From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Todd McNair
Todd McNair
Todd McNair at Pennsauken High School and was a 1988 graduate of
Temple University where he played football.
McNair is the uncle of current Pittsburgh Steelers
running back Isaac Redman. Younger brother Scott
McNair was also a running back at Temple.
Professional football career
McNair played professionally in the National Football
League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston
Oilers. During his career he filled a variety of roles, in-
cluding acting as lead blocker, special teams, and third-
down back.[2] By the end of his career, he ran for 803
yards with 3 touchdowns, caught 252 passes with 7
McNair walking with the USC Trojans to a stadium before a game touchdowns and averaged 18.6 yards on kickoff returns,
retiring as the Chiefs’ 10th all-time receiver.
Date of birth: August 16, 1965 (1965-08-16)
Place of birth: Camden, New Jersey Coaching career
Career information McNair retired from professional football in 1996 and be-
Position(s):
Position(s): Running Back gan coaching at Camden High School in Camden, New
Jersey. McNair was the running backs coach for the
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Cleveland Browns from 2001 to 2003, and joined USC in
Weight: 196 lb (89 kg) 2004. In his first season he served as Running Backs
Coach, and took on the additional position of Special
College:
College: Temple
Teams Coordinator in 2005. McNair is also considered
Draft:
NFL Draft: 1989 / Round: 8 one of the most effective recruiters in college football.[2]
Organizations He was named one of the nation’s top-25 recruiters by Ri-
vals.com.[3]
As player: McNair’s contract at USC expired June 30, 2010 and
1989-1993 Kansas City Chiefs was not renewed after 6 years.[4] He played a key part in
1994-1995 Houston Oilers the NCAA’s investigation of the school’s athletic depart-
1996 Kansas City Chiefs ment dealing with former Trojans running back Reggie
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Bush.
The 2004 and 2005 USC Trojans football teams have
Todd Darren McNair (born August 16, 1965) is a former had wins vacated and a BCS National Championship
professional football player and coach. McNair was the stripped following NCAA rulings that running back Reg-
running backs coach and special teams coordinator for gie Bush was ineligible due to improper benefits.
the USC Trojans football team, where he was also a re- The NCAA ruled that McNair had engaged in uneth-
cruiter. McNair has received publicity related to NCAA ical conduct,[5] claiming that McNair had known about
sanctions imposed on the USC football team for his alleg- some of Bush’s improperly received benefits,[6] and sanc-
ed role in the ineligibility of Reggie Bush. In 2007, it was tioned him with a show-cause penalty, prohibiting his in-
revealed that McNair had twice been convicted of animal teractions with football recruits for one year.[5] Follow-
cruelty.[1] ing a failed appeal of his sanctions,[5] McNair announced
an intent to sue the NCAA, accusing the body of libel,
slander and misconduct.[6]
Early years
McNair was born in Camden, New Jersey, to Todd McNair,
Sr. and Carolyn McNair. He played high school football
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Todd McNair
Animal cruelty charges [5] ^ "NCAA appeals committee upholds sanctions
against former USC running backs coach Todd
McNair was twice convicted on charges related to mis- McNair", Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, April 29,
treatment of dogs. In July 1993, McNair was convicted of 2011
animal neglect, fined $500 and put on probation.[7] In Oc- [6] ^ "Former USC assistant Todd McNair sues NCAA
tober 1996, McNair was convicted on 17 counts of animal over Reggie Bush case", Sports Illustrated, June 6,
cruelty and failure to license dogs[1] and ordered to pay 2011
nearly $25,000 in fines and perform eight hours of com- [7] ^ Gary Klein, USC coach was convicted of cruelty to
munity service.[7] Case investigators alleged that McNair dogs, Los Angeles Times, August 29, 2007.
was involved in dog fighting with pit bulls, but the court • Bio from USC Trojans
ruled that there was insufficient evidence for a convic-
tion on those charges.[1] Persondata
Name Macnair, Todd
References Alternative names
[1] ^ "McNair says his case differed from Vick’s", Short description
Lance Pugmire and Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times,
Date of birth August 16, 1965
August 30, 2007
[2] ^ Matt Hayes, When McNair makes pitch, USC gets Place of birth Camden, New Jersey
catch, Sporting News, June 7, 2007. Date of death
[3] Jeremy Crabtree, Rivals.com Top-25 Recruiters, Place of death
Rivals.com, February 12, 2007.
[4] Gary Klein, USC parts ways with running backs
coach Todd McNair, Los Angeles Times, July 1, 2010
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