Autry Lamont Denson was born on December 8,1976 and is an American football coach and former player who is the running backs coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.
14 Facts About Autry Denson
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Autry Denson previously served as the head coach at Charleston Southern University from 2019 to 2022.
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Autry Denson played professionally for four seasons in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, and Chicago Bears and one season in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes.
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Autry Denson attended Nova High School where he played for Willie Dodaro.
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Autry Denson is Notre Dame's all-time leading rusher with 4,318 yards and 43 touchdowns while holding many other rushing records at the University of Notre Dame.
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Autry Denson was the MVP of the Gator Bowl in 1999 played against Georgia Tech.
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Autry Denson was selected in the seventh round with the 233rd pick of the 1999 NFL draft by Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Autry Denson never made it to the active roster for Tampa Bay.
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Autry Denson had only one carry for 4 yards while spending most of the year on special teams.
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Autry Denson spent the 2004 season in the Canadian Football League as a member of the Montreal Alouettes.
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Autry Denson finished eighth in rushing with 772 yards and nine touchdowns while being given the player of the week Honors during the season.
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In 2014, Autry Denson joined Miami University as their running backs coach.
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In 2015, Autry Denson was hired to fill the running backs coaching vacancy at the University of Notre Dame, his alma mater.
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Autry Denson was named the head coach at Charleston Southern on January 14,2019.