Willard Scissum

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Willard Scissum
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Scissum after receiving his Super Bowl ring at a ceremony held in 2018
Biographical details
Born (1962-10-28) October 28, 1962 (age 63)
Guntersville, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
1981–1984 Alabama
1985 Denver Broncos*
1987 Washington Redskins
Position Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
c. 1994 Alabama (GA)
1998–2000 Morehouse (OL)
2001 Morris Brown (co-OC)
2002–2004 Morehouse
2006–2007 Clark Atlanta (OL)
2007 Berlin Thunder (TE)
2008 Fort Valley State (OL)
2009–2010 Alcorn State (OL)
2011–2012 Alabama State (OL)
2013–2015 Savannah State (assoc. HC/OL)
Head coaching record
Overall14–18

Willard Sebastian Scissum (born October 28, 1962) is an American football coach and former player who played as a tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins in the 1987 NFL season. [1] He played college football at Alabama.

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Before his stint with the Redskins, he was signed as a free agent by the Denver Broncos and played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions. [2] He served as the head football coach at Morehouse College from 2002 to 2004, [3] and was last an assistant coach at Savannah State University.

In 2018, Scissum was awarded a Super Bowl ring for playing for the Redskins in 1987, the year they won Super Bowl XXII. [4]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Morehouse Maroon Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2002–2004)
2002 Morehouse6–54–45th
2003 Morehouse4–73–57th
2004 Morehouse4–63–56th
Morehouse:14–1810–14
Total:14–18

References

  1. ↑ Wiley, Ralph (October 12, 1987). "The Envelope, Please". Sports Illustrated.
  2. ↑ "PROFILES OF KEY REPLACEMENT REDSKINS". The Washington Post. October 4, 1987.
  3. ↑ "Moorehouse College hires Willard Scissum as football coach". The Tuscaloosa News. March 20, 2002 – via Google News Archive Search.
  4. ↑ Chesebrough, Diane (June 12, 2018). "Redskins 1987 replacement players get Super Bowl rings". Redskins Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 17, 2023.