Vantz Singletary

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Vantz Singletary
Current position
TitleAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Ends & Special Teams Coordinator
Team Prairie View A&M University
ConferenceSWAC
Biographical details
Born (1965-11-23) November 23, 1965 (age 56)
Houston, Texas
Alma materKansas State University
Playing career
1985–1986 Blinn
1987–1988 Kansas State
Position(s) Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1996 Trinity (IL) (DC, DL, LB, WR)
1997–1998 Southern (DL)
1999–2005 Hawaii (DL)
2006–2007 Chattanooga (DL)
2008 Buffalo (DL)
2009–2010 San Francisco 49ers (LB)
2011 Kansas (LB)
2012–2018 Liberty (Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL/Pro Liaison)
2019 Memphis Express (AAF) (Senior Analyst & Special Asst. to HC)
2019–2020 Tennessee State (DE)

Vantz Singletary (born November 23, 1965) is an American football coach, who is currently the Defensive Ends Coach at Tennessee State University. He previously served as the Co-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line Coach, and Pro Scout Liaison at Liberty University from 2012-2018. [1] He was the inside linebacker coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 2009-2010. He has also coached at the University of Kansas, University at Buffalo, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of Hawaii, Southern University and Trinity International University. In his college career, he has tutored more than a half dozen future NFL players. Singletary is the nephew of Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary.

Personal life

Singletary is married to the former Shawndra Saulter, and together they have four daughters. [2]

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References

  1. Lang, Chris (January 6, 2012). "Gill announces new coaching staff at LU". Nelson County Times. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  2. "Vantz Singletary". University at Buffalo Athletics. Retrieved 2009-01-13.