Clay Helton would be nowhere without his father. You know how hard it is to get a great start and get promoted in football. Very competitive field. Clay had a huge leg up on his competition. Statically he would probably not even be a coach right now if not for his father. His father actually hired him as a coach in Houston. Who hires a 25 year old kid to coach RB's at a d1 program. He was a young kid and barely out of college. His dad hired him because he was his son, not because he was great coach. And his father probably was friends with someone at Duke where he got his start. Then clay helton comes to usc and both his qb's regress as seniors(barkley and kessler). And his offense itself is not even in the top 20 in the US. What has Helton proven? His father was 24-53 at Houston. So why should clay be any better? How do you get get hired when you never done anything of note? I like him. He is a really nice guy, but he has not earned the right to be a head coach yet.
Kim Helton
1973–1978Florida (OL)
1979–1982Miami (OC)
1983–1986Tampa Bay Buccaneers (OL)
1987–1989Houston Oilers (OL)
1990–1992Los Angeles Raiders (OL)
1993–1999Houston
2002–2003Washington Redskins (OL)
2004–2006Toronto Argonauts (RB)
2007–2011UAB (OC)
Head coaching record
Overall 24–53–1
Bowls 0–1
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Charles Kimberlin Helton (born July 28, 1948) is an American college and professional football coach. His last college coaching job was as the offensive coordinator for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) football program. Helton was formerly the head football coach of the University of Houston from 1993 to 1999.
Coaching career[edit]
After a year as a graduate assistant at the University of Florida, Helton became the offensive line coach under new Gators head coach Doug Dickey, a position he held from 1973 to1978. In 1979, he was hired by Howard Schnellenberger to serve as the offensive coordinator for the Miami Hurricanes.
After Schnellenberger left Miami for the United States Football League (USFL), Helton moved to the National Football League (NFL), becoming offensive line coach under head coachesJohn McKay and Leeman Bennettwith 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 was offered the head coaching position at the University of Houston before starting with the Dolphins.
In seven years at Houston, Helton had two winning seasons and one bowl game appearance. He was fired in November 1999, after a 7-4 season.[2] After a few years out of coaching, Helton was hired by fellow Florida alumnus Steve Spurrier to coach the Washington Redskins offensive line. After Spurrier's dismissal as Redskins head coach in 2003, Helton became the running backs coach for the CFL's Toronto Argonauts. In January 2007, he was hired as offensive coordinator at UAB by Neil Callaway who had served as offensive coordinator himself under Helton at Houston. Callaway and his staff were fired following the 2011 season.
Helton was inducted in the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Distinguished Letter Winner" in 2001.[3][4]
Head coaching record[edit]
YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Houston Cougars(Southwest Conference) (1993–1995)
1993 Houston 1–9–1 1–5–1 T–7th
1994 Houston 1–10 1–6 6th
1995 Houston 2–9 2–5 5th
Houston: 4–28–1 4–16–1
Houston Cougars(Conference USA) (1996–1999)
1996 Houston 7–5 4–1 T–1st LLiberty
1997 Houston 3–8 2–4 T–4th
1998 Houston 3–8 2–4 T–5th
1999Houston 7–4 3–3 6th
Houston: 20–25 11–12
Total: 24–53–1
Kim Helton
1973–1978Florida (OL)
1979–1982Miami (OC)
1983–1986Tampa Bay Buccaneers (OL)
1987–1989Houston Oilers (OL)
1990–1992Los Angeles Raiders (OL)
1993–1999Houston
2002–2003Washington Redskins (OL)
2004–2006Toronto Argonauts (RB)
2007–2011UAB (OC)
Head coaching record
Overall 24–53–1
Bowls 0–1
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Charles Kimberlin Helton (born July 28, 1948) is an American college and professional football coach. His last college coaching job was as the offensive coordinator for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) football program. Helton was formerly the head football coach of the University of Houston from 1993 to 1999.
- Early years[edit]
Coaching career[edit]
After a year as a graduate assistant at the University of Florida, Helton became the offensive line coach under new Gators head coach Doug Dickey, a position he held from 1973 to1978. In 1979, he was hired by Howard Schnellenberger to serve as the offensive coordinator for the Miami Hurricanes.
After Schnellenberger left Miami for the United States Football League (USFL), Helton moved to the National Football League (NFL), becoming offensive line coach under head coachesJohn McKay and Leeman Bennettwith 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 was offered the head coaching position at the University of Houston before starting with the Dolphins.
In seven years at Houston, Helton had two winning seasons and one bowl game appearance. He was fired in November 1999, after a 7-4 season.[2] After a few years out of coaching, Helton was hired by fellow Florida alumnus Steve Spurrier to coach the Washington Redskins offensive line. After Spurrier's dismissal as Redskins head coach in 2003, Helton became the running backs coach for the CFL's Toronto Argonauts. In January 2007, he was hired as offensive coordinator at UAB by Neil Callaway who had served as offensive coordinator himself under Helton at Houston. Callaway and his staff were fired following the 2011 season.
Helton was inducted in the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Distinguished Letter Winner" in 2001.[3][4]
Head coaching record[edit]
YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Houston Cougars(Southwest Conference) (1993–1995)
1993 Houston 1–9–1 1–5–1 T–7th
1994 Houston 1–10 1–6 6th
1995 Houston 2–9 2–5 5th
Houston: 4–28–1 4–16–1
Houston Cougars(Conference USA) (1996–1999)
1996 Houston 7–5 4–1 T–1st LLiberty
1997 Houston 3–8 2–4 T–4th
1998 Houston 3–8 2–4 T–5th
1999Houston 7–4 3–3 6th
Houston: 20–25 11–12
Total: 24–53–1
