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Fred Chatham

Hometown: Elkin, N.C. Position: Assistant Coach:Tight Ends/Special Teams Birthdate: 12/11/1951

Alma Mater: North Carolina (1974)

Longtime Duke assistant coach Fred Chatham begins his second season with the Gamecock program. He was added to the Carolina staff on Dec. 16, 2005.

In his first year at Carolina, Chatham was charged with working with the tight ends and coordinating the squad's special teams efforts. Under his direction, tight end Andy Boyd and placekicker Ryan Succop earned second team All-SEC honors as selected by the league's coaches. Succop, who also handled the kickoff and punting chores, was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award in his first full season as the Gamecocks' placekicker.

Chatham spent the previous 17 years at Duke University in Durham, N.C., including the final 16 on the offensive side of the ball. He spent the last nine seasons guiding the running backs contingent after leading the tight ends the previous seven seasons.

Under Chatham's guidance, Chris Douglas became Duke's all-time rushing leader thanks to an outstanding 2003 campaign that saw him receive first-team All-ACC accolades. Douglas, one of just four players in ACC history to rush for 500 or more yards and catch at least 20 passes in four straight seasons, finished his tenure in Durham as Duke's career leader in both rushing yards (3,122) and all-purpose yards (5,748).

Chatham also oversaw the development of Duke's placekickers and coordinated the school's special teams efforts.

In 1994, Chatham directed honorable mention All-America and All-ACC tight end Bill Khayat. Tight end John Farquhar, who played with the New Orleans Saints from 1997-99, was another of Chatham's products from 1990-94.

In addition, Chatham helped develop former Blue Devil placekicker Sims Lenhardt into one of the top kickers in the country. Lenhardt, who graduated in 2000 after becoming Duke's all-time leader in both total points and field goals, was a three-time All-ACC selection and was one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award given to the nation's top kicker in 1997.

A native of Elkin, N.C., Chatham came to Duke in 1989 under Steve Spurrier after spending a year at Dartmouth. He started his collegiate coaching career as a part-time assistant at North Carolina in 1981 before becoming a full-time assistant from 1983-87.

Also at Duke, he held the position of assistant head coach from 1992-93 under head coach Barry Wilson. Chatham was a member of the Duke program for one ACC championship (1989) and a pair of bowl games (1989 All American Bowl in Birmingham, Ala., & 1995 Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Fla.)

Chatham was a Dean's List student at North Carolina, graduating in 1974. He has two sons, Thurmond and Hugh Grantham.