Professional Bio

2nd Year NFL Coach • 2nd with Chiefs

Bob Bicknell enters his second season with the Chiefs and his first year as the club’s offensive line coach. He originally joined Kansas City as an assistant offensive line coach a year ago. He will work closely with assistant offensive line coach Joe D’Alessandris in tutoring the club’s offensive front.

Owning 15 years of coaching experience at the pro and collegiate levels, Bicknell will assist offensive coordinator Chan Gailey in the development of the Chiefs running game. Bicknell was instrumental in the development of the Chiefs young offensive linemen in 2007 and will further aid those linemen make the transition to the NFL. He helped guide an offensive front that featured five young linemen earning valuable playing experience.

Prior to joining Kansas City, Bicknell served as the offensive line coach at Temple in 2006. He presided over a young blocking unit that featured sophomore C Alex Derenthal and redshirt freshman T Devin Tyler. Derenthal was named to the 2006 Eastern College Athletic Conference Division I-A Football All-Star Team in 2006 and became the first sophomore to be named Temple’s Most Valuable Player. Tyler opened all 12 games at left tackle and was named honorable mention freshman All-America by The Sporting News.

Bicknell concluded a successful eight-year tenure in NFL Europe with a two-year stint as the offensive coordinator for the Cologne Centurions (2004-05). RB Kory Chapman ranked second in NFLEL with 718 rushing yards and 1,103 yards from scrimmage under Bicknell’s direction in 2005. In his first season with Cologne, Bicknell helped QB Ryan Van Dyke top the league passing charts with 2,003 yards.

Bicknell served as the offensive coordinator for the final three seasons of a four-year tour of duty with the Berlin Thunder (2000-03). The club recorded a league-high 3,704 yards from scrimmage and led NFLEL with 2,667 passing yards in 2002 as current Chiefs three-time G Brian Waters anchored the offensive line. Berlin won its second consecutive championship when it claimed a 26-20 victory vs. the Rhein Fire in World Bowl X.

In his first season as offensive coordinator for Berlin, Bicknell oversaw a unit that paced the league with 2,189 passing yards, while ranking second with 3,243 yards from scrimmage. Berlin posted a 24-17 win vs. Barcelona in World Bowl IX. He originally joined the Thunder as offensive line coach in 2000.

Bicknell began his NFL Europe coaching career as an offensive line coach with the Frankfurt Galaxy (’98-99). He served on the staff of Chiefs assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach Dick Curl when Curl was the Galaxy head coach. The Galaxy won the World Bowl in ‘99 and also made the championship game in ‘98.

Bicknell embarked on his collegiate coaching career at Boston University in ‘93. He coached safeties his first season with the Terriers under head coach Dan Allen. He coached the running backs in ‘94, tutoring RB Julian Dale, who was named the Yankee Conference Rookie of the Year. Bicknell coached linebackers under head coach Tom Masella from ‘95-97.

Bicknell was a three-year letterman as a tight end at Boston College when Curl was on staff as the QBs coach. The Holliston, Massachusetts native comes from a football family. His father Jack served as the head coach of Boston College from ‘81-90 and spent 13 seasons as a head coach in NFL Europe before retiring last season as the head coach of the Hamburg Sea Devils. Bicknell’s brother Jack, Jr. is the assistant head coach/offensive line coach at Boston College.

Personal Bio

Education: Boston College (B.A. ‘92). Born: Holliston, Massachusetts. Family: Wife - Stacey; Children - Gabriella and Grace.