Robert Massey

Robert Massey
No. 40, 44
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	February 17, 1966 (age 55); Rock Hill, South Carolina
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Garinger; (Charlotte, North Carolina)
College:	North Carolina Central
NFL Draft:	1989 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46
Career history
As a player:
	New Orleans Saints (1989–1990); Phoenix Cardinals (1991–1993); Detroit Lions (1994–1995); Jacksonville Jaguars (1996); New York Giants (1997);
As a coach:
	New York Giants (1998) (assistant DB); Hillside HS (NC) (2001–2002) (HC); North Carolina Central (2003) (WR); North Carolina Central (2004) (DB); Livingstone (2005–2006) (interim HC); Shaw (2007–2009) (DB); Shaw (2010–2011) (DC); Shaw (2010–2015) (HC); Winston-Salem State (2016–2018) (associate HC / DB / ST); Winston-Salem State (2019–present) (interim HC);
Career highlights and awards
	Pro Bowl (1992);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	432
Interceptions:	14
Fumble recoveries:	5
	Player stats at PFR

Robert Lee Massey (born February 17, 1966) is a former American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.^[1] Massey played professionally as a cornerback for five teams in the National Football League (NFL) from 1989 to 1997.^[2] Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin described Massey as the toughest cornerback he faced during his career.^[3] Massey was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1992. He played college football at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. Massey served as the interim head football coach at Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina from 2005 to 2006 and as the head football coach Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina from 2012 to 2015. He was fired from his position at Shaw on December 10, 2015.

Head coaching record[]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Livingstone Blue Bears (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2005–2006)
2005	Livingstone	1–9	1–6	6th (Southern)
2006	Livingstone	1–9	1–6	5th (Southern)
Livingstone:		2–18	2–12
Shaw Bears (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2012–2015)
2012	Shaw	4–6	3–4	4th (Southern)
2013	Shaw	6–4	4–3	3rd (Southern)
2014	Shaw	3–7	2–5	T–4th (Southern)
2015	Shaw	1–9	1–6	T–5th (Southern)
Shaw:		14–26	10–18
Winston-Salem State Rams (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2019–present)
2019	Winston-Salem State	4–6	3–4	T–3rd (Southern)
2020–21	No team
2021	Winston-Salem State	3–6	3–4	3rd (Southern)
Winston-Salem State:		7–12	6–8
Total:		23–56

^ "WSSU removes interim tag from Robert Massey's title and now he's the permanent head football coach".
^ Frostino, Nino (2004). Right on the Numbers. Trafford Publishing. pp. 2300–. ISBN 9781412033053. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
^ "Michael Irvin". South Florida Insider. May 18, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

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