Anno played linebacker during college in 1987 alongside Jack Del Rio; the two would be reunited years later in the NFL where Anno and Del Rio played for the Minnesota Vikings. Anno played for Ted Tollner, who ironically, was dismissed in 1986 from Southern Cal despite a winning record. Anno holds the All-time tackle record at USC for a single game with 23 tackles against Illinois in 1986. He also obtained his master's degree from USC in Athletic Administration.
Professional careeredit
Anno played in the NFL between 1987 and 1994 as a linebacker, long snapper and special teams player for the Los Angeles Rams, the Minnesota Vikings, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Diego Chargers. He spent three seasons as the Bucs' long snapper and special teams' captain. Anno was a very popular member of the Bucs with the fans. He went on to fulfill the same roles with San Diego after leaving the Bucs. He was the leading special teams tackler on all of his previous teams. Anno was voted team captain for three years during his career. The special teams tackle records he set still stand today with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 1989, players from the NFL voted him NFL Special Teams Player of the Year while he was at Tampa Bay.
Anno was on the 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers squad the year that former Santa Monica High School Vikings quarterback Pat O'Hara (1984) was drafted by the Bucs (10, 260). I was just in junior high school then and even though I didn't know him personally, I knew of him", said at O'Hara who grew up a mile from Sam Anno "Everyone knew who he was. Sam was a legend."
"It was really weird when I found out that they had drafted Pat", said Anno, who was about to enter his third season with the Buccaneers. "I said, `No way . . . I can't believe that Pat is coming here.' "
Anno and O'Hara renewed their friendship at Tampa Bay. O'Hara spent most of the season on the team's development squad and Anno led the Buccaneers in tackles on special teams.
Coaching careeredit
Prior to coaching at University of San Diego, Anno coached at Central Connecticut, USC, Santa Monica High School, Venice High School and St. Monica High School between 1996 and 2007. Anno played a key role in comforting the USC football team and staff when he broke the news to the team of the death USC placekicker (whom Anno coached) Mario Danelo in 2007. His body was found at the bottom of a rocky cliff, and police investigated his death as an accident or possible suicide. The notion that Danelo could take his own life was so unbelievable to Anno that he went to the site near the Point Fermin Lighthouse from where Danelo apparently fell. Anno saw the slippery ice plants, the jutting rocks and the loose ground on the other side of the 4-foot concrete barrier where plenty of people went, despite the "Danger: Do Not Enter" signs. Anno told the story of the former Trojan walk-on's beginnings as a kicker during his San Pedro High School career as an All-City linebacker. Danelo had asked his father, former NFL kicker Joe Danelo, whose father kicked for the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills to teach him.
"His father told Mario, 'I'll help you kick if you're up and have a bag of balls,'" Anno said. "And every morning at 3 a.m., Mario would be at the door with a bag of balls, and they'd go kick at the high school in the dark until 5 a.m."
In February 2015, Anno and Del Rio were reunited again when Del Rio, having been recently hired as head coach of the Raiders, hired Anno as a defensive assistant.
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La Daily News Article
April 12, 2024
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Sam Anno news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sam Scott Anno born January 26 1965 is a former American football linebacker and currently a defensive assistant coach for the San Diego Strike Force of the Indoor Football League Sam AnnoSan Diego Strike ForcePosition Defensive AssistantPersonal informationBorn 1965 01 26 January 26 1965 age 59 Santa Monica California U S Career informationHigh school Santa Monica Santa Monica California College USCUndrafted 1987Career historyAs a player Los Angeles Rams 1987 Minnesota Vikings 1987 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1989 1991 San Diego Chargers 1992 1993 As a coach Saint Monica Catholic High School 1996 1999 assistant coach Santa Monica High School 2000 2001 defensive coordinator Venice High School 2004 assistant coach USC 2005 2007 graduate assistant coach Central Connecticut State 2008 linebackers special teams University of San Diego 2009 2014 linebackers coach special teams coord University of San Diego 2010 2014 special teams coordinator def line coach Oakland Raiders 2015 2017 defensive assistant San Diego Strike Force 2019 present Defense Coach Career highlights and awards1989 NFL Special Teams Player of the YearCareer NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL com Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 Coaching career 5 References 6 External linksHigh school career editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Sam Anno news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Anno prepped at Saint Monica Catholic High School and then at Santa Monica High School in Southern California where he was recruited to play college football at USC During his tenure at Santa Monica High actors Charlie Sheen and Dean Cain also alumni of Santa Monica High School were teammates and good friends of Sam Anno He was also teammates in high school with fellow Santa Monica High standout USC linebacker Keith Davis and Arizona State standout safety Darren Willis and free safety Junior Thurman who eventually along with Anno transferred to USC after playing football at West Los Angeles College He starred as a player on the 1982 California Interscholastic Federation championship football team College career editAnno played linebacker during college in 1987 alongside Jack Del Rio the two would be reunited years later in the NFL where Anno and Del Rio played for the Minnesota Vikings Anno played for Ted Tollner who ironically was dismissed in 1986 from Southern Cal despite a winning record Anno holds the All time tackle record at USC for a single game with 23 tackles against Illinois in 1986 He also obtained his master s degree from USC in Athletic Administration Professional career editAnno played in the NFL between 1987 and 1994 as a linebacker long snapper and special teams player for the Los Angeles Rams the Minnesota Vikings the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Diego Chargers He spent three seasons as the Bucs long snapper and special teams captain Anno was a very popular member of the Bucs with the fans He went on to fulfill the same roles with San Diego after leaving the Bucs He was the leading special teams tackler on all of his previous teams Anno was voted team captain for three years during his career The special teams tackle records he set still stand today with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers In 1989 players from the NFL voted him NFL Special Teams Player of the Year while he was at Tampa Bay Anno was on the 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers squad the year that former Santa Monica High School Vikings quarterback Pat O Hara 1984 was drafted by the Bucs 10 260 I was just in junior high school then and even though I didn t know him personally I knew of him said at O Hara who grew up a mile from Sam Anno Everyone knew who he was Sam was a legend It was really weird when I found out that they had drafted Pat said Anno who was about to enter his third season with the Buccaneers I said No way I can t believe that Pat is coming here Anno and O Hara renewed their friendship at Tampa Bay O Hara spent most of the season on the team s development squad and Anno led the Buccaneers in tackles on special teams Coaching career editPrior to coaching at University of San Diego Anno coached at Central Connecticut USC Santa Monica High School Venice High School and St Monica High School between 1996 and 2007 Anno played a key role in comforting the USC football team and staff when he broke the news to the team of the death USC placekicker whom Anno coached Mario Danelo in 2007 His body was found at the bottom of a rocky cliff and police investigated his death as an accident or possible suicide The notion that Danelo could take his own life was so unbelievable to Anno that he went to the site near the Point Fermin Lighthouse from where Danelo apparently fell Anno saw the slippery ice plants the jutting rocks and the loose ground on the other side of the 4 foot concrete barrier where plenty of people went despite the Danger Do Not Enter signs Anno told the story of the former Trojan walk on s beginnings as a kicker during his San Pedro High School career as an All City linebacker Danelo had asked his father former NFL kicker Joe Danelo whose father kicked for the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills to teach him His father told Mario I ll help you kick if you re up and have a bag of balls Anno said And every morning at 3 a m Mario would be at the door with a bag of balls and they d go kick at the high school in the dark until 5 a m In February 2015 Anno and Del Rio were reunited again when Del Rio having been recently hired as head coach of the Raiders hired Anno as a defensive assistant References editExternal links editLa Daily News Article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sam Anno amp oldid 1193816446, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
