Tom Cable

Thomas Lee "Tom" Cable, Jr. (born November 26, 1964) is an American football coach, currently the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. Cable was born in Merced, California. He played high school football in Snohomish, Washington, northeast of Seattle. He graduated from Snohomish High School in 1982 and accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Idaho from first-time head coach Dennis Erickson, originally from Everett in Snohom... more

Thomas Lee "Tom" Cable, Jr. (born November 26, 1964) is an American football coach, currently the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. Cable was born in Merced, California. He played high school football in Snohomish, Washington, northeast of Seattle. He graduated from Snohomish High School in 1982 and accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Idaho from first-time head coach Dennis Erickson, originally from Everett in Snohomish County. Cable played on the offensive line for the Idaho Vandals for head coaches Dennis Erickson and Keith Gilbertson, blocking for quarterback Scott Linehan. He was a member of the 1987 Indianapolis Colts strike replacement team. He did not play in the two games he was on the team's active roster. Tom Cable then embarked on a career as a college football coach. He was a graduate assistant for three years and an assistant coach for a decade, ascending to offensive coordinator at Colorado in 1999. He became the head coach at his alma mater... less