American football player and coach (born 1971)
American football player
Terrell Buckley
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Position:
| Cornerback
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Born:
| (
1971-06-07
)
June 7, 1971
(age 52)
Pascagoula, Mississippi
, U.S.
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Height:
| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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Weight:
| 180 lb (82 kg)
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High school:
| Pascagoula
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College:
| Florida State
(1989?1991)
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NFL draft:
| 1992
/ Round: 1 / Pick: 5
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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- Florida State
(2007)
Assistant safeties coach
- Florida State (2008)
Assistant wide receivers coach
- Florida State (2009)
Graduate assistant
- Florida State (2010?2011)
Weight room coach
- Akron
(2012?2013)
Cornerbacks coach
- Louisville
(2014?2015)
Cornerbacks coach
- Mississippi State
(2016?2019)
Cornerbacks coach
- Ole Miss
(2020?2021)
Cornerbacks coach
- Orlando Guardians
(
2023
)
Head coach
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- As a player
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Career:
| 1?9 (.100)
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Player stats at
PFR
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Douglas Terrell Buckley
(born June 7, 1971) is an
American football
coach and former player. He played as a
cornerback
in the
National Football League
(NFL). He played
college football
for the
Florida State Seminoles
, earning
unanimous All-American
honors in 1991.
He also played professional
baseball
for the Mobile Baysharks in the
Texas?Louisiana League
.
College career
[
edit
]
Buckley was a two-year starter and three-year
letterman
at
Florida State
(1989?91), and left as the school's all-time leader in interceptions (21) and interception return yards (501).
[1]
His career interception yardage total of 501 is an
NCAA
record. Buckley also tied school records for touchdowns off interception returns (four) and punt returns (three). He was named first-team
All-American
and won
Jim Thorpe Award
, given annually to nation's top
cornerback
, as a junior. Buckley led the nation with 12 interceptions for 238 yards and two touchdowns. He was named second-team All-American by
Associated Press
,
The Sporting News
and
The Football News
as a junior. Buckley had six interceptions, with two returned for touchdowns. He finished seventh in the Heisman voting in 1991. Buckley played two years of varsity
baseball
and was a
sprinter
on the outdoor
track
team for one year. He was drafted by the
Green Bay Packers
in the first round of the
1992 NFL Draft
with the fifth overall pick.
[2]
Professional career
[
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]
Pre-draft measurables
Height
|
Weight
|
Arm length
|
Hand span
|
5 ft
9
+
1
⁄
8
in
(1.76 m)
|
174 lb
(79 kg)
|
29
+
3
⁄
4
in
(0.76 m)
|
8 in
(0.20 m)
|
All values from the NFL Combine
[3]
|
Buckley is one of only two players (the other being
Ken Riley
) with 50+ interceptions to never make a
Pro Bowl
. In a game against
Cincinnati
in 1992, his rookie season, Buckley set what remains a current record as the youngest player to return a punt for a touchdown in NFL history (21 years, 105 days). That was his only punt return for a touchdown of his career. He responded to criticism of his tackling by giving himself the nickname “the Vaccinator”. The nickname would stay with him over the years if only in an ironic sense. On April 3, 1995, the Packers traded Buckley to the Miami Dolphins for "past considerations." In 1996, he led the league in interception return yards with 164.
He had at least one interception in 13 consecutive seasons. While playing for the
New England Patriots
, in the
2001 AFC Championship Game
against the
Pittsburgh Steelers
, Buckley had an interception in the 24?17 win. He won a
Super Bowl
ring one week later in the win over the
St. Louis Rams
.
NFL career statistics
[
edit
]
Regular season
[
edit
]
Year
|
Team
|
Games
|
Tackles
|
Interceptions
|
Fumbles
|
GP
|
GS
|
Comb
|
Solo
|
Ast
|
Sck
|
Int
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
Lng
|
TD
|
FF
|
FR
|
Yds
|
TD
|
1992
|
GB
|
14
|
12
|
32
|
?
|
?
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0.0
|
3
|
33
|
11.0
|
33
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1993
|
GB
|
16
|
16
|
48
|
?
|
?
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0.0
|
2
|
31
|
15.5
|
31
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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1994
|
GB
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16
|
16
|
59
|
48
|
11
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0.0
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5
|
38
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7.6
|
26
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0
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3
|
1
|
0
|
0
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1995
|
MIA
|
16
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4
|
26
|
23
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3
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0.0
|
1
|
0
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0.0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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1996
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MIA
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16
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16
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53
|
46
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7
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0.0
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6
|
164
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27.3
|
91
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1
|
2
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2
|
0
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0
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1997
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MIA
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16
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16
|
85
|
67
|
18
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0.0
|
4
|
26
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6.5
|
12
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0
|
1
|
2
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23
|
1
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1998
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MIA
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16
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16
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51
|
44
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7
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0.0
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8
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157
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19.6
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61
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1
|
2
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2
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0
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0
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1999
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MIA
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16
|
11
|
44
|
38
|
6
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1.0
|
3
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3
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1.0
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18
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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2000
|
DEN
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16
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16
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38
|
35
|
3
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0.0
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6
|
110
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18.3
|
33
|
1
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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2001
|
NE
|
15
|
1
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27
|
25
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2
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1.0
|
3
|
76
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25.3
|
52
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2002
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NE
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16
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2
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22
|
22
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0
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0.0
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4
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50
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12.5
|
39
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2003
|
MIA
|
16
|
5
|
51
|
40
|
11
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0.0
|
2
|
75
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37.5
|
74
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1
|
1
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4
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8
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0
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2004
|
NYJ
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16
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0
|
10
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8
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2
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0.0
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3
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30
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10.0
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18
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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2005
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NYG
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4
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0
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Did not record any stats
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Career
|
209
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131
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546
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396
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70
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2.0
|
50
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793
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15.9
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91
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6
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10
|
15
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31
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1
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Coaching career
[
edit
]
Florida State
[
edit
]
Buckley got his coaching start after earning his undergraduate degree from
Florida State
in 2007. From 2008 to 2011, he served in various assistant roles on
Bobby Bowden
and
Jimbo Fisher
’s staffs.
Akron
[
edit
]
Finally getting his first on-the-field coaching position, Buckley was hired by his collegiate head coach's son,
Terry Bowden
, at the
University of Akron
in January 2012 to coach cornerbacks. This reunited him with Coach
Chuck Amato
and with Coach
Todd Stroud
?who he played for, and coached with at FSU.
[4]
Louisville
[
edit
]
After two seasons at Akron, he was hired as the cornerbacks coach at the
University of Louisville
in January 2014.
[5]
Mississippi State
[
edit
]
On January 7, 2016, Buckley was hired as the
safeties
coach at
Mississippi State University
[6]
[7]
Ole Miss
[
edit
]
On January 18, 2020, Buckley was hired as cornerbacks coach
[8]
Ole Miss
[9]
by
Lane Kiffin
, the new Head Coach, MSU's rival (Buckley, having had phenomenal success in both recruiting and developing elite talent both on and off the field, and for grooming NFL talent).
On April 6, 2022, it was reported that Buckley had accepted a job with the
XFL
to become the Head Coach of an upcoming Orlando franchise (the former
Tampa Bay Vipers
). The league confirmed Buckley's hiring, but not the existence of a team in Orlando, on April 14.
[10]
On July 25, 2022, the XFL confirmed a franchise in Orlando, Florida with Buckley announced as head coach.
[11]
On October 31, 2022, the team was branded the
Orlando Guardians
[12]
On January 1, 2024, it was announced the Guardians would not be a part of the UFL Merger.
[13]
Head coaching record
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Team
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Year
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Regular season
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Postseason
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Won
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Lost
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Win %
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Finish
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Won
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Lost
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Win %
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Result
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ORL
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2023
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1
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9
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.100
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4th XFL South
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?
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?
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?
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?
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Total
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1
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9
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.100
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?
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?
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?
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Personal life
[
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]
Buckley has three daughters, Sherrell, Brianna, and Britney. He majored in Theater with a minor in
Political Science
, and played baseball in the
Atlanta Braves
organization prior to reporting to GB training camp in July 1994.
[
citation needed
]
He is the son of Eddie Buckley Sr. of Columbia, MS and Laura Buckley of Pascagoula, MS. He is a distant cousin of the late
Chicago Bears
running back
Walter Payton
. His hobbies include baseball, basketball and golf. Has participated in events benefiting the
Make-A-Wish Foundation
and the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
. He has worked on behalf of the national "
Feed the Children
" campaign. He assisted in building a house in
Little Haiti
for
Habitat for Humanity
during the 1999 offseason.
Sports Talk
radio host
Jim Rome
refers to Buckley as "T-Buck" and credits him as one of
The Jungle
's first guests who appeared consistently on the program. Rome, inaccurately, credits Buckley as the inventor of the
Lambeau Leap
, based on an interview that Buckley gave.
References
[
edit
]
- ^
"Official New England Patriots Biography"
. patriots.com
. Retrieved
September 13,
2010
.
[
permanent dead link
]
- ^
"1992 NFL Draft Listing"
.
Pro-Football-Reference.com
. Retrieved
May 7,
2023
.
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"Terrell Buckley, Combine Results, CB - Florida State"
.
nflcombineresults.com
. Retrieved
April 24,
2023
.
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"UA's Terrell Buckley drawn to coaching to mold men, not just cornerbacks"
.
Akron Beacon Journal Online
. August 25, 2012
. Retrieved
October 10,
2012
.
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"Petrino Completes Staff with the Hiring of Thomas and Buckley"
(Press release).
University of Louisville Athletics
. January 17, 2014. Archived from
the original
on January 22, 2014
. Retrieved
January 21,
2014
.
- ^
U of L's Buckley headed for Miss. State
- ^
Reports: Pascagoula legend Terrell Buckley to join Mississippi State staff
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Price, Christopher (May 18, 2020).
"A dozen players on the 2004 Patriots team became coaches. What was it about that squad?"
.
The Boston Globe
. Retrieved
May 19,
2020
.
- ^
"Terrell Buckley - Football Coach"
.
Ole Miss Athletics
. Retrieved
May 19,
2020
.
- ^
"Terrell Buckley Set to Join XFL as Head Coach of New Orlando Franchise"
.
Pro Football Newsroom
. April 7, 2022
. Retrieved
April 7,
2022
.
- ^
"Orlando to host XFL franchise coached by Terrell Buckley"
.
Orlando Sentinel
. July 25, 2022
. Retrieved
July 26,
2022
.
- ^
"Orlando's new XFL team is the Guardians"
.
Orlando Sentinel
. October 31, 2022
. Retrieved
October 31,
2022
.
- ^
"Orlando Guardians won't move forward after USFL-XFL merger"
.
Orlando Sentinel
. January 1, 2024
. Retrieved
January 1,
2024
.
External links
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Founded in 2018
- Formerly the
New York Guardians
(2020)
- Defunct
XFL (2020)
club 2018?2024
- Based in
Orlando, FL
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Franchise
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Stadiums
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Key personnel
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Affiliations
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- League:
XFL
Conference: East (2020); South (2023)
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