| Nolan Cromwell | ||
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| Title | Offensive coordinator | |
| College | Texas A&M | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Born | January 30, 1955 | |
| Place of birth | Smith Center, Kansas | |
| Annual salary | $330,000[1] | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Awards | ||
| As a player: NFL 1980s All-Decade Team 4× Pro Bowl selection (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) 3× First-team All-Pro selection (1980, 1981, 1982) 1× Second-team All-Pro (1983) UPI NFC Defensive Player of the Year (1980) Football Digest NFL Defensive Back of the Year (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award (1981) |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1974–77 1977–87 |
Kansas (QB) Los Angeles Rams (S) |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1991 1992–1997 1998 1999–2007 2008–present |
Los Angeles Rams (Asst.) Green Bay Packers (ST) Green Bay Packers (WR) Seattle Seahawks (WR) Texas A&M (OC) |
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Nolan Neil Cromwell (born January 30, 1955) was an All-Pro safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL and is the current offensive coordinator at Texas A&M University. Cromwell played for the Rams from 1977 through 1987 and was named to the Pro Bowl in four consecutive years, 1980 through 1983. He played on the Rams' 1979 Super Bowl XIV team.
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Early years
He attended Ransom High School in Ransom, Kansas.[2]
Playing career
College
Cromwell, nicknamed "The Ransom Rambler", was an All-America quarterback for the University of Kansas Jayhawks. He started at quarterback for two seasons, throwing 92 passes and completing 33 for 606 yards. In 1975, Cromwell rushed 294 and 187 yards in the Oregon State and Wisconsin games, respectively, and finished the season with 1,124 rushing yards. He is one of KU's ten 1,000-yard rushers.[3]
NFL
He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams as a defensive back in the second round, pick 32, in 1977 and played his entire 11-year career in Los Angeles. He was named the 1980 NFC Defensive Player of the Year by UPI and by the
Coaching career
NFL
After retirement as an active player, Cromwell began his coaching career with the Rams. He served as a defensive and special teams assistant in 1991 before being hired by Mike Holmgren to coach special teams for the Green Bay Packers in 1992. In 1998, he moved from special teams to coach the Packers' wide receivers. After two Super Bowl appearances with Green Bay, in 1996 and 1997, Cromwell followed Holmgren to the Seattle Seahawks to coach the wide receivers. In Seattle, Cromwell again made a Super Bowl appearance as a coach during the Seahawks' 2005 season.
College
On January 5, 2008, Texas A&M head coach Mike Sherman named Cromwell to be his offensive coordinator.[4] When asked by media as to why he chose Cromwell, Sherman responded "I’ve always been impressed with him and the job he did in (the NFL). He’s excited about being part of college football."[5]
Personal
Nolan and his wife, Mary, have two children, Lance and Jennifer.
References
- ^ Texas A&M football assistants better paid under Sherman | Sports News | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas
- ^ "Aggies' McGee: A perfect fit". http://www.hutchnews.com/Sports/tamuadv2008-08-22T20-34-18.
- ^ "Cromwell takes run at bettering A&M offense". http://www.kansas.com/252/story/556416.html.
- ^ Texas A&M Athletics Cromwell Named Texas A&M Offensive Coordinator
- ^ "Big 12 Buzz: Lane adjustment". http://www.kansascity.com/sports/colleges/story/714677.html.
| Preceded by Vince Ferragamo |
Rams Most Valuable Player Award 1981 |
Succeeded by Vince Ferragamo |
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