| Retired | ||
|---|---|---|
| History Teacher | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Chad Smeltz | |
| Country of Birth | United States | |
| Birthday | July 3, 1991 (age 33) | |
| Residency | North America | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Manager | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Chad "History Teacher" Smeltz is a retired League of Legends esports personality, previously manager for Harrisburg University.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Team 8 | May 20152015-05-22[2] | Oct 20152015-10-07[1] | 4mo 16d ejel | ||
 Immortals | Oct 20152015-10-07[3] | ≈Nov 2015≈2015-11-?? | ≈25d ejel | ||
 NRG Esports | ≈Nov 2015≈2015-11-?? | Jun 20162016-06-15[4] | ≈7mo 14d ejel | ||
 Phoenix1 | Jun 20162016-06-22[5] | ≈Dec 2017≈2017-12-?? | ≈1yr 5mo ejel | ||
 Harrisburg | Jan 20182018-01-17[7] | Oct 20212021-10-14[6] | 3yr 8mo ejel |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 8 | May 20152015-05-22[2] | Oct 20152015-10-07[1] | 4mo 16d ejel | ||
| Immortals | Oct 20152015-10-07[3] | ≈Nov 2015≈2015-11-?? | ≈25d ejel | ||
| NRG Esports | ≈Nov 2015≈2015-11-?? | Jun 20162016-06-15[4] | ≈7mo 14d ejel | ||
| Phoenix1 | Jun 20162016-06-22[5] | ≈Dec 2017≈2017-12-?? | ≈1yr 5mo ejel | ||
| Harrisburg | Jan 20182018-01-17[7] | Oct 20212021-10-14[6] | 3yr 8mo ejel |
News
2015
 T8 | May 22, Nien and HISTORY TEACHER (Head Coach) join. Matt (Head Coach to Head Analyst) changes position. maplestreet moves to substitute.[2] | |
| T8 | October 7, Porpoise8, goldenglue, Nien8, Dodo8, BrandonFtw, CheeseBeluga, Alex Ich, Slooshi8, Maplestreet8, HISTORY TEACHER (Head Coach), and Matt (Head Analyst) leave.[1] | |
 IMT | October 7, Porpoise, goldenglue, Nien, Dodo8, and HISTORY TEACHER (Head Coach) join.[3] | |
| IMT | November (approx.), HISTORY TEACHER (Head Coach) leaves. | |
 NRG | November (approx.), Qwerm (Analyst) and History Teacher (General Manager) join. |
2016
| NRG | June 15, Hermes (Coach) and KoreanEdelweiss (Team Manager) join. History Teacher (General Manager) leaves.[4] | |
 P1 | June 22, BonQuish (Head Analyst), Caldo (Social Media Coordinator), and History Teacher (In-House Manager) join.[5] |
2017
| P1 | December (approx.), Charlie (Manager) and History Teacher (In-House Manager) leave. |
2018
 HU | January 17, History Teacher (Manager) joins.[7] |
2021
| HU | October 14, History Teacher (Manager) leaves.[6] |
Biography[]
Chad "HISTORY TEACHER" Smeltz is from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. He became well known in the League of Legends community as a streamer who would give out history facts on stream; his ID comes from the fact that he wanted to become a history teacher at the beginning of college, and he has taught 10th and 12th grade United States history and government.
2015 Season[]
In April 2015, when Counter Logic Gaming announced that they were opening up applications for a new head coach to replace scarra to the community, HISTORY TEACHER expressed interest in the position.[8] However, he instead became the head coach for Team 8 going into the NA LCS Summer Split.[9]
2016 Preseason[]
In October 2015, Immortals was announced as the new brand of Team 8.[10]
Trivia[]
- Favorite game is Super Mario RPG for the SNES.
- Enjoys serenading people with Disney songs.
- Has worked as a teacher, bartender, bouncer, and fine dining server.
- Hobbies include reading, doing completion runs of video games, playing volleyball, and exploring new cities.
- Was suggested for TSM's support position by Doublelift following Yellowstar's departure from the team.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| History Teacher Tournament Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
| 2020-01-23 | 3 - 4 | Twitch Rivals NA Team Draft II | 0 : 2  GENI | Ferrets | Tony Top, Nightblue3, Quantum Fizzics, Jurassiq, History Teacher |
| 2015-09-06 | Q | NA LCS 2016 Spring Promotion |  T8 | CaliTrlolz8, Porpoise8, Goldenglue, Nien8, Dodo8, History Teacher | |
| 2015-07-26 | 8 | NA LCS 2015 Summer | 6 - 12  RR | T8 | CaliTrlolz8, Porpoise8, Slooshi8, Goldenglue, Maplestreet8, Nien8, Dodo8, Matt, History Teacher |
Interviews[]
- 2016
- 2015
- February 22, History Teacher on drafting for GBM: 'He's really flexible so you can put him on a lot of things' with theScore
- September 8, Face Check with guest HISTORY TEACHER with Vulcun FS
Media[]
- 2019
- May 28, HU Storm: Interview with the Harrisburg University League of Legends Esports Team with Lasso and Ready on Inven Global
Images[]
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Immortals' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Team 8 Welcomes History Teacher and Nien team-8.net
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Immortals' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 A Special Thank You nrg.gg
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Phoenix1 Adds New Staff Members phoenix1.gg
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Chad Smeltz's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 HistoryTeacher to join Harrisburg University as esports program director espn.com
- ↑ History Teacher explains why he'd be a good coach for CLG. youtube.com
- ↑ Team 8 Welcomes History Teacher and Nien team-8.net
- ↑ Gaming, Tech, Media & Sports Executives Launch eSports Franchise “Immortals” twitlonger.com