Willard Scissum | |
Birth Date: | October 28, 1962 |
Birth Place: | Guntersville, Alabama, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1981–1984 |
Player Team1: | Alabama |
Player Years2: | 1985 |
Player Team2: | Denver Broncos |
Player Team3: | Calgary Stampeders |
Player Team4: | BC Lions |
Player Years5: | 1987 |
Player Team5: | Washington Redskins |
Player Positions: | Tackle |
Coach Years1: | c. 1994 |
Coach Team1: | Alabama (GA) |
Coach Years2: | 1998–2000 |
Coach Team2: | Morehouse (OL) |
Coach Years3: | 2001 |
Coach Team3: | Morris Brown (co-OC) |
Coach Years4: | 2002–2004 |
Coach Team4: | Morehouse |
Coach Years5: | 2006–2007 |
Coach Team5: | Clark Atlanta (OL) |
Coach Years6: | 2007 |
Coach Team6: | Berlin Thunder (TE) |
Coach Years7: | 2008 |
Coach Team7: | Fort Valley State (OL) |
Coach Years8: | 2009–2010 |
Coach Team8: | Alcorn State (OL) |
Coach Years9: | 2011–2012 |
Coach Team9: | Alabama State (OL) |
Coach Years10: | 2013–2015 |
Coach Team10: | Savannah State (assoc. HC/OL) |
Overall Record: | 14–18 |
Championships: |
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.
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]