Rich Gunnell
Holy Cross Crusaders | |
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Position: | Wide receivers coach & Pass game coordinator |
Personal information | |
Born: | East Windsor Township, New Jersey, U.S. | January 12, 1987
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Notre Dame (Lawrence, New Jersey) |
College: | Boston College |
Undrafted: | 2010 |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
As a coach: | |
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Head coaching record | |
Career: | NCAA: 0–1 (.000) |
Richard P. Gunnell (born January 12, 1987) is a former
Early years
Gunnell is from
College career
Gunnell set the career receiving yard record at Boston College, surpassing
Gunnell was voted the Eagles Most Valuable Player by his teammates, the first time a wide receiver captain received the honor since 1990. His "dream" is to play professionally and is awaiting an invitation to the
Gunnell played with quarterbacks Matt Ryan, Dominique Davis, and Dave Shinskie. His best season statistically was as a sophomore with Ryan as quarterback when he had 64 receptions for 931 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns. His senior year with 25-year-old freshman Shinskie he caught 54 passes for 750 yards, and 6 touchdown, plus another 5 catches for 117 yards and a touchdown against USC in the Emerald Bowl.[6]
Professional career
On April 25, 2010, it was announced that Gunnell had signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. However, just prior to the start of the 2010 season on September 3, the Chiefs released Gunnell along with 6 other players vying for roster spots. Gunnell was the final cut for the Chiefs and was placed on the practice squad. [7]
Coaching career
Gunnell was a graduate assistant at Boston College, his alma mater. He coached at Marian High School in Framingham, Massachusetts, in 2014. Gunnell became the wide receivers coach for Boston College in the 2016 season. Gunnell was named interim head coach following the firing of Steve Addazio at the conclusion of the 2019 regular season. For the 2022 season, Gunnell joined the Holy Cross football coaching staff as the Wide receivers coach and Pass game coordinator. [8]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2019) | |||||||||
2019 | Boston College | 0–1 | 0–0 | L Birmingham | |||||
Boston College: | 0–1 | 0–0 | |||||||
Total: | 0–1 |
References
- ^ a b c d Joe O'Gorman Gunnell grateful for football career at Boston College December 21, 2009 Trentonian
- ^ a b Player Profile Boston College
- ^ "NDHS | Private Catholic High School in Lawrenceville NJ". www.ndnj.org. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ Heather Dinich Instant Analysis: USC 24, BC 13 December 26, 2009 ESPN
- ^ a b Dan Rowinski Seniors Set To Bid Adieu in San Francisco December 26, 2009 WEEI
- ^ ESPN player profile
- ^ "Chiefs Resign Page; Release Seven". www.wibw.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11.
- ^ Bailin, Arthur (1 December 2019). "Rich Gunnell Will Be Boston College Football's Interim Coach". BC Interruption. Retrieved December 2, 2019.