GULF SHORES, Alabama - Mickey Andrews, former Associate Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator at Florida State University, and one of the most successful defensive coaches ever, will be the special guest speaker a the Oct. 22 Gulf Coast Athletic Club meeting.

The club meets at Craft Farms golf club in Gulf Shores.

Andrews was the associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Florida State University beginning his career in 1984. Andrews retired, along with Bobby Bowden, at the end of the 2009 season and coached his final game in Florida State’s victory over West Virginia on January 1, 2010, in the Gator Bowl. He stayed on the university until February 10, 2010, the anniversary date of his hiring by Coach Bobby Bowden.

Mickey started his coaching career at the high school level but quickly moved up to college level including time at E. Kentucky, Livingston, N. Alabama, Clemson, and Florida. He was defensive coordinator for the Arizona Wranglers (USFL) before settling in at Florida State.

Mickey played college football at Alabama for Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant where he earned second team All-America honors as a wide receiver and defensive back and was also on two Alabama national championship teams (1961 and 1964) and played in three New Year’s Day bowl games.

He was the defensive coordinator for Florida State’s 1993 and 1999 National Championship teams. He was named the nation’s top assistant coach in 2000 by the All-American Football Foundation, the national defensive coordinator of the year in 1998 by the American Football Coach’s Magazine and the national assistant coach of the year by Athlon’s Magazine in 1991.

He was the first ever winner of the Frank Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant coach in 1996.

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