Vance Bedford

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Vance Bedford

Sport Football
Born August 20, 1958 (1958-08-20) (age 49)
Place of birth Flag of Texas Beaumont, TX
Career highlights
Playing career
1977-1981
1982
1983-1984
Texas
St. Louis Cardinals
Oklahoma Outlaws
Position Cornerback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986
1987-1992
1993-1994
1995-1998
1999-2004
2005-2006
2007
2008-present
Navarro JC (Assist.)
Colorado State (DB)
Oklahoma State (DB)
Michigan (DB)
Chicago Bears (DB)
Oklahoma State (DC)
Michigan (DB)
Florida (DB)

Vance Juano Bedford (b. August 20, 1958(1958-08-20) in Beaumont, Texas) is an American football coach. On February 26, 2008, the University of Florida announced his hiring as defensive backs coach under Urban Meyer. Most recently he served as defensive backs coach under Lloyd Carr at the University of Michigan. He served in that same position for six seasons with the Chicago Bears, and also served two seasons as defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State University-Stillwater.

Bedford is a 1984 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He also briefly played for the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals in 1982.