Melvin attended Eastern Illinois University, where he played football as a defensive lineman from 1978 to 1981. He earned his Master's degree from the school in 1993 and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1995.
Coaching careeredit
High schooledit
Melvin began his coaching career at Urbana High School an assistant coach in 1982. He then returned to his alma mater Aurora West High School as an assistant coach from 1983 to 1984 before being named their head coach for 1985, a position he held through 1987.
Melvin returned to the high school level for the 2017 season as an assistant coach for Clearwater High School.
Collegeedit
In 1988, Melvin entered the college coaching ranks at his alma mater Eastern Illinois University as their defensive line coach. After seven seasons with Eastern Illinois, he left for the University of Wyoming to be their defensive tackles coach for the 1995 and 1996 seasons. From 1997 through 1999, Melvin served as Purdue University's defensive ends coach. He returned to college coaching in 2002 as the defensive line coach at Rutgers University. After three seasons with the team, he returned to the professional ranks.
New England Patriotsedit
For their 1995 training camp, Melvin worked with the Denver Broncos as part of the NFL's minority coaching fellowship program. He participated in this program for the next two years as well with the New York Jets, the second of which, 1997, was spent while Bill Belichick was the Jets' assistant head coach. When Belichick left the Jets in 2000 to serve as the New England Patriots' head coach, Melvin was hired as Belichick's defensive line coach. In his second and final season with the team in 2001, Melvin earned his first Super Bowl ring by winning Super Bowl XXXVI.
Cleveland Brownsedit
After Melvin's former defensive coordinator with the Patriots Romeo Crennel was hired as the Browns' head coach in 2005, Melvin rejoined the NFL coaching ranks as the Browns' defensive line coach for 4 seasons.
Return to Collegeedit
After the Browns' 4-12 2008 season both General Manager Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel were fired. Melvin returned to the college ranks to coach the Temple Owls' defensive line for the 2009 season. After a successful season at Temple which saw the Owls reach a bowl for the first time since 1979, Melvin rejoined Greg Schiano at Rutgers University for the 2010 season as defensive line coach.
On June 1, 2011, it was announced that Melvin had accepted the position of defensive line coach with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. The BC Lions won the Grey Cup and Melvin earned another championship. [1]
Melvin returned to the BC Lions for the 2018 season as the defensive line coach where he coached for one season.
Hamilton Tiger-Catsedit
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats hired Melvin as the defensive line coach for the 2019 season. The team won the Eastern Division Final but lost in the 107th Grey Cup again the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He coached with the Tiger-Cats for four seasons, but was not retained in 2024.[3]
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January 01, 1970
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Randy Melvin born April 3 1959 is an American gridiron football coach He was most recently the defensive line coach for the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League CFL Randy MelvinMelvin with the Tiger Cats in 2021Personal informationBorn 1959 04 03 April 3 1959 age 65 Aurora Illinois U S Career informationCollege Eastern Illinois 1978 1981 Position Defensive line coachCareer historyAs a coach Urbana HS OH 1982 Assistant West Aurora HS IL 1983 1984 Assistant West Aurora HS IL 1985 1987 Defensive line coach Eastern Illinois 1988 1994 Defensive line coach Wyoming 1995 1996 Defensive tackle coach Purdue 1997 1999 Defensive end coach New England Patriots 2000 2001 Defensive line coach Rutgers 2002 2004 Defensive line coach Cleveland Browns 2005 2008 Defensive line coach Temple 2009 Defensive line coach Rutgers 2010 Defensive line coach BC Lions 2011 Defensive line coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2012 2013 Defensive line coach FIU 2014 Defensive line coach Miami FL 2015 Defensive line coach Purdue 2016 Defensive line coach Clearwater HS FL 2017 Assistant BC Lions 2018 Defensive line coach Hamilton Tiger Cats 2019 2023 Defensive line coachCareer highlights and awardsSuper Bowl champion XXXVI Grey Cup champion 2011 Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 High school 1 2 College 2 Coaching career 2 1 High school 2 2 College 2 3 New England Patriots 2 4 Cleveland Browns 2 5 Return to College 2 6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 6 1 BC Lions 2 7 Return to college 2 8 BC Lions II 2 9 Hamilton Tiger Cats 3 ReferencesPlaying career editHigh school edit Melvin attended Aurora West High School in Aurora Illinois and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1994 College edit Melvin attended Eastern Illinois University where he played football as a defensive lineman from 1978 to 1981 He earned his Master s degree from the school in 1993 and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1995 Coaching career editHigh school edit Melvin began his coaching career at Urbana High School an assistant coach in 1982 He then returned to his alma mater Aurora West High School as an assistant coach from 1983 to 1984 before being named their head coach for 1985 a position he held through 1987 Melvin returned to the high school level for the 2017 season as an assistant coach for Clearwater High School College edit In 1988 Melvin entered the college coaching ranks at his alma mater Eastern Illinois University as their defensive line coach After seven seasons with Eastern Illinois he left for the University of Wyoming to be their defensive tackles coach for the 1995 and 1996 seasons From 1997 through 1999 Melvin served as Purdue University s defensive ends coach He returned to college coaching in 2002 as the defensive line coach at Rutgers University After three seasons with the team he returned to the professional ranks New England Patriots edit For their 1995 training camp Melvin worked with the Denver Broncos as part of the NFL s minority coaching fellowship program He participated in this program for the next two years as well with the New York Jets the second of which 1997 was spent while Bill Belichick was the Jets assistant head coach When Belichick left the Jets in 2000 to serve as the New England Patriots head coach Melvin was hired as Belichick s defensive line coach In his second and final season with the team in 2001 Melvin earned his first Super Bowl ring by winning Super Bowl XXXVI Cleveland Browns edit After Melvin s former defensive coordinator with the Patriots Romeo Crennel was hired as the Browns head coach in 2005 Melvin rejoined the NFL coaching ranks as the Browns defensive line coach for 4 seasons Return to College edit After the Browns 4 12 2008 season both General Manager Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel were fired Melvin returned to the college ranks to coach the Temple Owls defensive line for the 2009 season After a successful season at Temple which saw the Owls reach a bowl for the first time since 1979 Melvin rejoined Greg Schiano at Rutgers University for the 2010 season as defensive line coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers edit Melvin was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive line coach from 2012 to 2013 BC Lions edit On June 1 2011 it was announced that Melvin had accepted the position of defensive line coach with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League The BC Lions won the Grey Cup and Melvin earned another championship 1 Return to college edit Melvin was the defensive line coach at Florida International University for the 2014 season He rejoined Al Golden as the defensive line coach at the University of Miami for the 2015 season On December 31 2015 Melvin returned to Purdue University as the defensive line coach for Darrell Hazell 2 BC Lions II edit Melvin returned to the BC Lions for the 2018 season as the defensive line coach where he coached for one season Hamilton Tiger Cats edit The Hamilton Tiger Cats hired Melvin as the defensive line coach for the 2019 season The team won the Eastern Division Final but lost in the 107th Grey Cup again the Winnipeg Blue Bombers He coached with the Tiger Cats for four seasons but was not retained in 2024 3 References edit http www bclions com article randy melvin joins lions coaching staff Archived 2012 05 17 at the Wayback Machine Randy Melvin joins Lions coaching staff Purdue names Randy Melvin defensive line coach www wlfi com Primeland LLC December 31 2015 Archived from the original on 2016 01 03 Retrieved December 31 2015 Tiger Cats announce 2024 coaching staff Hamilton Tiger Cats February 2 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Randy Melvin amp oldid 1202412940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
