling the offensive plays for the final five games under Interim Head Coach Terry Robiske.
Chudzinski was the tight ends coach for the San Diego Chargers on Marty Schottenheimer's staff from 2005 to 2006. He oversaw the breakout of Antonio Gates and coached him to some of the best statistical seasons of his career.
He returned to Cleveland in 2007 as offensive coordinator on Romeo Crennel's staff. The team went 10-6 that year and had one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL, featuring Pro Bowl performances from quarterback Derek Anderson, wide receiver Braylon Edwards, tight end Kellen Winslow Jr., left tackle Joe Thomas and fullback Lawrence Vickers.
After a disappointing 2008 season, Chudzinski was fired, along with the rest of the Browns coaching staff and general manager.
Chudzinski picked back up with the Chargers from 2009 to 2010 as tight ends coach/assistant head coach. When Chargers Defensive Coordinator Ron Rivera was named head coach of the Carolina Panthers, Chudzinski followed him to Carolina and became offensive coordinator.
Chudzinski's offense was built around quarterback Cam Newton, who became the first player in NFL history to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for 500 yards in a single season. Wide receiver Steve Smith had his first 1,000-yard season since 2008 and the running game ranked third and ninth in the league each of the last two seasons.
Chudzinski and his wife Sheila have two sons, Kaelan and Rian, and one daughter, Margaret.
WKYC-TV
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