Kirk Doll
	Position: Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Coach Birthdate: 09/24/1951 Alma Mater: East Carolina '74

Kirk Doll, who lettered as a defensive end at East Carolina in 1971 and 1972, and helped Sonny Randle's Pirates to a Southern Conference title as a senior, returned to his alma mater January 6, 2012 as special teams coordinator and running backs coach.

Doll has spent the last 33 years coaching at college football's highest level with seven programs and in the professional ranks with two organizations. He has coached on teams that played in 16 bowl games and a pair of American Football Conference (AFC) playoff contests.

Before accepting the offer to return to his alma mater, Doll spent the 2011 season as San Jose State's special teams coordinator and running backs coach. The Spartans' kicking game thrived under his guidance as placekicker Jens Alvernik finished second nationally in field goals per game, helping San Jose State establish a new program record for most three-pointers in a season. Additionally, punter Harrison Waid ranked 26th with a 42.79 average and the Spartans stood 39th in net punting average - a 36-place improvement from 2010, a year before Doll's arrival.

Offensively, running back Brandon Rutley earned All-Western Athletic Conference honors as one of the league's top five rushers after gaining 903 yards on 216 carries and scoring 12 touchdowns.

His five-decade football coaching career began at Wichita State in 1975 as a graduate assistant. After two seasons as an assistant coach at Texas City (Texas) High School, he earned a part-time tight ends coach position at Iowa State for the 1979 campaign.

Doll followed with full-time appointments as offensive line coach at Tulsa (1980-84), outside linebackers coach at Arizona State (1985-87) and linebackers coach at Texas A&M (1988-93) before handling various responsibilities, including assistant head coach duties, at Notre Dame from 1994 to 2001. The Fighting Irish earned final rankings of 11th (1995), 22nd (1998) and 15th (2000) during his stay in South Bend under coaches Lou Holtz and Bob Davie.

He helped Louisiana State to a two-year mark of 21-6 as assistant head coach and linebackers coach in 2002 and 2003. The 2003 Tigers, which were guided by head coach Nick Saban and coordinators Jimbo Fisher and Will Muschamp, rolled to a 13-1 record and the BCS championship after a 21-14 victory over Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl.

Doll's reputation as a special teams mentor was validated in the National Football League when he served Denver in that capacity from 2004 until 2006. In each of his three seasons in the Mile High City, the Broncos had a winning record and advanced to the 2005 AFC championship game.

He returned to Texas A&M for two more seasons (2008-09) as tight ends coach/special teams coach and had a one-year stint as special teams coach for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League in 2010 before joining the San Jose State staff. In all, a total of 17 of his collegiate players have gone on to enjoy NFL careers.

Doll, 60, earned a bachelor's degree from ECU in 1974 before adding a second undergraduate degree from Wichita State in 1977.

He and his wife, Kathy, are the parents of three adult children - Kate, Kelsey and Kyle.