University of Houston Athletics
Briles Adds Slaughter To His Coaching Staff
1/3/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Jan. 3, 2005
HOUSTON, Texas - University of Houston head football coach Art Briles today announced the addition of Erik Slaughter to his coaching staff. Slaughter, who spent the last two years as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at UH, will coach the Cougar linebackers.
"Erik has done a great job overseeing our strength and conditioning program the last two years," said Briles. "He has a lot of coaching experience, and he has been the head coach of three different high schools in the state of Texas.
"He is extremely knowledgeable, intense and self-driven. He is a great addition to the Cougar family."
Slaughter came to UH in 2003 after spending the 2002 season as athletics director and head football coach at Springtown (Texas) High School. In his first year at the helm of the Springtown program, Slaughter took a squad with a three-year Class AAA record of 9-21 to the Class AAAA playoffs in 2002.
Prior to Springtown, he served as athletics director and head coach at East Bernard High School, leading the football squad to its first district championship in 15 years and compiling a 15-7 record over the 2000 and 2001 seasons. In addition to the team accomplishments, Slaughter was named the 2001-02 District 27 AA and Wharton Country Coach-of-the-Year.
Slaughter began his coaching career as an assistant under head coach Art Briles at Stephenville High School in 1990 and helped lead the squad to three AAAA state championships during his tenure (1993, 1994 and 1998). After eight years at Stephenville, Slaughter spent the 1999-2000 season at Linden-Kildare High School.
In addition to his football duties at Stephenville, Linden-Kildare, East Bernard and Springtown, Slaughter also directed the strength and conditioning programs at each of the schools.
A native of Hico, Texas, Slaughter attended Hico High School and graduated from Tarelton State University in 1990 with a Bachelor's degree in physical education.
Slaughter has three children, Seth, Paige and Bailey. He and his wife, Shawna, currently reside in Pearland.
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