Kevin Grisby Named VUU Defensive Coordinator

Kevin Grisby Named VUU Defensive Coordinator

7/11/2011

Virginia Union University alum Kevin Grisby has returned to VUU as the Panthers defensive coordinator and devensive backs coach for the 2011 football season.

This is Grisby's second term as Defensive Coordinator at VUU.  He served in that position from 1997 until 2003.

During his prior time at Virginia Union, he coached two players to AFCA All-American status (Ralph Hunter, '01 & Ronald Hardge, '99), one player on the Burger King All-American Team (Tommie Dawson, '00) and placed three on NFL rosters (Ralph Hunter, James Atkins & Ronald Hardge).  Hunter was drafted in the fifth round by the Dallas Cowboys.

His defense was ranked in the top twenty-five in Total Defense among NCAA Division II institutions in four out of the five years in which he served as the Defensive Coordinator.

The Panthers also won the CIAA Championship while Grisby was in charge of the defense in 2001.

In 2011, Grisby was one of only three NCAA Division II coaches to be invited to be part of the Expert Coaches Academy, held June 16-18 in Orlando, Fla.

Grisby was also selected to coach the South Squad in the 2008 East Coast Bowl, where he guided the South to a 27-0 win over the North squad.  As the defensive coordinator in the same game, the South Squad created nine turnovers.

In 1990, Grisby received his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Bethune-Cookman College, where he later returned as a graduate assistant.

At Bethune-Cookman, where he was a three-year varsity letterman, he was selected as a Pre-Season All-American and garnered ALL-MEAC honors in 1989.  As a player, Grisby was coached by NFL Hall of Famer Larry Little.

Upon graduation, Grisby entered the world of professional athletics.  In 1990, he was a member of the NFL'S Philadelphia Eagles where he played under the direction of Defensive Coordinator Jeff Fisher, the former Head Coach of the Tennessee Titans. 

Grisby also spent part of his professional career with the World League's San Antonio Riders and played in two Arena Bowl Championships with the Orlando Predators.