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Coach Mickey Andrews' bio in PDF
ANDREWS' QUICK FACTS
Years as a Collegiate Coach: 41
Born: Daleville, AL
Family: Married to Diane, has two children Ronnie and Shannon, and five grandchildren
Coaching Stops:
1965-66 -- Erwin High School (assistant coach)
1966-67 -- Eastern Kentucky (offensive backs)
1967-70 -- Livingston (assistant coach)
1970-72 -- Livingston (head coach)
1972-76 -- North Alabama (head coach/athletic director)
1976-80 -- Clemson (defensive coordinator)
1980 -- Clemson (assistant head coach)
1981-82 -- Florida (defensive backs)
1983 -- Arizona Wranglers (USFL) (defensive coordinator)
1984-01 -- Florida State (defensive coordinator/defensive backs)
2002- -- Florida State (associate head coach/defensive coordinator/defensive backs)
• One of the top assistant coaches in college football, defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews begins his 24th season on the Florida State staff
• The Hall of Fame coach's ability to bring the top defensive players in the nation to Tallahassee and then put them in position to be successful has helped build Florida State into one of the most successful college football programs in the nation
• First ever Frank Broyles Award winner as the nation's top assistant coach (1996)
• Has won five National Championships as a player and coach
• Defensive coordinator for the 1993 and 1999 National Champions
• Coached 18 players in 23 years that were picked in the first round of the NFL draft
• Nine of Andrews' former players have been top 10 picks in the NFL Draft
• Coached 68 players who have gone on to play in the NFL
• Coached two Jim Thorpe Trophy winners, two Butkus Award winners and two Lombardi Award winners
• Named the Nation's Top Assistant Coach in 2000 by the All-American Football Foundation, National Defensive Coordinator of the Year in 1998 by the American Football Coach's Magazine and Athlon's Assistant Coach of the Year in 1991
• Named Associate Head Coach in 2002
• Directed the nation's top-ranked defense in 1998, the top passing defense that year and the No. 1 rushing defense in 1996 and 1997
• His units have been in the top five against the run in seven of the last 14 seasons and no school has produced more top 10 rushing defenses in the last 11 years
• Inducted into the Livingston (now University of West Alabama) Hall of Fame in 1994, the Wiregrass Hall of Fame (Dothan, AL) in 1996 and the State of Alabama Hall of Fame in 2006
• Won an NAIA National Championship as the head coach at Livingston
• Second team All-America as a wide receiver and defensive back at the University of Alabama
• Won two National Championships as part of the 1961 and 1964 Alabama teams
• All-SEC selection as a member of the Crimson Tide baseball team
• 1964 Hugo Friedman Award winner as Alabama's best all-around athlete
ANDREW'S #1 PICKS
Lawrence Timmons (Steelers No. 1 Draft Choice in 2007)
Ernie Sims (Lions No. 1 Draft Choice in 2006)
Kamerion Wimbley (Browns No. 1 Draft Choice in 2006)
Brodrick Bunkley (Eagles No. 1 Draft Choice in 2006)
Antonio Cromartie (Chargers No. 1 Draft Choice in 2006)
Travis Johnson (Texans No. 1 Draft Choice in 2005)
Jamal Reynolds (Packers No. 1 Draft Choice in 2001)
Derrick Gibson (Raiders No. 1 Draft Choice in 2001)
Corey Simon (Eagles No. 1 Draft Choice in 2000)
Sam Cowart (Bills No. 1 Draft Choice in 1998)
Andre Wadsworth (Cardinals No. 1 Draft Choice in 1998)
Peter Boulware (Ravens No. 1 Draft Choice in 1997)
Reinard Wilson (Bengals No. 1 Draft Choice in 1997)
Derrick Alexander (Vikings No. 1 Draft Choice in 1995)
Devin Bush (Falcons No. 1 Draft Choice in 1995)
Derrick Brooks (Buccaneers No. 1 Draft Choice in 1995)
Marvin Jones (Jets No. 1 Draft Choice in 1993)
Terrell Buckley (Packers No. 1 Draft Choice in 1992)
Deion Sanders (Falcons No. 1 Draft Choice in 1989)
