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Updated on January 08, 2026

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Rick Neuheisel Biography

Rick Neuheisel is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on February 7, 1961 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Colorado’s head college football coach from 1995 to 1998, who then coached UCLA between 2008 and 2011.

His Huskies were against Purdue and His Huskies played against Purdue and Drew Brees in the Rose Bowl. at the Rose Bowl.

Neuheisel was born in Madison, Wisconsin, one of four children and the only son of Dick and Jane (Jackson) Neuheisel, with sisters Nancy, Katie, and Deborah. Dick is an attorney and Rick grew up in Tempe, Arizona, and graduated from McClintock High School in 1979. He lettered in three sports (football, basketball, baseball) and was named its outstanding athlete during his senior year.

Neuheisel bypassed the 1984 NFL draft and joined the San Antonio Gunslingers of the USFL, where he played the 1984 and 1985 seasons as the Gunslingers’ starter. Never considered a major NFL prospect, he went undrafted in the NFL’s supplemental draft of USFL players and his career in that league was extremely brief, lasting only five weeks. In the 1987 season, Neuheisel signed with the San Diego Chargers as a replacement player during the three-game long players’ strike. While with the Chargers, Neuheisel scored the last one-point conversion on a run in the NFL; the conversion was changed to two points in 1994. He spent the last two weeks of that season as a backup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, not playing in either game.

Susan, his wife, had three children.

NameRick Neuheisel
First NameRick
Last NameNeuheisel
OccupationFootball Coach
BirthdayFebruary 7
Birth Year1961
Place of BirthMadison
Home TownWisconsin
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignAquarius
Full/Birth Name
ParentsRichard Gerald Neuheisel, Jane Jackson
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseSusan Neuheisel
Children(s)Jerry Neuheisel, Joe Neuheisel, Jack Neuheisel

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Neuheisel played his college football at UCLA, beginning his career as a walk-on and holding placekicks for John Lee. He was the starting quarterback in his senior year in the 1983 season. UCLA opened with a loss at Georgia, a tie with Arizona State and then a 42–10 loss at #1-ranked Nebraska. Neuheisel was benched after the Nebraska loss in favor of Steve Bono. On October 1, the Bruins lost to BYU to start the season 0–3–1. Bono was injured during the Stanford game, and Neuheisel came back to finish the season. Neuheisel led the Bruins to an eventual 6–4–1 record, culminating with a win over arch-rival USC that, combined with Washington State’s upset of Washington, gave UCLA the Pac-10 championship in 1983 and sent them to the Rose Bowl on January 2, 1984.

Rick Neuheisel Net Worth

Rick Neuheisel is one of the richest Football Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rick Neuheisel's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers in 1987.

He coached the Washington Huskies to the 2000 Pac-10 championship and the Rose Bowl win over Purdue.

Richard Gerald Neuheisel Jr. (/ˈ n uː h aɪ z əl / ; born February 7, 1961) is an American football analyst, coach, former player, and attorney. He served as the head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder from 1995 to 1999, at the University of Washington from 1999 to 2002, and at his alma mater, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), from 2008 to 2011, compiling a career college football coaching record of 87–59. From 2005 to 2007, Neuheisel was an assistant coach with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL), as quarterbacks coach for two seasons and offensive coordinator for one. He formerly served as head coach for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) before the collapse of the league. Before coaching, Neuheisel played quarterback for the UCLA Bruins from 1980 to 1983, then spent two seasons with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League (USFL) before splitting the 1987 NFL season between the San Diego Chargers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeFootball Coach
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

He later became a full-time assistant coach in 1988, and stayed at UCLA through the 1993 season. In 1994, he moved to Colorado as an assistant to Bill McCartney.

While attending USC Law School on an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, Neuheisel served as a graduate assistant with UCLA, where he tutored Troy Aikman. He graduated with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from USC in 1990 and passed the Arizona State Bar in May 1991 and the Washington, D.C. Bar in March 1993.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rick Neuheisel height 6 ft 1 in Rick weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height6 ft 1 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
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Neuheisel was named to the Pac-10 All-Academic team and graduated from UCLA in May 1984 with a B.A. in political science and a 3.4 GPA. Neuheisel still holds the UCLA single season record for completion percentage, completed 185 of 267 passes (69.3%) for 2,245 yards in the 1983 season. He was also a member of Sigma Nu fraternity while a student.

McCartney retired following the 1994 season and Neuheisel, age 34, was named the head coach. He stayed for four seasons (1995–1998) in Boulder as the Buffs coach. His best season was his first, in which the Buffs tied for second in the final season of Big Eight Conference play and won the Cotton Bowl. His only losing season at Colorado was 1997; the Buffs were expected to be national title contenders, but never recovered from a blowout loss to Michigan on national television. After the season, the Buffs were forced to forfeit their five wins due to an ineligible player, though Neuheisel was subsequently ruled to not be affected.

Who is Rick Neuheisel Dating?

According to our records, Rick Neuheisel married to Susan Neuheisel. As of December 1, 2023, Rick Neuheisel’s is not dating anyone.

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Neuheisel and his wife, Susan (née Wilkinson), have three sons: Jerry (b. April 1992), Jack (b. August 1994), and Joe (b. January 1997). Jerry was a quarterback at UCLA and is now a graduate assistant coach at UCLA, and Jack is a wide receiver at Southern Methodist University. Both Jerry and Jack graduated from Loyola High School in Los Angeles, Joe is attending UCLA. Rick’s father, Richard “Dick” Gerald Neuheisel, Sr., is an attorney and past president of Sister Cities International. During Neuheisel’s years as a quarterback for UCLA, his sister, Nancy, was a cheerleader for conference rival Arizona.

Top Facts about Rick Neuheisel

  1. Rick Neuheisel is a former NFL and college football player.
  2. He coached at four different universities, including UCLA.
  3. Neuheisel won the Rose Bowl as head coach of Washington.
  4. He also served as an analyst for CBS Sports and Pac-12 Network.
  5. Neuheisel has released two albums as a musician.
  6. He graduated from UCLA School of Law in 1990.
  7. Neuheisel was born on February 7, 1961 in Madison, Wisconsin.
  8. He played quarterback for the San Antonio Gunslingers in the USFL.
  9. In 2018, he became head coach of the Phoenix franchise in the Alliance of American Football league (AAF).
  10. Neuheisel has been married to his wife Susan since 1987 and they have four children together.

Facts & Trivia

Rick Ranked on the list of most popular Football Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rick Neuheisel celebrates birthday on February 7 of every year.

Neuheisel was welcomed into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame before the 1999 Rose Bowl. University of Washington athletic director Barbara Hedges took the opportunity to meet with him. She fired coach Jim Lambright and named Neuheisel as his replacement. Neuheisel left for Seattle in January 1999 to coach at the University of Washington for four seasons (1999–2002). His starting salary was $1,000,000 annually, at the time one of the five highest in the nation. One of Neuheisel’s first acts was to restore the Huskies’ traditional gold helmets; they had worn purple helmets for the previous four seasons.

Where is Rick Neuheisel now?

Neuheisel has stayed busy since he coached his final NCAA game in 2011. He joined CBS Sports in 2015 and coached the AAF’s Arizona Hotshots in early 2019.

Where did Rick Neuheisel go to college?

College

Who is Grambling football coach?

Hue Jackson

What teams did Rick Neuheisel coach?

UCLA Bruins football

Who is the highest paid HBCU football coach?

Southern’s Pete Richardson Highest Paid HBCU Coach The three-year deal will pay Richardson a base salary of $200,000 a year and the coach can up his earnings a further $40,000 a year with performance incentives.

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