Kim Helton

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Name = Kim Helton

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Title = Offensive coordinator
College = UAB
Sport = Football
Conference = Conference USA
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Kim Helton (b. birth date|1948|7|28 in Pensacola, Florida) is an American football coach. He currently serves as offensive coordinator for the University of Alabama at Birmingham football program. Helton is probably best known as being the head football coach at the University of Houston from 1993 to 1999. At Houston, he guided the Cougars to a 24-53-1 record.

Helton received his Bachelor degree from the University of Florida in 1970, after playing three seasons as center on the football varsity. After a year as graduate assistant at his alma mater, Helton became offensive line coach under Doug Dickey. In 1979, he was hired by Howard Schnellenberger to serve as offensive coordinator for the Miami Hurricanes.

After Schnellenberger had left Miami for the University of Louisville, Helton moved up to the NFL, becoming offensive line coach under John McKay and later Leeman Bennett with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He later held similar positions with the Houston Oilers and Los Angeles Raiders. In early 1993, Helton agreed to join the Miami Dolphins as offensive line coach, but soon later excepted the head coaching position at the University of Houston.

In seven years at Houston, Helton only had two winning seasons and only one bowl game appearance. He was fired in November 1999. [ [http://espn.go.com/ncf/news/1999/1121/186711.html "ESPN:" Helton loses job despite winning season] ] After a few years out of coaching, Helton was hired by fellow Florida alum Steve Spurrier to coach the Washington Redskins offensive line. After Spurrier's dismissal as Redskins head coach in 2003, Helton became running backs for the CFL's Toronto Argonauts.

In January 2007, he was hired by Neil Callaway as offensive coordinator at UAB.

Head coaching record

CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Houston Cougars
conf = Southwest Conference
startyear = 1993
endyear = 1995CFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1993
name = Houston
overall = 1–9–1
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year = 1994
name = Houston
overall = 1–10
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ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Entry
year = 1995
name = Houston
overall = 2–9
conference =
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ranking2 = noCFB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Houston
overall = 4–28–1
confrecord = CFB Yearly Record Subhead
name = Houston Cougars
conf = Conference USA
startyear = 1996
endyear = 1999CFB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
year = 1996
name = Houston
overall = 7–5
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bowloutcome = L
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year = 1997
name = Houston
overall = 3–8
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year = 1998
name = Houston
overall = 3–8
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year = 1999
name = Houston
overall = 7–4
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name = Houston
overall = 20–25
confrecord = CFB Yearly Record End
overall = 24–53–1
bcs = no
poll = no

References

External links

* [http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/helton_kim00.html Official UAB bio]