Brian Lewis Townsend (born November 7, 1968) is a college athletics administrator and former American football player. He is currently the Director of Student-Athlete Development at the University of Michigan. He played college football at Michigan from 1987 to 1991 and played professional football for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992.
Townsend enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1987 and played college football as a linebacker for the Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1988 to 1991.[3] During his four years as a player for Michigan, Townsend had 70 tackles and 23 assists.[4] After winning four straight Big Ten titles, he helped lead the Maize and Blue to four straight Bowl appearances. In 2000, the Wolverine Magazine named Townsend to its Michigan Football All-Decade Team.[5]
After retiring from football, Townsend was hired as an assistant basketball coach at Northwest High School in Cincinnati. From 1998 to 2003, Townsend was the boys' basketball coach at Ann Arbor's Pioneer High School. His 1999 team won the Class A State Championship title, the first one in school history, and Townsend compiled a record of 109–36 in six years as head coach.[5]
From 2003 to 2007, he was an assistant basketball coach at Ohio University. In each of his last three seasons, his teams won 19 or more games. During the 2004–2005 season, his team compiled a 21–11 record and appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 11 years.[5][7]
In 2007, Townsend was hired as the Director of Basketball Operations for the University of Michigan. While Director of Basketball Operations, Townsend helped oversee the resurgence of Michigan basketball onto the national stage under head coach John Beilein. Townsend was a part of a staff that led Michigan to the 2009 NCAA Tournament, its first appearance since 1995. In 2010, he was promoted to Assistant Sport Administrator for football, men's basketball, and hockey. In this role, Townsend worked directly with the Athletic Director in the oversight and administration of the three sports.[8]
In 2014, Townsend transitioned to the role of Director of Student-Athlete Development. In that position, he is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive student-athlete programming and services. The goals of that programming and services are focused on lifelong health and wellness, as well as personal growth and development.
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^. University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.(Enter Townsend's first and last name on the search page, and press enter)
^. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2015.(To access Townsend's record, enter his first and last name in the main search page. Then click on "Display Stats By Season" to access his game-by-game and season-by-season results.)
^ abc. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^. Ohio University. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^"U-M AD Dave Brandon Announces Four Staff Promotions". University of Michigan Athletics.
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For those of a similar name see Bryan Townsend disambiguation Brian Lewis Townsend born November 7 1968 is a college athletics administrator and former American football player He is currently the Director of Student Athlete Development at the University of Michigan He played college football at Michigan from 1987 to 1991 and played professional football for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992 Brian TownsendNo 51Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1968 11 07 November 7 1968Cincinnati Ohio U S Height 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 242 lb 110 kg Career informationHigh school Northwest Cincinnati Ohio College MichiganNFL draft 1992 Round 11 Pick 281 by the Los Angeles Rams 1 Career historyAs a player Northwest High School Cincinnati Ohio 1984 1987 University of Michigan 1987 1991 Cincinnati Bengals 1992 As a coach Ann Arbor Pioneer High School 1998 2003 Ohio University 2003 2007 As an administrator Director of Basketball Operations University of Michigan 2007 2010 Assistant Sport Administrator University of Michigan 2010 2014 Director of Student Athlete Development University of Michigan 2014 present Player stats at PFR Contents 1 Early years 2 University of Michigan 3 Professional football 4 Coaching and administration 5 ReferencesEarly years editTownsend was born in Cincinnati Ohio in 1968 He attended Cincinnati s Northwest High School 2 University of Michigan editTownsend enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1987 and played college football as a linebacker for the Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1988 to 1991 3 During his four years as a player for Michigan Townsend had 70 tackles and 23 assists 4 After winning four straight Big Ten titles he helped lead the Maize and Blue to four straight Bowl appearances In 2000 the Wolverine Magazine named Townsend to its Michigan Football All Decade Team 5 Professional football editTownsend was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 11th round 281st overall pick of the 1992 NFL Draft 6 He appeared in three games as a linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals during the 1992 NFL season 2 Coaching and administration editAfter retiring from football Townsend was hired as an assistant basketball coach at Northwest High School in Cincinnati From 1998 to 2003 Townsend was the boys basketball coach at Ann Arbor s Pioneer High School His 1999 team won the Class A State Championship title the first one in school history and Townsend compiled a record of 109 36 in six years as head coach 5 From 2003 to 2007 he was an assistant basketball coach at Ohio University In each of his last three seasons his teams won 19 or more games During the 2004 2005 season his team compiled a 21 11 record and appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 11 years 5 7 In 2007 Townsend was hired as the Director of Basketball Operations for the University of Michigan While Director of Basketball Operations Townsend helped oversee the resurgence of Michigan basketball onto the national stage under head coach John Beilein Townsend was a part of a staff that led Michigan to the 2009 NCAA Tournament its first appearance since 1995 In 2010 he was promoted to Assistant Sport Administrator for football men s basketball and hockey In this role Townsend worked directly with the Athletic Director in the oversight and administration of the three sports 8 In 2014 Townsend transitioned to the role of Director of Student Athlete Development In that position he is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive student athlete programming and services The goals of that programming and services are focused on lifelong health and wellness as well as personal growth and development References edit 1992 Los Angeles Rams databaseFootball com Archived from the original on April 9 2007 Retrieved July 18 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b Brian Townsend pro football reference com University of Michigan All time Rosters Search Page University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Enter Townsend s first and last name on the search page and press enter Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page University of Michigan Archived from the original on November 12 2007 Retrieved April 2 2015 To access Townsend s record enter his first and last name in the main search page Then click on Display Stats By Season to access his game by game and season by season results a b c Brian Townsend Profile University of Michigan Archived from the original on 2017 06 22 Retrieved 2011 07 21 1992 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 05 07 Brian Townsend biography Ohio University Archived from the original on 2012 03 20 Retrieved 2011 07 21 U M AD Dave Brandon Announces Four Staff Promotions University of Michigan Athletics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Townsend American football amp oldid 1168649224, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
