Kevin Ramsey
Biographical details | |
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Born | East St. Louis, Illinois | September 5, 1961
Playing career | |
1980–1983 | Indiana State |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1984–1985 | Kansas State (GA) |
1986 | Mission HS (TX) (JV DC) |
1987–1989 | Kansas State (OLB) |
1990–1992 | Northwestern (DL/DB) |
1993–1994 | West Virginia (DB) |
1995–1998 | Tennessee (DB) |
1999 | Georgia (DC) |
2000 | Michigan (DB) |
2000–2002 | Arizona Cardinals (DB) |
2003 | Arizona State (CB) |
2004–2008 | Carson–Newman (DC) |
2009–2010 | Texas Southern (DC) |
2011 | Texas Southern (interim HC) |
2012–2014 | Alabama State (DC) |
2015–2018 | Clark Atlanta |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 17–33 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
National title with Tennessee in 97' | |
Kevin Ramsey (born September 5, 1961) is an American football coach who most recently was the head coach for the Clark Atlanta Panthers football team and now currently is the Defensive Coordinator at Mountain Pointe HS in Phoenix, AZ. Ramsey was born and raised in East St. Louis, Illinois. He attended Indiana State University, where he was a defensive back from 1980 to 1983. He earned his bachelor's degree in education at Indiana State in 1994.[1] After that he began his coaching career which has led him to many schools, including Kansas State, Arizona State, Michigan, Georgia, and Tennessee. In 2016, Ramsey was given his first head coaching job after being an interim head coach at Clark Atlanta in 2015 and Texas Southern in 2011.
Charity work[]
Ramsey is an active member of the National Football League (NFL) minority internship program which helps new players get the extra help to excel in their positions. During his offseasons of being coach, Ramsey has helped teams, such as the Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, and the Green Bay Packers. In 2000, Ramsey helped ex-Washington Redskin and his organization "Winning Circle" which teaches character behavior to students in DeKalb County, Georgia. Ramsey also appeared in the 11-day "World Federation of World Peace" in Seoul, South Korea addressing students from around the globe on world issues and culture.[2]
Head coaching record[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Texas Southern Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2011) | |||||||||
2011 | Texas Southern | 4–7 | 2–7 | 5th (West) | |||||
Texas Southern: | 4–7 | 2–7 | |||||||
Clark Atlanta Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2015–2018) | |||||||||
2015 | Clark Atlanta | 1–8 | 1–3 | 4th (East) | |||||
2016 | Clark Atlanta | 5–5 | 3–4 | 4th (East) | |||||
2017 | Clark Atlanta | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–4th (East) | |||||
2018 | Clark Atlanta | 3–7 | 2–4 | T–4th (East) | |||||
Clark Atlanta: | 13–26 | 8–15 | |||||||
Total: | 17–33 |
References[]
- ^ "Arizona State bio". Arizona State.
- ^ "World Federation of World Peace".
- 1961 births
- Living people
- American football defensive backs
- Alabama State Hornets football coaches
- Arizona Cardinals coaches
- Arizona State Sun Devils football coaches
- Carson–Newman Eagles football coaches
- Clark Atlanta Panthers football coaches
- Georgia Bulldogs football coaches
- Indiana State Sycamores football players
- Kansas State Wildcats football coaches
- Michigan Wolverines football coaches
- Northwestern Wildcats football coaches
- Tennessee Volunteers football coaches
- Texas Southern Tigers football coaches
- West Virginia Mountaineers football coaches
- High school football coaches in Texas
- Sportspeople from East St. Louis, Illinois
- Players of American football from Illinois
- African-American coaches of American football
- African-American players of American football
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople