Who Is Minnesota Football Coach? Learn Everything About P. J. Fleck Jr.

Popular American football coach for Minnesota Gophers P. J. Fleck Jr. is a 40-year-old from Illinois. Formerly a player, he played in the position of a wide receiver from 1999 to 2005.

P. J. Fleck Jr. is the head coach for the football team Minnesota Golden Gophers while he himself is a former player.

The former head coach at Western Michigan Broncos had left the team in 2016 to join Minnesota on January 6, 2017.

Today in the NCAA football, his team Minnesota Gophers faced Ohio State and lost 31-45 at Huntington Bank Stadium.

Minnesota Football Coach P. J. Fleck Jr. Age

The Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck Jr. is at the age of 40 years now.

He was born Philip John Fleck Jr. on November 29, 1980, in Sugar Grove, Illinois.

In addition, he started his professional football career as a player at Kaneland High School.

Later, he continued playing with Northern Illinois University from where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary education in 2004.

P. J. Fleck Jr. Bio Explored

The Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck Jr. has established his name quite well that his biography can be read on major sites like Wikipedia.

Famous for his phrase Row The Boat, it is said to have come from the time when he lost one of his sons, Colt, and he decided to keep it with him through his coaching career.

During his own playing career, P.J. played in the NFL 2004-5 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and remained a free agent in the club until 2006.

As he decided on further pursuing his career through coaching, he worked as the head coach for Western Michigan for almost 4 years from the end of 2012.

P. J. Fleck Jr. Wife & Parents

Born to his parents Phil Fleck and Linda Fleck, P. J. Fleck Jr. is happily married to his wife Heather Fleck since February 11, 2016.

Heather is Fleck’s biggest support and he always credits her making him better as a person, husband, father, and coach.

The couple together is the parents of their 5 children.

In the Fleck family, P. J. has his stepson Gavin Jackson, sons Colt Fleck and Carter Joseph Fleck, and daughters Paisley Jane and Harper Marie.

However, he lost his son Colt shortly after his birth due to a heart condition.

Earlier to starting his family of 6, head coach P.J. was married to Tracie Striebel but got separated in 2015.

P. J. Fleck Jr. Salary & Net Worth

P.J. Fleck Jr. was receiving an annual salary of $4.75 million at Minnesota Golden Gophers and he has a net worth of over $10 million.

However, with him taking a 10% pay cut, in the fiscal year 2021, he is now receiving $4.28 million.

Been with Minnesota for almost 5 and a half years now, in January 2021, rumors were that he would leave Gophers for Tennessee, but yes, that was only a rumor.

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