Omar Khan
Encyclopedia
Omar R. Khan is the Business & Football Administration Coordinator of the NFL's
Pittsburgh Steelers
.
and his mother is from Honduras
. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana
. After graduating 1994 from Archbishop Rummel High School
in Metairie, he matriculated to Tulane University
from which he earned a degree in Sports Management with a minor in Business Administration in 3 1/2 years.
while he was still in school. Once he graduated in 1997, he was brought on in a full-time role by the Saints. He worked his way up the ladder in New Orleans by doing anything that was asked of him.
In 2001 he was hired by the Steelers and has served as their chief contract negotiator and capologist, replacing Dan Ferens. In that role he has helped to assemble two Super Bowl winners.
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
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Biography
Khan is the child of immigrant parents — his father is a native of IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and his mother is from Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
. After graduating 1994 from Archbishop Rummel High School
Archbishop Rummel High School
Archbishop Rummel High School is a Catholic secondary school located in Metairie, a community in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The school is named after Archbishop Joseph Rummel, a former Archbishop in the Archdiocese of New Orleans....
in Metairie, he matriculated to Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
from which he earned a degree in Sports Management with a minor in Business Administration in 3 1/2 years.
Football career
As a student, Khan worked in the Tulane football office filming practices and games and making travel arrangements. He filled a similar capacity during an internship with the New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
while he was still in school. Once he graduated in 1997, he was brought on in a full-time role by the Saints. He worked his way up the ladder in New Orleans by doing anything that was asked of him.
In 2001 he was hired by the Steelers and has served as their chief contract negotiator and capologist, replacing Dan Ferens. In that role he has helped to assemble two Super Bowl winners.