Tommy Thigpen
American football player and coach (born 1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tommy Thigpen (born March 17, 1971) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at University of North Carolina, a position he assumed in January 2018. Prior to that, he spent 14 years as an assistant coach in the collegiate ranks, including a stint at Auburn University where he was part of the 2010 National Championship team. Thigpen played as a linebacker at the University of North Carolina and thereafter was drafted by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Barcelona Dragons of the World League of American Football (WLAF).
Current position | |
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Title | Co-defensive coordinator, linebackers coach |
Team | North Carolina |
Conference | ACC |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1971-03-17) March 17, 1971 (age 53) El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1989–1992 | North Carolina |
1993 | New York Giants |
1995–1996 | Barcelona Dragons |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1998–1999 | North Carolina (GA) |
2000 | Tennessee State (LB) |
2001 | Bowling Green (CB) |
2002 | Bowling Green (STC/CB) |
2003 | Illinois (CB) |
2004 | Illinois (LB) |
2005–2008 | North Carolina (LB) |
2009–2011 | Auburn (S) |
2012 | Auburn (LB) |
2013–2017 | Tennessee (LB) |
2018 | North Carolina (S) |
2019–2021 | North Carolina (co-DC/ILB) |
2022–present | North Carolina (co-DC/LB) |