Vernon Hargreaves's Resume - CoachesInc
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VERNON HARGREAVES<br />
EDUCATION<br />
May 1986 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Storrs, CT<br />
B.A. in Sociology<br />
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WORK EXPERIENCE<br />
Attended on a full athletic scholarship<br />
Secretary of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated<br />
Captain of the Football Team<br />
2013 – Present University of Houston Houston, TX<br />
Coach Linebackers<br />
2010- 2012 University of South Florida Tampa, FL<br />
Coached Defensive Ends<br />
Special Teams Coordinator<br />
Special Teams Coordinator<br />
Recruiting Areas: South Florida Dade/Broward Counties, Tampa/St. Petersburg,<br />
Northeast States: New York/New Jersey, Mid–Atlantic Washington D.C., Virginia<br />
2007 – 2009 East Carolina University Greenville, NC<br />
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Coached Defensive Ends and served as Special Teams Coordinator<br />
Recruiting Areas: New Jersey, Washington D.C., Eastern NC<br />
Spring 2007 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH<br />
Coached Linebackers along with various special teams assignments.<br />
2006 – 2007 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Miami, FL<br />
Coached Linebackers along with various special teams assignments.<br />
Recruiting areas: Miami –Dade/ Broward County, Tampa, Jacksonville<br />
1998 – 1/2006 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI Coral Gables, FL<br />
Coached Linebackers along with various special teams assignments.<br />
Pro Liaison<br />
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Recruiting areas: Broward County-FL, Jacksonville-FL, Northern N.J. and the<br />
Northeast, Atlanta-GA, Washington D.C., Baltimore.<br />
2004 NFL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Cleveland Browns<br />
2003 NFL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Houston, TX<br />
1990 – 1997 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Storrs, CT<br />
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Coached inside linebackers along with various special team assignments.<br />
Coordinate opponent film exchange, practice films and any staff video<br />
necessities.<br />
Liaison to the Academic Counseling Program for our athletes.<br />
Recruiting areas include: North Central Connecticut, Eastern Massachusetts,<br />
Westchester, New York City, Rockland and Sullivan Counties, Central and<br />
Northern New Jersey, State of Rhode Island.
1985 – 1989 BOLOGNA WARRIORS Bologna, Italy<br />
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PRORESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER/COACH<br />
Two year participant in championship game.<br />
1986 – Champions<br />
1987 – Semi-Finals<br />
1988 – Runner-up<br />
1989 – First Round Playoffs<br />
Coaching Responsibilities: Primarily working with linebackers and defensive<br />
ends.<br />
Assisted with both offensive and defensive line.<br />
Playing Responsibilities: Served as Captain of the team. Presented leadership<br />
qualities necessary to maintain the attitude, motivation and success of the<br />
team as a whole.<br />
Playing Position: Inside Linebacker<br />
1985 - 1987, 1989 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Storrs, CT<br />
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ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH/PART-TIME<br />
1985 – Assisted with offensive line.<br />
1986 - 1987 – Assisted with defensive ends primarily and did some work with<br />
linebackers.<br />
1989 – Coached outside linebackers<br />
Supervisor of study hall program.<br />
1984 – 1985, 1988 HILLHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL New Haven, CT<br />
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ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH/SUBSTITUTE TEACHER<br />
Coaching Responsibilities: Worked primarily with linebackers and defensive<br />
ends, as well as offensive and defensive lines.<br />
Teaching Responsibilities: Supervised various classrooms according to teacher<br />
absenteeism.<br />
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS____________________________<br />
‣ Part of back to back Conference USA Championships in 2008 and 2009.<br />
‣ Coached 2003 Butkus Award finalist, Jonathan Vilma, on a defense that ranked second<br />
nationally in total defense, led the nation in pass defense and ranked fourth in pass<br />
efficiency defense and scoring defense.<br />
‣ Tutored two 2002 Butkus Award semifinalists (Jonathan Vilma and D.J. Williams) on a<br />
defense that ranked seventh nationally in total defense and led the nation in pass<br />
defense and pass efficiency defense.<br />
‣ Coached the 2001 linebacker corps that was a key part of a national championship<br />
team. The defense led the nation in scoring defense, turnover margin and pass<br />
efficiency defense.<br />
‣ Coached Dan Morgan, the first player to win the Butkus, Bednarik and Nagurski awards<br />
in the same season (2000). Morgan also was a consensus first-team All-American and Big<br />
East Defensive Player of the Year.<br />
‣ Part of one of the longest winning streaks in college football history (34).
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH (12)<br />
‣ 2010 Meineke Bowl<br />
‣ Liberty Bowl<br />
‣ 2009 Liberty Bowl<br />
‣ 2007 Sheraton Hawai’I Bowl<br />
‣ 2005 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl<br />
‣ 2004 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl<br />
‣ 2004 Orange Bowl<br />
‣ 2003 Fiesta Bowl<br />
‣ 2002 Rose Bowl<br />
‣ 2001 Sugar Bowl<br />
‣ 2000 Gator Bowl<br />
‣ 1998 MicronPC Bowl<br />
ACHIEVMENTS & HONORS<br />
1982 – 1986 University of Connecticut Varsity Football Team<br />
‣ Recognized as an All-American twice<br />
‣ Earned third-team honors in 1983 and honorable mention in 1982<br />
‣ Two-time All-Yankee Conference first-team selection<br />
‣ Tri-captain for the 1983 UConn team<br />
‣ Ranked fourth on the UConn career tackle list & holds two of the top 10 single-season<br />
tackle totals<br />
‣ Only one of six Huskies to register 20 tackles in a game<br />
‣ Signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns<br />
‣ Played professional football in Italy<br />
NFL PLAYERS COACHED<br />
‣ Chris Johnson – Tennessee Titans<br />
‣ D.J. Williams – Denver Broncos<br />
‣ Dan Morgan – Carolina Panthers,<br />
Pro Bowl<br />
‣ Darrell McClover – New York Jets<br />
‣ Jonathan Vilma – New York Jets,<br />
N.F.L. Defensive Rookie of the Year<br />
‣ Leon Williams – Cleveland Browns<br />
‣ Nate Webster – Cincinnati Bengals<br />
‣ Paul Duckworth – Green Bay<br />
Packers<br />
‣ C.J. Wilson – Green Bay Packers<br />
‣ Dwayne Harris- Dallas Cowboys<br />
‣ Linval Joseph- New York Giants<br />
‣ Roger McIntosh – Washington<br />
Redskins<br />
REFERENCES<br />
Available upon request