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Garry Fisher began at Western Illinois in January 2016 as linebackers coach and co-special teams coordinator on Charlie Fisher’s staff. He joins Western after spending the last seven years at Eastern Kentucky.
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Fisher, who worked with inside linebackers, saw the linebackers corps have eight players earn All-Ohio Valley Conference honors (three 1st Team, five 2nd Team). EKU spent most of the season nationally ranked, and made two FCS Playoff appearances during Fisher’s time with the Colonels.
Before arriving at EKU, the native of Columbus, Ohio, served as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Kentucky State in 2008.
Fisher was a four-year letterwinner at Bowling Green (1998-01) as an outside linebacker before transitioning into the Falcons’ coaching ranks in 2002. After serving two years as a defensive assistant at BGSU, Fisher moved to Utah where he served as an offensive assistant for the 2004 Mountain West Conference and 2005 Fiesta Bowl champions. At both of his first two coaching jobs, Fisher served under current Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer.
Following a one-year stint at Heidelberg College (2005) as the special teams coordinator, Fisher landed at Shenandoah University for two years (2006-07) as the defensive coordinator.
Fisher graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2002 with a degree in sociology. He then earned his master’s degree in exercise and sport science from the University of Utah in 2006.
In the summer of 2012, Fisher was selected to participate in the NCAA and NFL Coaches Academy in Dallas. He also spent some of that summer participating in the Bill Walsh Minority Coaching Internship program with the New Orleans Saints.
Garry married the former Lucretia Hughes in 2010. Together they have six children: daughters Tseday (13), Amari (11) and Gianna (4), and sons Rece (9) and twins Garry III (2) and Terry (2).
