Urban Meyer

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Legendary College Football Coach
Former Analyst, FOX's 'Big Noon Kickoff'
New York Times Bestselling Author of 'Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Champion Season'
Philanthropist and Founder, Urban and Shelley Meyer Fund for Cancer Research

One of the most prolific coaches in football history, Urban Meyer’s accomplishments have cemented his legacy in college football history. With one of the highest winning percentages of all time, Meyer boasts an incredible 187-32 overall record and three national championship wins. He has brought his expertise to his role as an analyst for both ESPN and most recently FOX Sports, appearing weekly on their Big Noon Kickoff pre-game show, and went on to coach in the NFL as Head Coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. A New York Times bestselling author of Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Program, Meyer engages audiences across industries with profound insights on leadership skills, team building, the keys to empowering people to achieve things they never thought possible, and turning setbacks into victories.

Meyer has become one of the most decorated college football coaches in history, receiving such honors as “Coach of the Decade,” and several “Coach of the Year” awards, among others. Faith and philanthropy are key tenets in Meyer’s life and have contributed to his successes on and off the field. Joining the fight against cancer, Meyer and his wife, Shelley, founded the Urban and Shelley Meyer Fund for Cancer Research in 2012, a support fund dedicated to advancing research for all cancers. Their fund helps recruit experts in the field to Ohio State University’s Comprehensive Cancer Center. Meyer is an expert at empowering people to achieve things they might never have thought possible, and inspires audiences to create clear goals and a winning strategy to execute them. Audiences consistently share positive feedback about his motivational keynotes, like his address at Grambling State University: “Anytime you get someone of his caliber to spend an evening, an entire day with you, it’s an honor and truly amazing” and ”Anybody that can make you better in a matter of minutes is someone that you want to be around.”

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Lessons in Leadership: Putting Others First

In this compelling talk, legendary football coach URBAN MEYER shares with audiences his philosophy for building a strong culture of teamwork. Meyer offers leadership lessons and invaluable insights from his award-winning career, motivating audiences to “Put somebody ahead of you – if you want to be a great husband, put your wife before you. If you want to be a great parent, you should put your children before you. You want to be a great teammate? Put your teammates before you.”

Building a Winning Team

Award-winning and record-setting football coach URBAN MEYER shares the keys to empowering people to achieve things they might never have thought possible. Focusing on creating a culture of success and finding commitment to a common purpose, Meyer shares his inspiring game plan for taking control and turning setbacks into victories for a team, a family, or a Fortune 500 company.

Faith

One of the most prolific coaches in football history, URBAN MEYER’s accomplishments have cemented his legacy in college football history. For Meyer and his family, faith – and philanthropy – are key tenets in Meyer’s life and have contributed to his successes on and off the field, and he shares insights about his faith journey in this empowering talk.

One of the most prolific coaches in college football history, Urban Meyer’s accomplishments have cemented his legacy in college football history. His commitment to all facets of life, both on and off the field, will soon land him a place in the Hall of Fame.

Born and raised in Ohio, Meyer attended the University of Cincinnati where he starred as a defensive back before earning his bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Shortly thereafter, Meyer earned a master’s degree in sports management from Ohio State University and subsequently began what would become one of the most decorated college football coaching careers in history.

Meyer’s illustrious head coaching career features a 186-32 record and the third highest winning percentage in college football history (.853), including three national championship titles (2006, 2008, 2014).

Meyer is the only modern day coach to win national championships in two different conferences, and he is one of only two coaches to win national titles at multiple universities. Moreover, Meyer is the only coach in major college football history to have four different winning streaks of at least 20 games (20 with Utah/Florida; 22 at Florida; 25 with Florida and Ohio State; and 23 at Ohio State).

His six-year tenure at the University of Florida also nabbed him “Coach of the Decade” in December 2009, along with an astounding seven “Coach of the Year” awards.

Faith and philanthropy are key tenets in Coach Meyer’s life and have contributed to his successes on and off the field. Urban’s first book, the New York Times bestseller, Above The Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life From a Championship Season, gives readers the wisdom and inspiration for taking control and turning setbacks into victories. Joining the fight against cancer, Meyer and his wife, Shelley, founded the Urban and Shelley Meyer Fund for Cancer Research in 2012, which is a general cancer research support fund dedicated to advancing cancer research for all cancers. The fund helps recruit experts in the field of cancer research to Ohio State University’s Comprehensive Cancer Center.

In 2019, Meyer joined FOX as college football studio analyst, appearing on the network’s Big Noon college football pregame show.

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