Eugene Chung
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1969)}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Eugene Chung
| number = 69, 66
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|6|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 295
| high_school = Oakton {{nowrap|(Vienna, Virginia)}}
| college = Virginia Tech
| draftyear = 1992
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 13
| expansiondraftyear = 1995
| expansiondraftround = 26
| expansiondraftpick = 51
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1992|1994}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|1995}})
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1996}})*
- Green Bay Packers (1997)*
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1997}})
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1998|1999}})*
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2000}})*
| pastcoaching =
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2010}}−{{NFL Year|2012}})
Assistant offensive line coach - Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2013}}−{{NFL Year|2015}})
Assistant offensive line coach - Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2016}}−{{NFL Year|2019}})
Assistant offensive line coach, tight ends coach & run game coordinator - Delaware State ({{NFL Year|2025}}-present)
Offensive line coach & run game coordinator
| highlights = As player
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (1992)
- First-team All-American (1991)
- First-Team All-South Independent (1990)
As coach:
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 55
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 30
| pfr = ChunEu20
}}
Eugene Yon Chung (born June 14, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) from 1992 to 1997. Chung currently serves as the Offensive line coach at Delaware State University. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies, earning All-American honors in 1991. He is also a former American football coach.
Professional playing career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 5/8
| weight = 295
| dash = 5.22
| ten split = 1.82
| twenty split = 3.00
| shuttle = 4.90
| vertical = 32.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 6
| bench = 23
| arm span = 32 1/2
| hand span = 10 1/2
}}
The New England Patriots drafted Chung in the first round with the 13th overall selection out of Virginia Tech in the 1992 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} Chung was the first Korean American to be drafted in the first round of an NFL Draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/former-patriot-eugene-chung-opens-up-about-experience-as-an-asian-american-athle|title=Former Patriot Eugene Chung opens up about experience as an Asian-American athlete, coach on 'Boston Globe' panel|work=Patriots.com|date=May 24, 2021|accessdate=May 24, 2021|first=Angelique|last=Fiske|archive-date=May 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526183905/https://www.patriots.com/news/former-patriot-eugene-chung-opens-up-about-experience-as-an-asian-american-athle|url-status=dead}} He played three seasons with New England. In 1992, Chung played in 15 games, starting 14, and was named to the NFL's All-Rookie Team. The following season, he started all 16 games in Bill Parcells’ first year as Patriots coach. That season, Chung helped paved the way for Leonard Russell to rush for over 1,000 yards.{{Cite web |title=Eugene Chung Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ChunEu20.htm |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
Chung was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1995 NFL expansion draft.{{Cite web |date=1995-01-20 |title=NFL Expansion Draft |url=https://www.courant.com/1995/01/20/nfl-expansion-draft-2/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Hartford Courant}} He played one season with the Jaguars and one with the Indianapolis Colts before retiring.
Chung was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.{{Cite web|title=Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame|url=https://hokiesports.com/sports/2018/4/19/hall-of-fame.aspx|website=HokieSports.com}}
Professional coaching career
Chung was the assistant offensive line coach for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2013 to 2015 under head coach Andy Reid, after serving three seasons with him in Philadelphia Eagles in the same capacity. Chung was re-hired by the Eagles on January 20, 2016, by new head coach Doug Pederson, who was Chung's offensive coordinator with the Chiefs.{{cite news |author=Berman, Zach |title=Eagles retain seven coaches, add seven new ones |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20160121_Eagles_retain_seven_coaches__add_seven_new_ones.html |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=January 21, 2016 |access-date=January 20, 2016}} As a coach, Chung won Super Bowl LII with the Eagles when they defeated the New England Patriots 41–33.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl LII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots - February 4th, 2018 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201802040nwe.htm |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
Personal life
Chung is of Korean descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/04/15/for-chung-nfl-dream-has-special-glow/dcc945a1-da2f-40ba-b059-32e02648f2cd/|title=FOR CHUNG, NFL DREAM HAS SPECIAL GLOW|first=Mike|last=Freeman|date=April 15, 1992|via=www.washingtonpost.com}} Chung's son, Kyle, followed in his footsteps as an offensive lineman at Virginia Tech.{{Cite web |last=Bitter |first=Andy |date=March 24, 2018 |title=Back for a sixth year, Kyle Chung slides inside to be Virginia Tech's center |url=https://roanoke.com/sports/college/va_tech/back-for-a-sixth-year-kyle-chung-slides-inside-to-be-virginia-techs-center/article_35eb4d22-2f8d-11e8-bc0e-1b8c0560a313.html |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=The Roanoke Times}}
References
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{{1992 NFL Draft}}
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{{1995 Jacksonville Jaguars}}
{{Super Bowl LII}}
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Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:American sportspeople of Korean descent
Category:Coaches of American football from Maryland
Category:Indianapolis Colts players
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
Category:Kansas City Chiefs coaches
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:Oakton High School alumni
Category:Philadelphia Eagles coaches
Category:Players of American football from Fairfax County, Virginia
Category:Players of American football from Prince George's County, Maryland