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| Position: | Co-defensive coordinator Linebackers coach | ||
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| Born: | February 24, 1966 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Miami Norland (Miami Gardens, Florida) | ||
| College: | Miami (FL) (1984–1988) | ||
| NFL draft: | 1989 / Round: 11 / Pick: 280 | ||
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| Career: | NCAA: 29–25 (.537) | ||
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Randy Leonard Shannon (born February 24, 1966) is an American football coach and former player. He is the linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator for Florida State. Shannon was the head coach at the University of Miami from 2007 to 2010 and has served as an assistant coach for the National Football League (NFL)'s Miami Dolphins and several college teams, including stints as the defensive coordinator for the Miami Hurricanes, the Florida Gators, and the UCF Knights. He won the Frank Broyles Award as the nation's top collegiate assistant coach while at Miami in 2001.[1]
Shannon was born and raised in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, Florida. As a football player, he played linebacker for the Miami Hurricanes from 1985 to 1988 followed by two seasons in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys, all under head coach Jimmy Johnson.
- ^ Susan Miller Degnan; et al. (December 7, 2006). "UM chooses Shannon as head football coach". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on December 13, 2006. Retrieved December 7, 2006.