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Bobby April

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Bobby April
Personal information
Born: (1953-04-15) April 15, 1953 (age 71)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Career information
College:Nicholls State
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× NFL Special Teams Coach of the Year (2004, 2008)

Robert April, Jr. (born April 15, 1953) is an American football coach. He has held various special teams coaching positions in the National Football League (NFL).[1]

Coaching career

April coached college football at Southern Mississippi, Tulane, Arizona, Southern California, Ohio St. and LSU.[2]

April has coached at the NFL level with the Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets and Tennessee Titans.

He has won two NFL Special teams coach of the year awards, one in 2004, and another in 2008.

References

  1. ^ "Reports: Jets hire coordinators Kacy Rodgers (defense) and Bobby April (special teams)". ESPN.com. January 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "April brought on as analyst for bowl". cbssports.com. December 15, 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-08.