| Buffalo Bills | |
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| Title | Senior strength & conditioning assistant |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1957-06-25)June 25, 1957 (age 68) Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | |
| Positions | Punter,tight end |
| Career history | |
Northeast Louisiana University
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| Awards and highlights | |
As coach
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Barry Rubin (born June 25, 1957) is an Americanfootball coach who is a senior strength & conditioning assistant for theBuffalo Bills of theNational Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head strength and conditioning coach of theKansas City Chiefs. He is a member of the USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame.
Rubin was born inMonroe, Louisiana, the son of Sam and Eileen Rubin.[1][2] He attendedNeville High School, lettering three years in football (winning all-district honors as arunning back andpunter), baseball, and basketball and twice in track.[3][2]
In 1976, Rubin began playing for theLSU Tigers football team as a running back and punter.[3]
Following the 1977 season, he transferred toNorthwestern State University, where he was a punter and atight end, and received his B.A. in 1981.[4] While there, he played alongside futureNFL playersBobby Hebert,Mark Duper,Joe Delaney, andGary Reasons.[2] In 1979, he set a school record with a 75-yard punt, and was named to theJewish All-American team.[3]
Rubin began coaching as a graduate assistant atNortheast Louisiana University in 1981. He became assistant strength coach the following year. In 1984, he was promoted to strength coach and remained in that position until 1985. After serving as strength coach atLSU from 1987 to 1990, Rubin returned to Northeast Louisiana University in 1994.
In 1995, Rubin was hired as strength and conditioning assistant with theGreen Bay Packers.[3] While serving in that position, he was a member of theSuper Bowl XXXI champion Packers, as well as the team that won theNFC Championship the following year. He was promoted to head strength and conditioning coach in 1999.[3] Rubin remained with the Packers until 2005.[3]
In 2010, he was named head strength and conditioning coach of thePhiladelphia Eagles.[3] He later assumed the same role for theKansas City Chiefs, afterAndy Reid was hired there as head coach. In 2019, Rubin wonSuper Bowl LIV when the Chiefs defeated theSan Francisco 49ers 31–20.[5] In 2022, Rubin wonSuper Bowl LVII when the Chiefs defeated thePhiladelphia Eagles 38–35.
In 2025, Rubin was hired as the senior strength & conditioning assistant coach for theBuffalo Bills.[6]
In 2003, Rubin was inducted into the USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame.[7] He was inducted into the Northwestern (La.) State Hall of Fame in 2014.[4]