Sanders also had a professional baseball career simultaneously with his time in the NFL and remains the only player to hit an MLB home run and score an NFL touchdown in the same week and the only player to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series.īIG NAMES: Top HBCU football players at every position entering 2022 Rod Milstead | Delaware State He's often regarded as one of the best players in NFL history and one of the best players ever at his cornerback position. Sanders won two Super Bowls in back-to-back years with two different teams in 19. Sanders stands out as the only current HBCU head coach to be a member of the NFL Hall of Fame. Sanders, a.k.a "Coach Prime", won a SWAC championship in his second year as a coach, being named FCS Coach of the Year in the process. HBCU football coaches with NFL playing experience Deion Sanders | Jackson Stateĭeion Sanders took over as the Jackson State head coach in 2020, quickly rising up to become one of the most notable figures in the current HBCU sports landscape.
Jackson's second go-around as an NFL head coach wasn't as successful, finishing his tenure in Cleveland with a 3–36–1 record that included the second-ever winless season in NFL history. In his first season as an NFL head coach, Jackson finished with a winning record of 8-8, with the NFL's ninth-best total offense. Hue Jackson will begin his first year as a collegiate head coach in 2022, bringing previous head coach experience from the NFL's Oakland Raiders (2011) and Cleveland Browns (2016-2018). MORE: 7 storylines to watch in the 2022 HBCU football season New HBCU football head coaches with experience as an NFL head coach Hue Jackson | Grambling State Dooley participated in training camp with the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders, played one year in the Arena Football League with the Arizona Rattlers and played one year in the World League with the Taipei Dragons. Dooley went on to play professionally in three different leagues.
However, 2022 will mark Dooley's first year as a head coach at Southern.ĭooley has been immersed in HBCU football since his time as a collegiate wide receiver under the legendary coach Eddie Robinson at Grambling State from 1985-1988, where he won two SWAC Championships. Eric Dooley | SouthernĮric Dooley isn't new to the HBCU coaching ranks after coaching at Prairie View A&M from 2018-2021, nor is he new to Southern after a previous stint as an assistant from 1997-2010. He later was named to the 1991 NFL All-Pro team before playing his final year professionally in 1995 as an inaugural member of the Carolina Panthers. McDowell quickly made his mark, earning First-Team All-Rookie honors from multiple outlets. He became a third-round NFL draft pick in 1987 to the Houston Oilers. In college, McDowell played defensive back for Miami (FL), winning a national title with the undefeated 1987 Hurricanes team. McDowell coached the defensive backs throughout much of his time with the Panthers, a position group that he draws expertise from, thanks to his playing experience. Robinson played in Super Bowl XXXIV during his time with the Tennessee Titans, leading the Tennessee defense in tackles (7) during the game.Ģ022 HBCU: Follow everything that happens in the 2022 HBCU football season Bubba McDowell | Prairie View A&MĪfter serving 11 years on the Prairie View A&M coaching staff, Bubba McDowell takes over as head coach in 2022. Professionally, Robinson was a second-round NFL draft pick, playing in the league for four teams over 11 years. As a player, Robinson earned back-to-back SWAC Defensive Player of the Year honors as a linebacker in 19 and became the youngest player ever to be inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame in 1998 at 28 years old. takes over as the head coach at his alma mater, Alabama State, in 2022. New HBCU football head coaches with professional playing experience Eddie Robinson Jr. That said, let's take a look at the coaches. However, the coaches with professional experience stand out given the 0.023 percent chance someone has to play in the pros. Among that group are coaches that have coached teams to conference and division titles and players to all-conference and All-American accolades. Highlighting the HBCU head coaches with professional experience is not meant to take away from the other 10 head coaches among the HBCU ranks. If you throw in Grambling State head coach Hue Jackson into the bunch - Jackson didn't play professionally but does have four years as an NFL head coach under his belt - then that number gets to 52 percent. That's almost 50 percent of all HBCU head coaches. As HBCU football continues its resurgence on the national scene, head coaches with professional playing experience are impacting the sport.ġ0 current HBCU football head coaches played professionally before entering the coaching ranks.
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