Coach Grobe talked with members of the media prior to the start of spring practice
Jonathan Himebauch joined the Wake Forest coaching staff for the 2012 season and will assume control of the Demon Deacons' offensive line.
He comes to Wake Forest after spending three years in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes. The Alouettes franchise won back-to-back CFL Championships in 2009 and 2010.
During the 2011 season, the Alouettes boasted the league's leading passer (Anthony Calvillo, 5,251 yards) and leading rusher (Brandon Whitaker, 1,381 yards). His line protected Calvillo, who is professional football's all-time leading passer, and helped the Alouettes to league-bests in points scored (515) and yards of net offense (7,269). In addition, Himebauch tutored the Alouettes' Josh Bourke who was named the CFL's Outstanding Offensive Lineman. In 2010, the Alouettes averaged 403 yards of offense per game and led the CFL in passing yards (5,675).
In Himebauch's first season, the Alouettes offensive line averaged 5.5 yards per rush, helping the team score at least 600 points for a second-straight season while amassing 390 yards of offense per game. Himebauch also coached offensive guard Scott Flory to his second-straight CFL Most Outstanding Lineman award in 2009.
Prior to joining the Alouettes, Himebauch tutored the offensive line at San Diego State University after serving as the varsity head coach at Harvard-Westlake High School in North Hollywood, Calif., where he led the Wolverines to a 5-5 overall record in his only campaign in 2005. The team more than doubled its win total from 2004 (2-8) and claimed its first conference victory in three years.
He began his professional coaching career with the Calgary Stampeders in 2003 where he was the offensive line coach. Himebauch spent his first three seasons as a coach as a graduate assistant at UNLV and coaching the offensive line and tight ends at Santa Barbara City College.
In addition to his experience as an offensive lineman and long snapper with the Toronto Argonauts in 1999, he played in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs, the XFL with the Los Angeles Xtreme, and NFL Europe with the Rhein Fire between 1998 and 2001.
A former lineman himself, Himebauch was a two-year starting center at the University of Southern California and was a part of the Rose Bowl Championship team that defeated Northwestern in 1996. He was a co-captain in his senior season and started 22 consecutive games for the Trojans.
Himebauch graduated with a degree in English from USC and a masters degree in education from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
Himebauch and his wife Jessica Davis Himebauch have two sons, Walker (8) and Tyler (5).
The Jonathan Himebauch File
Birthdate
August 13, 1975
Hometown
San Dimas, Calif.
Wife
Jessica
Children
Walker and Tyler
Alma Mater
USC, 1998
Graduate School
UNLV, 2002
Playing Background
Played center for USC from 1993-97, starting 22 games on the offensive line and serving as a co-captain during his senior season. Helped USC to three bowl game victories. Played professionally in NFL Europe, CFL and XFL.
Coaching History
2012-current
Offensive Line, Wake Forest
2009-2011 (3 seasons)
Offensive Line, Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
2006-2008 (3 seasons)
Offensive Line, San Diego State
2005 (1 season)
Head Coach, Harvard-Westlake High School
2004 (1 season)
Offensive Line, UNLV
2003 (1 season)
Offensive Line, Calgary Stampeders
2002 (1 season)
Offensive Line, Tight Ends, Santa Barbara City College
