1. Robert L "Mickey" Joseph was born on March 5,1968 and is an American college football coach and former player.
33 Facts About Mickey Joseph
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Mickey Joseph is the head football coach for Grambling State University, a position he has held since 2024.
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Mickey Joseph served as the interim head coach at the University of Nebraska in 2022.
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Mickey Joseph took over the team as the starter in a two-quarterback system with teammate Mike Grant during Joseph's junior year in 1990.
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The 5-foot-10,175-pound Mickey Joseph ran the triple option as an option quarterback.
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Mickey Joseph led Nebraska in passing yards with 624 and completed 34-of-78 passes with 11 touchdowns and six interceptions in 11 games as a junior.
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Mickey Joseph rushed 91 times for 554 yards including 10 touchdowns and recorded a longest run of 70 yards.
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Mickey Joseph rushed for 123 yards on eight carries and went 4-for-4 passing the ball for 67 yards that included touchdown passes to Mitchell of 23 and three yards.
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Mickey Joseph had nine rushes for 95 yards and was 4-for-8 passing the ball for 65 yards that included a 10-yard scoring pass to split end Jon Bostick.
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Mickey Joseph scored on touchdown runs of 15, five, two, and three yards in the contest with the Tigers.
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Mickey Joseph finished his career at Nebraska the same way it began.
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Mickey Joseph fell down the depth chart after returning from the leg injury for his senior season as Keithen McCant became the Huskers' starting quarterback.
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Mickey Joseph rushed 26 times for 112 yards and recorded two touchdowns in limited playing time.
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From 1995 to 1996, Mickey Joseph was quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Omaha North High School.
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Mickey Joseph returned to his alma mater, Archbishop Shaw High School, in 1998 as quarterbacks coach.
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From 2001 to 2003, Mickey Joseph served as quarterbacks coach at Nicholls State University.
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In 2005, Mickey Joseph left college football and took a job in his hometown of New Orleans as a coach, seventh-grade history and gym teacher at Desire Street Academy.
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Mickey Joseph made certain they were all in bed by 10:00 pm and was still their teacher as classroom responsibilities fell upon him early in the day.
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When he was interviewed in November 2005, Mickey Joseph explained of the harsh realities his children had experienced of how they were traumatized in some way.
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Mickey Joseph explained that some had stayed at the New Orleans Superdome for days.
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From 2011 to 2013, Mickey Joseph was the head coach at Langston University.
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Mickey Joseph had been an assistant coach for the Lions from 2008 to 2011.
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In 2014 and 2015, Mickey Joseph served as the wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator at Grambling State.
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On January 15,2016, Mickey Joseph was hired as the running backs coach for Louisiana Tech and coached the 2016 season at that position.
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On February 7,2017, Mickey Joseph was named wide receivers coach at LSU.
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In 2020, Mickey Joseph received the additional title of assistant head coach at LSU.
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On December 18,2023, Mickey Joseph was introduced as the 15th head coach of the Grambling State Tigers.
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Mickey Joseph has six children and is married to Priscilla Mickey Joseph.
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Mickey Joseph's younger brother, Vance, was a quarterback and running back for the Colorado Buffaloes from 1990 to 1995.
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On November 30,2022, Mickey Joseph was arrested by the Lincoln Police Department on suspicion of domestic assault and strangulation.
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Mickey Joseph is accused of having pushed his wife, pulled her hair, grabbed her by the throat, and then striking her in the face.
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Police confirmed that Mickey Joseph's wife had trauma marks on her face.
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Mickey Joseph was charged with one felony count of assault by strangulation.