Urban Meyer: NFL Coach
Leadership keynote speaker and championship football coach Urban Meyer shares elite performance, team culture, and winning mindset strategies from multiple national championship programs.
Quick Facts:
- Highlights:
- Head coach at Ohio State University
- Two-time BCS National Champion with University of Florida
- One of few coaches to win national titles at multiple programs
- Former analyst for ESPN
- Formats: Keynote Speaker and Sports Leadership Expert
- Audiences: Corporate leaders, sports organizations, teams, and audiences seeking insights on leadership, culture, performance, and winning mindset.
- Outcomes:
- Build high-performance team cultures rooted in accountability
- Apply championship leadership principles to business environments
- Develop discipline and mindset for sustained success
- Travels from: Columbus, OH
- **Fee range: $75,001 - $100,000
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Talent Short Bio
Urban Meyer is a championship-winning football coach, former player, and sought-after keynote speaker known for building elite teams and high-performance cultures. As head coach of Ohio State University, he led the Buckeyes to a Big Ten Championship and a national title, further cementing his legacy as one of college football’s most successful leaders.
Meyer’s coaching career spans top programs including University of Florida, University of Utah, and Bowling Green State University. While at Florida, he guided the Gators to two BCS National Championships and achieved one of the highest winning percentages among active coaches during his tenure.
Beyond coaching, Meyer has contributed as a college football analyst for ESPN and has been actively involved in philanthropic initiatives, including fundraising for scholarships supporting students with financial need.
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Football coach, former player, and sports speaker Urban Meyer is currently the Ohio State University football head coach.
Before joining the Buckeyes, Urban was coach at Bowling Green State University, University of Utah, and the University of Florida until his retirement at the end of the 2010 season.
While with the Gators, he coached the team to two BCS National Championship Game victories, and accumulated a winning percentage through the 2009 season of .842, which was the highest among all active coaches.
In his second year with Ohio State, he led the Buckeyes to their first Big Ten Conference title as well as the program’s eighth National Championship. Urban is only one of two coaches to win a National Championship at two different schools.
Urban Meyer
After his first retirement, Urban worked as a college football analyst for ESPN. In an effort to raise $50 million for the Florida Opportunity Scholars Program, Urban teamed up with Gator’s head basketball coach, Billy Donovan for a scholarship to students that have unique needs and financial challenges.
In 2008, he and Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham donated to Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin Family Scholarship. Urban Meyer is available for speaking engagements, sports clinics, and sporting events.
APPEARANCES: College Football Live, College Gameday, Mike & Mike in the Morning, SportsCenter, BCS National Championship, E:60, ESPNews, ESPN First Take, Saturday Night College Football
TO WORK WITH URBAN MEYER: Sports Speaker Urban Meyer can be hired for endorsements and events in roles such as public speaker, autograph signings, SMT’S, and public relation campaigns.
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