1. Mike London is a former defensive back and associate head coach and defensive line coach for the University of Maryland, College Park.
17 Facts About Mike London
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Mike London was a police officer and detective in Richmond, Virginia with the city's street crimes unit before pursuing a coaching career.
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Mike London worked closely with St Louis Rams defensive end Chris Long while he played for the Virginia Cavaliers.
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In 2006, Mike London was named by Virginia coach Al Groh as the team's new defensive coordinator to replace Al Golden.
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Virginia's defense under Mike London was much more aggressive than it was under Golden.
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Mike London developed first year defensive end Jeffrey Fitzgerald, who by the end of the season had more tackles than any other freshman in the country.
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On January 19,2008, Mike London was named the head coach of the Richmond Spiders.
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Just two days later, Mike London was announced as head football coach at the University of Virginia on December 7,2009.
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Mike London is the third African-American head football coach in the ACC, behind Wake Forest's Jim Caldwell and Miami's Randy Shannon.
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Mike London is the second African-American head coach of a major sport at Virginia; the first was former men's basketball coach Dave Leitao.
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On November 26,2014, Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage confirmed that Mike London would remain as coach for the 2015 season.
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On November 29,2015, after losing the last game of the season to Virginia Tech, Mike London announced his resignation.
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Mike London became Howard University's head coach prior to the start of the 2017 season.
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On September 2,2017, under the leadership of freshman quarterback Caylin Newton, Mike London coached Howard to the program's first Football Bowl Subdivision win; defeating UNLV, a 45-point favorite, in the biggest upset in college football history by point spread.
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However a bright spot for Mike London was that his sophomore quarterback Caylin Newton was awarded 2018 MEAC Offensive Player of the Year.
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Mike London's son, Brandon London, is a retired wide receiver who played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
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Mike London is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa - The National Leadership Honor Society, and Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.