Jessie Hester

Jessie Hester

Date of birth:	January 21, 1963 (1963-01-21)
Place of birth:	Belle Glade, Florida
Career information
Position(s):	Wide Receiver
College:	Florida State
NFL Draft:	1985 / Round: 1 / Pick 23
Organizations
As player:
1985-1987 1988-1989 1990-1993 1994-1995	Los Angeles Raiders Atlanta Falcons Indianapolis Colts Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Jessie Lee Hester (born January 21, 1963 in Belle Glade, Florida) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played 11 years in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Raiders, the Atlanta Falcons, the Indianapolis Colts, and the St. Louis Rams from 1985 to 1995. He played college football at Florida State University.

In his career, Hester played in 147 games and caught 373 receptions for 5,850 yards and 29 touchdowns.

After retiring from the NFL, Jessie returned home to Belle Glade, Florida to become the head football coach at his alma mater, Glades Central High School. He also owns a home in Wellington, Florida.

On December 17, 2010, Hester was fired from his position of Head Coach at Glades Central High School after guiding the team to a record of 36-4 over three seasons. Hester had led the Raiders to the playoffs for three consecutive years and appearances in two consecutive state championship games, which they lost. He was went on to spend one season as head coach of the football program at Suncoast High School.