Richard Hightower
| San Francisco 49ers | |
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| Position: | Special teams coordinator |
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| Born: | September 15, 1980 Houston, Texas |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Harris County (TX) MacArthur |
| College: | University of Texas |
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Richard Hightower (born September 15, 1980) is an American football coach currently serving as special teams coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL).[1] Hightower was hired by the 49ers on February 17, 2017.[2] Previously he held the role of assistant special teams coach with the Chicago Bears in 2016 and the 49ers in 2015. He has also held coaching roles with both the Houston Texans and the Washington Redskins[3]
College football career[]
Hightower played college football at the University of Texas with Kyle Shanahan. As a senior in 2002, after years of being a walk on, in front of the entire team, coach Mack Brown awarded Hightower, and fellow special teams standout Michael Ungar and Shanahan with scholarships.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Richard Hightower | Pro Football History.com". pro-football-history.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ "49ers find defensive coordinator, special teams coach". 18 February 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco 49ers".
- ^ "'Winners Never Quit, and Quitters Never Win'". www.49ers.com. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
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- Living people
- San Francisco 49ers coaches
- Texas Longhorns football players
- Chicago Bears coaches
- Players of American football from Houston
- Houston Texans coaches
- Washington Redskins coaches
- Sportspeople from Houston
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- African-American players of American football
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American people