Odell Haggins

Odell Haggins
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line
Team Florida State
Conference ACC
Biographical details
Born (1967-02-27) February 27, 1967
Lakeland, Florida
Alma mater Florida State (1993)
Playing career
1988–1990 Florida State
1990 San Francisco 49ers
1991–1992 Buffalo Bills
Position(s) Defensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1995 Florida State (TE/OL)
1996–present Florida State (DL)
2017 Florida State (interim HC)
Head coaching record
Overall 2–0
Bowls 1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-American (1989)

Odell Haggins Jr. (born February 27, 1967) is an American football coach and former player. He served as the interim head coach for the Florida State Seminoles for the final two games of the 2017 season[1] and has served as defensive line assistant coach for the Seminoles since 1996.[2]

A native of Bartow, Florida, Haggins was an All-American defensive lineman for the Seminoles. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the ninth round, 248th overall, of the 1990 NFL Draft. After three years in the NFL with the 49ers and the Bills,[3] Haggins returned to Florida State.[4]

In April 2018, Florida State University announced that Coach Haggins would be inducted into the FSU Athletics Hall of Fame in September.[5]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Florida State Seminoles (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2017)
2017 Florida State 2–0*0–0*6th (Atlantic)W Independence
Florida State: 2–00–0
Total:2–0

*Haggins served as interim coach after Jimbo Fisher left for Texas A&M on December 1, 2017.

References

  1. "FSU's Odell Haggins to serve as Interim Head Coach for Louisiana-Monroe game". Tomahawk Nation. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/haggins_odell00.html
  3. "49ers to keep backfield in motion against Redskins". San Francisco Chronicle. August 16, 1992.
  4. http://www.replaytheseries.com/pages/landing_catholic?blockID=108787&tagID=15955
  5. Florida State University media release
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