Robert_Massey

Tackles:	432
Interceptions:	14
Fumble recoveries:	5

Robert Massey
Winston-Salem State Rams
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Born:	February 17, 1966 (age 58); Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Garinger (Charlotte, North Carolina)
College:	North Carolina Central
NFL draft:	1989 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46
Career history
As a player:
	New Orleans Saints (1989–1990); Phoenix Cardinals (1991–1993); Detroit Lions (1994–1995); Jacksonville Jaguars (1996); New York Giants (1997);
As a coach:
	New York Giants (1998); Assistant defensive backs coach; Hillside HS (NC) (2001–2002); Head coach; North Carolina Central (2003); Wide receivers coach; North Carolina Central (2004); Defensive backs coach; Livingstone (2005–2006); Interim head coach; Shaw (2007–2009); Defensive backs coach; Shaw (2010–2011); Defensive coordinator; Shaw (2010–2015); Head coach; Winston-Salem State (2016–2018); Associate head coach, defensive backs coach, & special teams coordinator; Winston-Salem State (2019–present); Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Pro Bowl (1992); PFWA All-Rookie Team (1989);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	432
Interceptions:	14
Fumble recoveries:	5
Head coaching record
Career:	30–68 (.306)
	Player stats at PFR

Robert Massey

American football player and coach (born 1966)

Robert Lee Massey (born February 17, 1966) is an American football coach and former professional player. He is the head football coach for Winston-Salem State University, a position he has held since 2019.^[1] Massey was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 1989 NFL Draft.^[2] Massey played professionally as a cornerback for five teams in the National Football League (NFL) from 1989 to 1997.^[3] Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin described Massey as the toughest cornerback he faced during his career.^[4] Massey was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1992. He played college football at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. Massey served as the interim head football coach at Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina from 2005 to 2006 and as the head football coach Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina from 2012 to 2015. He was fired from his position at Shaw on December 10, 2015.

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"WSSU removes interim tag from Robert Massey's title and now he's the permanent head football coach".

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"1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-26.

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Frostino, Nino (2004). Right on the Numbers. Trafford Publishing. pp. 2300–. ISBN 9781412033053. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

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"Michael Irvin". South Florida Insider. May 18, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

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Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Livingstone Blue Bears (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2005–2006)
2005	Livingstone	1–9	1–6	6th (Southern)
2006	Livingstone	1–9	1–6	5th (Southern)
Livingstone:		2–18	2–12
Shaw Bears (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2012–2015)
2012	Shaw	4–6	3–4	4th (Southern)
2013	Shaw	6–4	4–3	3rd (Southern)
2014	Shaw	3–7	2–5	T–4th (Southern)
2015	Shaw	1–9	1–6	T–5th (Southern)
Shaw:		14–26	10–18
Winston-Salem State Rams (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2019–present)
2019	Winston-Salem State	4–6	3–4	T–3rd (Southern)
2020–21	No team
2021	Winston-Salem State	3–6	3–4	3rd (Southern)
2022	Winston-Salem State	3–6	3–4	3rd (Southern)
2023	Winston-Salem State	4–6	4–4	T–3rd (Southern)
2024	Winston-Salem State	0–0	0–0	(Southern)
Winston-Salem State:		14–24	13–16
Total:		30–68

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