Title: | Safeties Coach |
Year: | 6th |
Previous College: | Cal State Northridge ('84) |
Jim Chambers, who is in his sixth year with the Cerritos College
coaching staff and works with the safeties, brings with him 31
years of experience. He has logged many seasons as a defensive
backs coach, now focusing his attention on the safeties for the
Falcons. From 2002-07, Chambers coached the secondary at El Camino
College, where the Falcons have had many battles over the years.
During his tenure, Chambers contributed to several Mission
Conference championships, while several of his All-American players
have made it to the National Football League. Chambers is a
graduate of Banning High School (1979), where they won three
consecutive Los Angeles City Football Championships (1976-78),
finishing in the top five in the state, as well as the top 10 in
the country each year.
Chambers then attended San Diego Mesa College as a wide receiver
and was selected All-South Coast Conference as a sophomore. He then
transferred to Cal State Northridge, where he was chosen
All-Western Football Conference honors as a defensive back in 1982.
Chambers went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Kinesiology
in 1984.
He began his coaching career in the San Fernando Valley from
1982-87 and then at Redondo Union High from 1988-89. From 1990-96
Chambers coached at Lynwood High, serving as the head coach in 1994
and was appointed their Athletic Director. In November of 1996,
Chambers was named the National Football League’s High School
Coach of the Week and was later nominated for the NFL High School
Coach of the Year. During his coaching career, Chambers has also
worked at Los Angeles Harbor College (1997) and most recently at El
Camino College (2002-07).
Chambers has five children, including Theodore, who spent two
seasons (2011-12) as a starting cornerback with the Falcons, and
lives in Cerritos.