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Todd Grantham's coaching resume

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Jan 15, 2010

• Birthplace: Pulaski, Va.

• Age: 43 ( born Sept. 13, 1966)

• Education: Bachelor's degree in sports management from Virginia Tech.

• Playing career: Played guard and tackle for Virginia Tech, 1984-88. Second-team All-South and honorable-mention All-American as a senior.

• Family: He and his wife, Paige, have a son, Corbin, and a daughter, Olivia.

• Previous bosses: Grantham worked under Frank Beamer at Virginia Tech, Nick Saban at Michigan State and Romeo Crennel, Dom Capers and Wade Phillips in the NFL.

• Georgia connection: Owns  a vacation house on Lake Oconee.

• Quote: "I'm very excited about being part of a staff that will work tremendously hard to return Georgia football to one of the premier teams in the SEC."

Coaching career

• 1990-95: Virginia Tech, starting as administrative assistant and finishing as defensive-line coach

• 1996-98: Michigan State, defensive line coach (also assistant head coach in 1998)

• 1999-2001: Indianapolis Colts, defensive line coach

• 2002-04: Houston Texans, defensive line coach

• 2005-07: Cleveland Browns, defensive coordinator

• 2008-09: Dallas Cowboys, defensive line coach

About the Author

Tim Tucker, a long-time AJC sports reporter, often writes about the business side of the games. He also had stints as the AJC's Braves beat writer, UGA beat writer, sports notes columnist and executive sports editor. He was deputy managing editor of America's first all-sports newspaper, The National Sports Daily.

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