Tommy Thigpen was born on March 17,1971 and is an American college football coach and former player.
18 Facts About Tommy Thigpen
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Tommy Thigpen is currently the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at University of North Carolina, a position he assumed in January 2018.
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Tommy Thigpen played for the Barcelona Dragons of the World League of American Football.
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Tommy Thigpen played prep school football at Potomac High School in Dumfries, Virginia, where he was honored as a Parade All-American and Virginia Defensive Player of the Year.
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Tommy Thigpen was recruited to play college football at the University of North Carolina for head coach Mack Brown.
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Tommy Thigpen was a three-time All-ACC linebacker for the Tar Heels.
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Tommy Thigpen was drafted in the fifth round by the Giants in the 1993 NFL Draft.
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Tommy Thigpen received his first full-time position the following season coaching linebackers at Tennessee State.
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When Meyer went to Utah in 2003, Tommy Thigpen was hired by Ron Turner as the cornerbacks coach at the University of Illinois.
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Tommy Thigpen spent the following season as the linebackers coach for the Fighting Illini and was one of two assistants to keep their job when Turner was fired.
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Tommy Thigpen was selected by the Atlantic Coast Conference to attend the 2008 Minority Coaches Forum.
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On February 15,2009, Gene Chizik announced Tommy Thigpen had been hired as the safeties coach at Auburn University.
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Tommy Thigpen was a coach for Auburn when they won the 2011 BCS National Championship Game.
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Tommy Thigpen was named one of the nation's top 25 recruiters in 2007 and 2009 by Rivals.
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Tommy Thigpen returned to Chapel Hill in 2018, when he was hired by head coach Larry Fedora to coach the linebackers.
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Tommy Thigpen's recruiting acumen and connection to Brown and the program were key reasons why he was retained by Brown after the coaching change.
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Tommy Thigpen graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of North Carolina in 1993.
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Tommy Thigpen is married to the former Jacinda Webb and the couple have two daughters.