LeVar Woods
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Tight ends coach and/or currently special teams coordinator |
| Team | Iowa |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 15, 1978 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2000 | Iowa |
| 2001–2004 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2005–2006 | Detroit Lions |
| 2006–2007 | Tennessee Titans |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2011 | Iowa (AA) |
| 2012–2014 | Iowa (LB) |
| 2015–present | Iowa (TE) |
LeVar Woods (born March 15, 1978) is the special teams coach at the University of Iowa,[1] where he played linebacker during his college career. He was originally signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2001, played for a season and a half with the Detroit Lions (2005–2006), and finished his career with the Tennessee Titans (2006–2007). Woods attended High school in West Lyon High school in Inwood Iowa [2]
High school career
Woods attended West Lyon High School in Inwood, Iowa and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. Woods graduated from West Lyon High School in 1996.
College career
Woods attended the University of Iowa, and was a letterman in football. In football, he was a two-year starter as an outside linebacker. He finished his spectacular college career with four sacks and 165 tackles. As a senior, he was an All-Big Ten Conference second team selection, and was given the Hayden Fry Extra Heartbeat Award (awarded to the University of Iowa player who demonstrates extraordinary effort on the field).
References
- ↑ "LeVar Woods Talks Offense, New Role - HawkeyeNation". 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Hawk Central - Iowa Hawkeyes News, Scores, Stats, Schedules, Videos". Hawk Central.