Mickey Andrews

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Mickey Andrews

Title Defensive coordinator
College Florida State
Sport Football
Team record 0-0
Born May 20, 1942 (1942-05-20) (age 66)
Place of birth Ozark, Alabama
Career highlights
Overall 0-0
Playing career
1961-64 University of Alabama
Position WR DB
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002-present
1984-present
1983
1981-1982
1977-1980
1973-1976
1970-1972
1967-1969
1966-1967
1965-1966
Florida State (Assoc. H.C.)
Florida State (Def. coord.)
Arizona Wranglers (Def. coord.)
U. of Florida (Asst. coach)
Clemson (Def. coord.)
North Alabama (Head coach)
West Alabama (Head coach)
West Alabama (Assis. coach)
E. Kentucky (Off. backs coach)
Erwin H.S. (Birmingham, AL)

Mickey Andrews is an American college football coach. He is the Associate Head Coach and Defensive coordinator at Florida State University beginning his career in 1984.

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[edit] College

At Alabama, Andrews earned second team All-America honors as a wide receiver and defensive back. Andrews was also on two Alabama national championship teams (1961 and 1964) and played in three New Year's Day bowl games.

In college baseball, Andrews was an All-SEC choice. In 1964, he received the Hugo Friedman Award as Alabama's best all-around athlete.

[edit] Career

Under Andrews, Florida State has become the top producer of All-America and NFL caliber cornerbacks in the nation. Andrews has coached two Jim Thorpe Award winners and had an All-American cornerback for 8 straight years from 1987-1994. He had one consensus All-America selection in 2000. Seven of Andrews' defensive teams have been among the top five nationally against the run since 1994. His 1998 defensive unit ranked No. 1 nationally in total defense and pass defense.

[edit] Accolades

  • 1971 NAIA National Championship at University of West Alabama
  • 1994 University of West Alabama Hall of Fame
  • 1996 Athlon Magazine's Assistant Coach of the Year
  • 1996 Frank Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant coach
  • 1998 American Football Coach's Magazine's Defensive Coordinator of the Year

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