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. These
the USC Trojans football team, where he was also a re- sanctions have been criticized by some NCAA football
cruiter. McNair has received publicity related to NCAA writers,[5][6][7][8][9] including ESPN’s Ted Miller, who
sanctions imposed on the USC football team for his alleg- wrote, “It’s become an accepted fact among informed
ed role in the ineligibility of Reggie Bush. In 2007, it was college football observers that the NCAA sanctions
revealed that McNair had twice been convicted of animal against USC were a travesty of justice, and the NCAA’s
cruelty.[1] refusal to revisit that travesty are a massive act of cow-
ardice on the part of the organization.”[10]
The NCAA ruled that McNair had engaged in uneth-
Early years ical conduct,[11] claiming that McNair had known about
McNair was born in Camden, New Jersey, to Todd McNair, some of Bush’s improperly received benefits,[12] and
Sr. and Carolyn McNair. He played high school football sanctioned him with a show-cause penalty, prohibiting
his interactions with football recruits for one year.[11]
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Following a failed appeal of his sanctions,[11] McNair an- [7] Bryan Fischer, " Trojans never stood a chance after
nounced an intent to sue the NCAA, accusing the body of taking NCAA’s best shot", CBSSports.com, May 26,
libel, slander and misconduct.[12] 2011.
[8] Pete Fiutak, "USC paying for NCAA’s
Animal cruelty charges inconsistency?", FoxSports.com, May 26, 2011.
[9] Stewart Mandel, "What USC’s sanctions mean for
McNair was twice convicted on charges related to mis- Ohio State", SportsIllustrated.com, April 27, 2011.
treatment of dogs. In July 1993, McNair was convicted of [10] http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/31040/
animal neglect, fined $500 and put on probation.[13] In what-we-learned-in-the-pac-12-week-14
October 1996, McNair was convicted on 17 counts of an- [11] ^ "NCAA appeals committee upholds sanctions
imal cruelty and failure to license dogs[1] and ordered against former USC running backs coach Todd
to pay nearly $25,000 in fines and perform eight hours McNair", Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, April 29,
of community service.[13] Case investigators alleged that 2011
McNair was involved in dog fighting with pit bulls, but [12] ^ "Former USC assistant Todd McNair sues NCAA
the court ruled that there was insufficient evidence for a over Reggie Bush case", Sports Illustrated, June 6,
conviction on those charges.[1] 2011
[13] ^ Gary Klein, USC coach was convicted of cruelty to
References dogs, Los Angeles Times, August 29, 2007.
• Bio from USC Trojans
[1] ^ "McNair says his case differed from Vick’s",
Lance Pugmire and Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, Persondata
August 30, 2007
[2] ^ Matt Hayes, When McNair makes pitch, USC gets Name Macnair, Todd
catch, Sporting News, June 7, 2007. Alternative names
[3] Jeremy Crabtree, Rivals.com Top-25 Recruiters, Short description
Rivals.com, February 12, 2007.
Date of birth August 16, 1965
[4] Gary Klein, USC parts ways with running backs
coach Todd McNair, Los Angeles Times, July 1, 2010 Place of birth Camden, New Jersey
[5] Jay Bilas, "Anyone know what NCAA’s standards Date of death
are?", ESPN.com, July 1, 2010. Place of death
[6] Bryant Gumbel, "Student/Athlete Behavior", Real
Sports with Bryant Gumbel, September 21, 2010.
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