By Ben Nsemo
Kalen DeBoer has just been appointed the new head coach of the University of Alabama football club and he accepted the job on January 12, 2024 – but, who is he?
Born October 24, 1974, Kalen DeBoer is an American football coach who was the head football coach at the University of Sioux Falls from 2005 to 2009, California State University, Fresno from 2020 to 2021 and the University of Washington from 2022 to 2023. At Sioux Falls, his teams won three NAIA Football National Championships, in 2006, 2008, and 2009.
DeBoer Bio Data
Born: Oct. 24, 1974, Milbank, South Dakota
Family: wife, Nicole; daughters Alexis & Avery
Education: B.A., secondary education, University of Sioux Falls, 1998
Playing career: 4-year letterman WR (1993-96) at Sioux Falls. Won NAIA Division II National Championship & earned All-America in 1996
Career Stats: 234 receptions, 3,400 yards, 33 touchdowns
Coaching History
Alabama
2024-present: Head Coach
Washington
2022-2024: Head Coach
Fresno State
2020-21: Head Coach
Indiana
2019: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Fresno State
2017-18: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Eastern Michigan
2014-16: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Southern Illinois
2010-13: Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Sioux Falls
2005-09: Head Coach
2000-04: Offensive Coordinator
Washington High School (South Dakota)
1988-89: Assistant Coach
Sioux Falls
1997: Wide Receivers
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His Life
Born and raised in Milbank, South Dakota, DeBoer graduated from Milbank High School. Attending the University of Sioux Falls, DeBoer played at wide receiver from 1993 to 1996 for the Sioux Falls Cougars under head coach Bob Young, setting school records for receptions (234), receiving yardage (3,400) and touchdown catches (33) and earned All-American honors. DeBoer was a student assistant at Sioux Falls in 1997 after his football playing career ended, and he graduated in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education.
DeBoer also played baseball at Sioux Falls, hitting .520 with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs in his senior season of 1997. In 1998, DeBoer played one season of independent league baseball with the Canton Crocodiles as a left fielder.
Kalen DeBoer’s Family
DeBoer is married to Nicole, and they have two daughters, Alexis and Avery.
