The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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4 9 e r s ( D e f e n s i v e Backs, 2011-14). Highlights: Played with Jim Harbaugh on the San Diego Char- gers (1999-2000) and enjoyed a 12-year NFL career with four teams, starting 129 games at safety … Worked with Harbaugh for the 49ers … Mentored two NFL All-Pro honorees and five Pro Bowl selections during his tenure, including 2013 Pro Bowl selection Eric Reid, who became the first rookie safety in 49ers history to garner such distinction … In one season at the University of Wisconsin, Jackson helped coach a defense that ranked 20th nationally in total defense and 25th in scoring defense, leading the Badgers to an 11-2 record and No. 7 final ranking in 2010. Coaching History: San Francisco 49ers defensive backs coach (2011-14); Wisconsin nickel back and assistant linebackers coach (2010); Tulane defen- sive backs coach (2007), safeties coach (2008) and linebackers coach (2009); Louisiana-Monroe defensive backs coach (2004-06); Idaho defensive backs coach (2003). Age: 48. Family: Wife, Dina, and sons, Jamal, Greg Jr., and Jayden. The Kevin Tolbert File Position: Director of Football Strength and Conditioning. Most Recent Venue: San Francisco 49ers (assistant strength and condition- ing coach). Highlights: Tolbert has spent the past six years working with head coach Jim Harbaugh, the past four seasons as the as- sistant strength and conditioning coach with the San Fran- cisco 49ers (2011-14) and two seasons at Stanford (2009-10) … He was the as- sistant strength and conditioning coach for the Cardinal in 2009 before being promoted to head strength and con- ditioning coach for the 2010 season … This is his second stop at Michigan — he previously worked as an assistant strength coach under Lloyd Carr and Mike Gittleson from 2001-07, focusing on speed training … Michigan won two Big Ten championships and went 64-24 in those seasons, and had eight NFL first-round picks and 11 All-Americans … Helped lead the Cardinal to a 12-1 season and No. 4 national finish in 2010 … Was part of a 49ers organization that went to the NFC title game three times and the Super Bowl once. Coaching History: San Francisco 49ers assistant strength coach (2011- 14); Stanford strength coach (2010 and assistant strength coach (2009); Detroit Lions assistant strength coach (2008); Michigan assistant strength coach (2001-07); Miami (Fla.) assistant strength coach (1998-2000); Volunteer strength and conditioning coach with the Philadelphia Eagles (1996-97). Age: 56. Family: Three daughters, Kimberly, Kai- tlin and Courtney; one son, Matthew. ❏ Note: Michael Spath and Chris Balas contributed to this story.