Vance Bedford facts for kids
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 20, 1958 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1981 | Texas |
| 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1984 | San Antonio Gunslingers |
| 1984 | Oklahoma Outlaws |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985 | Forest Brook (TX) HS (assistant) |
| 1986 | Navarro (assistant) |
| 1987–1992 | Colorado State (DB) |
| 1993–1994 | Oklahoma State (DB) |
| 1995–1998 | Michigan (DB) |
| 1999–2004 | Chicago Bears (DB) |
| 2005–2006 | Oklahoma State (DC) |
| 2007 | Michigan (DB) |
| 2008–2009 | Florida (DB) |
| 2010–2013 | Louisville (DC) |
| 2014–2016 | Texas (DC) |
Vance Juano Bedford (born August 20, 1958) is an American football coach. He was most recently a defensive coordinator for the University of Texas at Austin football team. Before becoming a coach, he also played professional football for a short time.
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Early Life and High School Football
Vance Bedford was born in Beaumont, Texas. He played high school football at Hebert High School. His father, Leon Bedford, was his coach there. Vance was a great player, earning "all-District" honors. His team made history by being the first all-black high school in Texas to win a state championship from the University Interscholastic League.
College Football Career
Bedford played college football at the University of Texas at Austin. He was a starter at cornerback for four years. He was also the defensive captain of the team. He was chosen twice for the second team of the All-Southwest Conference.
He played in two Cotton Bowls and two Sun Bowls, which are big college football games. In 1981, he set a record for the Longhorns with 22 pass breakups in one season. He is still one of the top ten players in UT history for career pass breakups, with 47. After his senior year, he was named the Defensive Valuable Player in the 1982 Senior Bowl All-Star Game. He went back to Texas in 1984 to get his college degree.
Professional Playing Career
In 1982, the St. Louis Cardinals picked Vance Bedford in the fifth round of the 1982 NFL draft. He played one season for them. Most of that time, he was on the injured reserve list because of a knee injury. He only played in two regular season games and one playoff game.
After not playing in 1983, he joined the United States Football League (USFL). He played one game for the San Antonio Gunslingers and one game for the Oklahoma Outlaws. He missed more games due to injuries. In 1984, the Arizona Outlaws drafted him, but he never played for them.
Coaching Journey
Vance Bedford has had a long and successful coaching career. Before coaching at the University of Texas, he was the defensive coordinator at the University of Louisville. He worked there under head coach Charlie Strong.
Before Louisville, he coached defensive backs for the University of Florida under coach Urban Meyer. He also coached the same position at the University of Michigan for coach Lloyd Carr. He spent six seasons coaching defensive backs for the Chicago Bears in the NFL. For two seasons, he was the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater.
