Willard Scissum
Willard Sebastian Scissum (born October 28, 1962) is 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.
.jpg.webp) Scissum after receiving his Super Bowl ring at a ceremony held in 2018 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 28, 1962 Guntersville, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1984 | Alabama |
| 1985 | Denver Broncos* |
| 1987 | Washington Redskins |
| Position(s) | 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 | |
| Overall | 14–18 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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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
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehouse Maroon Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2002–2004) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Morehouse | 6–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2003 | Morehouse | 4–7 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2004 | Morehouse | 4–6 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| Morehouse: | 14–18 | 10–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–18 | ||||||||
References
- Wiley, Ralph (October 12, 1987). "The Envelope, Please". Sports Illustrated.
- "PROFILES OF KEY REPLACEMENT REDSKINS". The Washington Post. October 4, 1987.
- "Moorehouse College hires Willard Scissum as football coach". The Tuscaloosa News. March 20, 2002 – via Google News Archive Search.
- Chesebrough, Diane (June 12, 2018). "Redskins 1987 replacement players get Super Bowl rings". Redskins Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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