Chris Hakel

Chris Hakel (born August 9, 1969)^[1] is a former professional American football quarterback and current coach.

Chris Hakel

Personal information
Born:	(1969-08-09) August 9, 1969 (age 55) Rand, West Virginia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Mechanicsburg (PA) Area
College:	William & Mary
Position:	Quarterback
NFL draft:	1992: 4th round, 112th pick
Career history
Washington Redskins (1992) Atlanta Falcons (1993)* Kansas City Chiefs (1994)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Hakel is the former head coach at Mechanicsburg High School, where his coaching record was 35–70 in 10 seasons. He resigned at the end of the 2016 season after leading the Mechanicsburg Wildcats to two consecutive 0–10 seasons. Hakel is now a member of the coaching staff at Red Land High School in nearby Lewisberry, Pennsylvania.

High school

Chris attended Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School. In 1987, he led the team to their first District 3-AAAA Football Championship.^[2] Besides playing quarterback, he played safety and punted as well.

College career

As a collegiate quarterback at the William and Mary,^[3] he led the leading offense in NCAA Division I-AA.^[4] He held the school's single-season passing record of 3,414 yards until Lang Campbell broke it in 2004.^[5]

Professional career

In 1992, Chris was drafted in the fourth round (#112) in the NFL draft, by the Washington Redskins.^[6] He was put on injured reserves for the season.^[7][8] In the 1993 pre-season Hakel was given a second shot by the Redskins^[9] but was cut by the Redskins^[10] and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons and was on the practice squad. After being cut by the Falcons, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Hakel to the 1994 53 man roster.^[11]