Jean Onaga - Football Coach - University of Colorado Athletics

Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Jean Onaga

Title:
Administrative Assistant/Assistant Coaches
Email:
jean.onaga@colorado.edu

        Jean Onaga is in her 39th year with the Colorado football program as the administrative assistant to the assistant coaches, handling all secretarial duties for both the offensive and defensive coordinators and each staff, while also assisting the director of football operations. Now the sixth-longest tenured employee in CU athletic department history, she has previously also assisted the director of recruiting in administrative duties.

        Onaga, who is currently the second-longest tenured employee in all of the athletic department, also coordinates all football office volunteers regarding security for spring and fall practices. She facilitates program activities and events including all pro scout visits year-round and the school’s annual pro timing day every March. She also assists with the coaches’ clinic as well as registration for various football camps.

        She joined the football staff in January 1986 and is the longest continuous employee in the football department; only three current employees have been associated with the entire athletic department longer than her. She has worked under eight CU head coaches: Bill McCartney, Rick Neuheisel, Gary Barnett, Dan Hawkins, Jon Embree, Mike MacIntyre, Mel Tucker, Karl Dorrell, and now Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders.

        For her years of service, Jean was recognized with an “Honorary C” award by the Alumni C Club by the Board of Directors during CU-Missouri game on November 3, 2007.

        Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, Jean and her husband Loren moved to Boulder in 1985. She graduated from McKinley High School and graduated from Kapiolani Community College with a degree in business. Her hobbies include collecting college and NFL sports collectibles, visiting airplane, car and railroad museums, watching college and NFL football games and major league baseball games.  She also enjoys traveling; she has traveled to 24 U.S. states and Canada (Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto, and British Columbia), Mexico and Japan.