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Coaching Staff Mickey Andrews ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/SECONDARY ALABAMA ’64 • 24TH SEASON AT FSU

ANDREWS’ QUICK FACTS Years as a Collegiate Coach: 41 Born: Daleville, AL Family: Married to Diane, has two children Ronnie and Shannon, and five grandchildren Coaching Stops: 1965-66 — Erwin High School (assistant coach) 1966-67 — Eastern Kentucky (offensive backs) 1967-70 — Livingston (assistant coach) 1970-72 — Livingston (head coach) 1972-76 — North Alabama (head coach/athletic director) 1976-80 — Clemson (defensive coordinator) 1980 — Clemson (assistant head coach) 1981-82 — Florida (defensive backs) 1983 — Arizona Wranglers (USFL) (defensive coordinator) 1984-01 — Florida State (defensive coordinator/defensive backs) 2002- — Florida State (associate head coach/defensive coordinator/defensive backs)

■ One of the top assistant coaches in nation’s top-ranked defense in 1998, State of Alabama Hall of Fame in 2006 , defensive coordinator the top passing defense that year and ■ Won an NAIA National Championship Mickey Andrews begins his 24th the No. 1 rushing defense in 1996 and as the head coach at Livingston season on the Florida State staff 1997 ■ Second team All-America as a wide ■ The Hall of Fame coach’s ability to ■ His units have been in the top five receiver and defensive back at the bring the top defensive players in the against the run in seven of the last 14 nation to Tallahassee and then put seasons and no school has produced ■ Won two National Championships as them in position to be successful has more top 10 rushing defenses in the part of the 1961 and 1964 Alabama helped build Florida State into one of last 11 years teams the most successful college football ■ Inducted into the Livingston (now ■ All-SEC selection as a member of the programs in the nation University of West Alabama) Hall of Crimson Tide baseball team ■ First ever Frank winner as Fame in 1994, the Wiregrass Hall of ■ 1964 Hugo Friedman Award winner as the nation’s top assistant coach (1996) Fame (Dothan, AL) in 1996 and the Alabama’s best all-around athlete ■ Has won five National Championships as a player and coach ■ Defensive coordinator for the 1993 and 1999 National Champions ■ Coached 18 players in 23 years that were picked in the first round of the NFL draft ■ Nine of Andrews’ former players have been top 10 picks in the NFL Draft ANDREW’S #1 PICKS ■ Coached 68 players who have gone Lawrence Timmons (Steelers No. 1 Draft Choice in 2007) on to play in the NFL ■ Ernie Sims (Lions No. 1 Draft Choice in 2006) Coached two Jim Thorpe Trophy Kamerion Wimbley (Browns No. 1 Draft Choice in 2006) winners, two winners Brodrick Bunkley (Eagles No. 1 Draft Choice in 2006) and two winners Antonio Cromartie (Chargers No. 1 Draft Choice in 2006) ■ Named the Nation’s Top Assistant Travis Johnson (Texans No. 1 Draft Choice in 2005) Coach in 2000 by the All- (Packers No. 1 Draft Choice in 2001) Founda- (Raiders No. 1 Draft Choice in 2001) tion, National Defensive (Eagles No. 1 Draft Choice in 2000) Coordinator of the Year in (Bills No. 1 Draft Choice in 1998) 1998 by the American (Cardinals No. 1 Draft Choice in 1998) Football Coach’s (Ravens No. 1 Draft Choice in 1997) Magazine and (Bengals No. 1 Draft Choice in 1997) Athlon’s Assistant Derrick Alexander (Vikings No. 1 Draft Choice in 1995) Coach of the Year in Devin Bush (Falcons No. 1 Draft Choice in 1995) 1991 (Buccaneers No. 1 Draft Choice in 1995) ■ Named Associate Marvin Jones (Jets No. 1 Draft Choice in 1993) Head Coach in Terrell Buckley (Packers No. 1 Draft Choice in 1992) 2002 Deion Sanders (Falcons No. 1 Draft Choice in 1989) 40 ■ Directed the

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