Eric M. Bieniemy, Jr. (born August 15, 1969) is a former professional football player, a running back in the National Football League from 1991 to 1999. He was an All-American at Colorado and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 1001 NFL Draft.[SUP][/SUP] Bieniemy is formerly the offensive coordinator at Colorado. Bieniemy was named running backs coach of the Kansas City Chiefs on January 11, 2013.
Bieniemy returned to Colorado to complete his degree and was the running backs coach for the Buffaloes from 2001 to 2002 and at UCLA from 2003 to 2005, as well as the team's recruiting coordinator in 2005. Following UCLA's 2005 Sun Bowl victory, Bieniemy accepted a position as running backs coach for the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL. Since his time as the Vikings running back coach, his leading rusher Adrian Peterson, has led the NFC in rushing with 1,341 yards in 2007 and also in 2008 with 1,760 yards, which was also tops in the NFL. On July 26, 2010, Bieniemy was also named the Vikings' assistant head coach for the offense.[SUP][/SUP] On December 2, 2010, Bieniemy returned to Colorado as offensive coordinator under new head coach Jon Embree.
Bieniemy and his wife, Mia, have two sons, Eric III and Elijah.[SUP][/SUP]
Bieniemy returned to Colorado to complete his degree and was the running backs coach for the Buffaloes from 2001 to 2002 and at UCLA from 2003 to 2005, as well as the team's recruiting coordinator in 2005. Following UCLA's 2005 Sun Bowl victory, Bieniemy accepted a position as running backs coach for the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL. Since his time as the Vikings running back coach, his leading rusher Adrian Peterson, has led the NFC in rushing with 1,341 yards in 2007 and also in 2008 with 1,760 yards, which was also tops in the NFL. On July 26, 2010, Bieniemy was also named the Vikings' assistant head coach for the offense.[SUP][/SUP] On December 2, 2010, Bieniemy returned to Colorado as offensive coordinator under new head coach Jon Embree.
Bieniemy and his wife, Mia, have two sons, Eric III and Elijah.[SUP][/SUP]
