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Geep Chryst is in his first season with the 49ers after beingnamed the team’s quarterbacks coach on January 19, 2011.With over 20 years of coaching experience, including 18 years in theNFL, Chryst most recently served as the tight ends/offensive qualitycontrol coach for the Carolina Panthers (2006-10). In 2009, Chrystwas part of an offensive coaching staff that helped the Panthersbecome the first team in the history of the NFL to garner two runningbacks with more than 1,100 yards rushing in the same season.His tight end unit also posted the most productive receiving seasonfor Panthers tight ends in a decade that year.Before joining Carolina in 2006, Chryst served as the Arizona Cardinalsquarterbacks coach (2001-03) and San Diego Chargers offensivecoordinator/quarterbacks coach (1999-2000). Chryst implementedthe no-huddle offense in San Diego in 1999, which led toHarbaugh enjoying the second-highest passing output (2,761 passingyards) of his 15-year career. The Chargers also completed themost passes (332) in 13 years with Chryst directing the offense andHarbaugh became the first quarterback in team history since Hall ofFamer Dan Fouts to pass for 400 yards in a game, that year.YEARS COACHING BACKGROUND HEAD COACH2011-current Quarterbacks, San Francisco 49ers Jim Harbaugh2006-10 Tight Ends/Offensive Quality Control, Carolina Panthers John Fox2001-03 Quarterbacks, Arizona Cardinals Dave McGinnis1999-2000 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, San Diego Chargers Mike Riley1998 Quarterbacks, Arizona Cardinals Vince Tobin1996-97 Tight Ends, Arizona Cardinals Vince Tobin1991-95 Director of Research/Quality Control, Chicago Bears Dave Wannstedt/Mike Ditka1992 *Tight End/Longsnapper, Orlando Thunder (World League) Galen Hall1991 Wide Receivers/Running Backs, Orlando Thunder (World League) Don Matthews1990 Quarterbacks, University of Wyoming Paul Roach1989 Offensive Line, University of Wyoming Paul Roach1988 University of Wisconsin Don Morton1987 University of Wisconsin-Platteville1981-84 *Linebacker, Princeton University Frank Navarro*PlayerCHRYST’S BACKGROUNDChryst spent three seasons with the Cardinals, serving as the team’stight ends coach from 1996-97 before becoming the quarterbackscoach in 1998. He began his NFL coaching career with the ChicagoBears in 1991 as the director of research/quality control, a positionhe held until 1995. In the spring of 1992, Chryst, after being out ofuniform for eight years, took a 15-day hiatus from the Bears to longsnap in three playoff games for the short-handed Orlando Thunderof the World League. Interestingly, he had made his professionalcoaching debut with the Thunder in 1991, serving as the wide receivers/runningbacks coach.Chryst began his coaching career at University of Wisconsin-Plattevillein 1987 before moving over to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1988. Chryst then spent two years at the University ofWyoming, serving as the offensive line coach in 1989 and the quarterbackscoach in 1990.A three-year starter at linebacker for Princeton University, Chrystalso played baseball for two seasons for the Tigers. He earned abachelor’s degree in history from Princeton as well as a master’s degreein educational administration from the University of Wisconsin.SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS \\20// MEDIA GUIDE