Bob Diaco

Bob Diaco (born February 19, 1973) is the current defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and assistant head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. He has previously been a coach at Western Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Virginia and Cincinnati. He played college football at Iowa.

Diaco was awarded the Broyles Award in 2012, which recognizes the top assistant coach in college football. He already has been a semi-finalist in 2011.

He played college football at the University of Iowa, under head coach Hayden Fry, who described Diaco as "extremely tough, very intelligent". Diaco was teammates with Mike Devlin, Scott Slutzker, Danan Hughes, and Mike Wells.