Lindsey Lamar (born September 19, 1990) is an American college football coach and former running back. He is he running backs coach for the University of Pittsburgh, a position he has held since 2024. He played college football at the University of South Florida and attended Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida.[1] He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
| Pittsburgh Panthers | |
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| Position: | Running backs coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 19, 1990 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Hillsborough (Tampa, Florida) |
| College: | South Florida (2009–2012) |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
| Career history | |
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| As a coach: | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
editLamar played for the South Florida Bulls from 2009 to 2012. He earned First Team All-Big East and Big East Special Teams Player of the Year honors in 2010.[1]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
4.51 s | 1.56 s | 2.54 s | 4.42 s | 7.32 s | 30 in (0.76 m) |
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
11 reps | |||
| All values from South Florida Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Lamar was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 29, 2013.[3] Lamar had a 104-yard kick return touchdown in his CFL debut on June 28, 2013, against the Toronto Argonauts. He was named Special Teams Player of the Week for Week One of the 2013 CFL season.[4]
He was released by the Tiger-Cats on September 10, 2014.[5]
Coaching career
editIn 2015, Lamar joined South Florida as a graduate assistant. In 2017, he was promoted to the special assistant to the head coach. In 2019, he became an offensive quality control coach.[6]
In 2020, Lamar was hired as the wide receivers coach for Howard.[7] In 2023, he was promoted to offensive coordinator.[8]
In 2024, Lamar was hired as the running backs coach for Pittsburgh.[9][10][11]
Personal life
editLamar's cousin, Nigel Harris, also played college football at South Florida.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "#5 Lindsey Lamar". gousfbulls.com. January 2, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "Lindsey Lamar". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "An update from the first day of Ticats rookie camp". scratchingpost.thespec.com. May 29, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, bob (July 8, 2013). "Former USF star Lindsey Lamar sets fast pace in CFL". tampabay.com. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "Lindsey Lamar gets asst coach gig at Howard with Scott". TheBullsPen.com. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Lindsey Lamar - Football Coach". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ Ludwig, Karl (January 16, 2024). "Pitt Officially Adds Howard OC/WR Coach Lindsey Lamar". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Lindsey Lamar - Running Backs - Staff Directory". Pitt Panthers #H2P. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (February 22, 2024). "Lindsey Lamar Brings Lessons From Steelers to Pitt". Sports Illustrated Pittsburgh Panthers News, Analysis and More. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ Ludwig, Karl (February 21, 2024). "WATCH: New Pitt Running Backs Coach Lindsey Lamar Introduced". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Nigel Harris". gousfbulls.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
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