Randy Shannon
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| Randy Shannon | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | University of Miami | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Team Record | 0-0 (-) | |
| Born | February 24, 1966 (age 41) | |
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida | |
| Career Highlights | ||
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| Awards | ||
| 2001 Frank Broyles Award | ||
| School as a player | ||
| 1985-88 | University of Miami | |
| Position | Linebacker | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 2007- | University of Miami | |
Randy Lannard Shannon (born February 24, 1966 in Miami, Florida) is the head football coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes. [1] Shannon previously served as the team's defensive coordinator for six seasons from 2001 through 2006.
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[edit] Norland High School and University of Miami
Shannon is a graduate of Norland High School in Miami, Florida, and the University of Miami. He played college football for the Hurricanes in the mid-1980s and was a starting linebacker on their 1987 national championship squad.
[edit] Dallas Cowboys
After graduating in 1989, he played in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, becoming the first rookie to start at outside linebacker for the franchise since 1963.
[edit] Early coaching career
Shannon was first hired by Miami coach Dennis Erickson in 1991 to be a graduate assistant. He was subsequently defensive line coach and linebackers coach before becoming defensive coordinator in 2001.[1]
At Miami, Shannon was widely considered one of the top defensive coordinators in college football. Year in, year out, his defenses have been among the finest in college football. Shannon was the recipient of the Frank Broyles Award in 2001 (given annually to the best assistant coach in college football) for his work with Miami's record-setting defense that year.
Shannon's defenses were marked by aggressive, turnover-producing play, and were extremely difficult for opposing teams to pass against. In his six seasons as Miami's defensive coordinator, his defenses have led the nation in pass defense three times ('02, '03, '05), pass efficiency defense three times ('01, '03, '05), and scoring defense once ('01).
Shannon's defenses at Miami have ranked as follows in total defense nationally:
Prior to being named Miami's defensive coordinator in 2001, Shannon worked as linebackers coach for the NFL's Miami Dolphins in 2000 and as a defensive assistant in 1998 and 1999.
[edit] University of Miami Head Coach
Randy Shannon was officially introduced as the head coach of Miami on December 8, 2006, replacing Larry Coker in the position. Shannon reportedly agreed to a 4-year deal worth over $4 million. He is the sixth black head coach in Division I-A NCAA football, the others being Karl Dorrell, (UCLA), Sylvester Croom (Mississippi State), Tyrone Willingham (Washington), Ron Prince (KSU), and Turner Gill (Buffalo). Coker stayed on to coach the team to a 21-20 MPC Computers Bowl victory over the University of Nevada; Shannon assumed all other functions, including recruiting, immediately upon his hiring.The first recruit he visited as head coach was five star running back out of milford academy Graig Cooper,which he got to sign with Miami. [2]
[edit] Tragic personal life
Shannon was born and raised in a dangerous part of Miami. His father was tragically murdered in Liberty City in the '70s when the future Miami head coach was only 3 years old. Shannon's sister and two of his brothers died in the 1980s after contracting AIDS through drug use. Another of his brother was arrested for stealing Shannon's identity.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Susan Miller Degnan et al (2006-12-07). UM chooses Shannon as head football coach. Miami Herald. Retrieved on December 7, 2006.
- ^ The Associated Press, Mark Schlabach & Joe Schad (2006-12-07). Defensive coordinator Shannon new Miami Coach. ESPN.com. Retrieved on December 7, 2006.
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| Preceded by Larry Coker |
University of Miami Head Football Coach 2007– |
Succeeded by current |
| Current Head Football Coaches of the Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech) | Bobby Bowden (FSU) | Tommy Bowden (Clemson) | Butch Davis (UNC) | Chan Gailey (Georgia Tech) | Jim Grobe (Wake Forest) | Al Groh (Virginia) | Jeff Jagodzinski (Boston College) | Ralph Friedgen (Maryland) | Tom O'Brien (NC State) | Ted Roof (Duke) | Randy Shannon (Miami) |
