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COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Tight end Craig Stevens was a two-time All-Pac-10 selection and was selected in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
Has been a part of four teams that have won at least 10 games: 1993 Arizona (10-2), 1998 Arizona (12-1), 2004 California (10-2) and 2006 California (10-3).
Cal is the top team in the Pac-10 in net punting over the last two years, averaging 37.9 net yards per punt.
The Sporting News rated Cal's special teams units as the best in the Pac-10 in its 2007 preview issue.
Alamar's special teams flourished during the 2006 season - the Bears ranked fourth in the nation in punt returns (17.26) and eighth in net punting (38.27).
All-American punt returner DeSean Jackson led the nation in punt-return average (18.20), including a national-best and Pac-10 record four returns for touchdowns, in 2006.
In 2005, Cal ranked fifth nationally and second in the Pac-10 in punt return average (15.64 ypr). Tim Mixon ranked ninth in the country in punt returns (14.88 ypg) in 2005.
Placekicker Tom Schneider set a school record for most PATs in 2004 with 56.
While working with the defensive line at Arizona in 1993, the Wildcats led the nation in rushing defense and ranked second in the NCAA in total defense.
Spent the 1994 season as head coach of Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon in Mexico.
PROMINENT PUPILS
Craig Stevens (California) - Third-round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans; three-time All-Pac-10 honoree at tight end
Byron Storer (California) - Three-time All-Pac-10 selection as a special teams player; signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent in 2007
Mike Lucky (Arizona) - All-Pac-10 TE played in Hula Bowl and then was in the NFL for four years with the Dallas Cowboys
Brandon Manumaleuna (Arizona) - Two-time All-Pac-10 TE drafted by St. Louis Rams in 2001
Paul Shields (Arizona) - H-Back played with Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs for four years
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER
Earned three letters as an offensive guard/offensive tackle, one at Western Oregon and two at Cal Lutheran.
Played on two national playoff teams, one at each school.
The Alamar File
| Birthdate | Sept. 28, 1960 |
| Hometown | Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
| High School | Thousand Oaks HS |
| College | Cal Lutheran '83 |
| Bachelor's in physical education | |
| Family | Wife, Tina |
| Daughters, Alicia, Alexandra and Amanda |
Coaching History
| 2003- | California |
| Special Teams, Tight Ends | |
| 2002 | Eastern Michigan |
| Offensive Coordinator, TE's | |
| 2000-01 | Eastern Michigan |
| Offensive Coordinator, O. Line | |
| 1998-99 | Arizona |
| Special Teams, TE's | |
| 1997 | Arizona |
| Special Teams, LBs | |
| 1996 | Arizona |
| Special Teams, TE's | |
| 1995 | Arizona |
| Tight Ends | |
| 1994 | Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon |
| Head Coach | |
| 1993 | Arizona |
| Graduate Assistant | |
| 1991-92 | James Madison |
| Tight Ends, Def. Asst. | |
| 1987-88 | Cal Poly |
| Running Backs | |
| 1985-86 | Cal Lutheran |
| Offensive Line | |
| 1984 | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Graduate Assistant | |
| 1983 | Cal Poly |
| Graduate Assistant |
Bowl Games as a Coach
| 2007 | Armed Forces Bowl | California |
| 2006 | Holiday Bowl | California |
| 2005 | Las Vegas Bowl | California |
| 2004 | Holiday Bowl | California |
| 2003 | Insight Bowl | California |
| 1998 | Holiday Bowl | Arizona |
| 1997 | Insight.com Bowl | Arizona |
| 1993 | Fiesta Bowl | Arizona |










