Joe Pendry

A veteran coach with impressive credentials from the pro and college ranks, Joe Pendry is in his second year at Alabama serving as assistant head coach for offense and offensive line coach.

Pendry’s experience was an immediate factor in his first season with the Crimson Tide as tackle Andre Smith earned first team All-SEC honors and was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the league’s top offensive lineman. In addition, Antoine Caldwell was a second team All-SEC selection playing all three positions on the offensive line.

A with 19 years of NFL coaching experience, Pendry joined head coach Nick Saban’s staff in January of 2007. Pendry (pronounced "pen-dree") has worked with six different NFL clubs and has been to the playoffs 11 times in his career. His recent stop was with the Houston Texans, where he served as offensive line coach and offensive coordinator in 2004 and 2005. Prior to that, Pendry worked for three years under Dom Capers at the Carolina Panthers from 1995-97. Carolina posted a 27-23 overall record with one NFC championship game appearance over those three seasons. He has served as an offensive coordinator with four NFL teams (Houston, Carolina, Buffalo and Kansas City).

A native of Matheny, W.Va., Pendry was a three-sport star at Oceana High School, excelling in football, basketball and track. He was an all-state selection in football and basketball and was the West Virginia High School Lineman of the Year in 1964. Pendry played two seasons at West Virginia University (1965-66) before a career-ending injury allowed him to become a student coach (1967-68) before becoming a graduate assistant coach in 1969. He remained on the WVU staff as freshman coach (1970), wide receivers coach (1971-72), offensive line coach (1973-74) and offensive coordinator (1976-77).

Pendry also had collegiate coaching stints at Kansas State (1975), Pittsburgh (1978-79), and Michigan State (1980-81) before moving to the professional ranks. He was an assistant coach with the USFL’s Philadelphia Stars (1982-83) before becoming head coach of the Pittsburgh Maulers in 1984. In 1985, he began his NFL coaching career, where he spent 19 seasons.

Pendry is a 1969 graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in physical education. Pendry and his wife, the former Sandi Barbera, have two children, Joe Jr., and Jill Koeppel, and four grandchildren.

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	A veteran coach with impressive credentials from the pro and college ranks, Joe Pendry is in his second year at Alabama serving as assistant head coach for offense and offensive line coach. Pendry’s experience was an immediate factor in his first season with the Crimson Tide as tackle Andre Smith earned first team All-SEC honors and was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the league’s top offensive lineman. In addition, Antoine Caldwell was a second team All-SEC selection playing all three positions on the offensive line. A with 19 years of NFL coaching experience, Pendry joined head coach Nick Saban’s staff in January of 2007. Pendry (pronounced "pen-dree") has worked with six different NFL clubs and has been to the playoffs 11 times in his career. His recent stop was with the Houston Texans, where he served as offensive line coach and offensive coordinator in 2004 and 2005. Prior to that, Pendry worked for three years under Dom Capers at the Carolina Panthers from 1995-97. Carolina posted a 27-23 overall record with one NFC championship game appearance over those three seasons. He has served as an offensive coordinator with four NFL teams (Houston, Carolina, Buffalo and Kansas City). A native of Matheny, W.Va., Pendry was a three-sport star at Oceana High School, excelling in football, basketball and track. He was an all-state selection in football and basketball and was the West Virginia High School Lineman of the Year in 1964. Pendry played two seasons at West Virginia University (1965-66) before a career-ending injury allowed him to become a student coach (1967-68) before becoming a graduate assistant coach in 1969. He remained on the WVU staff as freshman coach (1970), wide receivers coach (1971-72), offensive line coach (1973-74) and offensive coordinator (1976-77). Pendry also had collegiate coaching stints at Kansas State (1975), Pittsburgh (1978-79), and Michigan State (1980-81) before moving to the professional ranks. He was an assistant coach with the USFL’s Philadelphia Stars (1982-83) before becoming head coach of the Pittsburgh Maulers in 1984. In 1985, he began his NFL coaching career, where he spent 19 seasons. Pendry is a 1969 graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in physical education. Pendry and his wife, the former Sandi Barbera, have two children, Joe Jr., and Jill Koeppel, and four grandchildren.