Football - For Randy Shannon Coaching Goes Beyond T

For all those people who are involved with the game of Football feel that the game is the ultimate passion in their life. They play the game with a passion that defines their love for the game. This is really true for people like Randy Shannon, who was selected as the head coach of University of Miami team.

Shannon, who began his life in Miami’s Liberty City, was lucky. Liberty City is considered to have a challenging environment for youngsters. Shannon’s father was murdered when he was 3 years old and as he grew, he lost a brother and a sister to drugs and AIDS. Shannon, himself, became a father at the young age of 16 and he very well could have gone down the path of destruction and devastation. However, football saved him. It was football that helped Shannon get into the University of Miami, making him the first member of his family to get a university degree.

Shannon joined the Cowboys for a brief stint in NFL and then realized that his heart was in coaching and not playing. Today, 40 year old Shannon travels all over the country recruiting high school senior hopefuls.

Many of these senior think that high school football is their pathway to NFL. Shannon, however, disagrees with this opinion. He says that less than 2 percent of college Division I football players would make it to the NFL and those that make it get out of the game by the time they are 30. According to Shannon, an average NFL career lasts just for 4 years.

Shannon is very clear with his recruits. He ensures that if they miss a class, they do not get to play. He is making sure that the young football players also arm themselves with a proper education so that they are well armed when they decide to leave football. Shannon, like so many other coaches around the country, feels he is responsible for his young charges. He ensures that when these young players leave the university and the football program, they are confident and know how to respect life.