Romeo Crennel Biography
(Former American Football Coach)
Birthday: June 18, 1947 (Gemini)
Born In: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Romeo Crennel is currently the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the NFL team ‘Houston Texans’. In his sterling career, he has also worked as the head coach for the ‘Cleveland Browns’ and ‘Kansas City Chiefs’. He started his football career playing as a defensive lineman for the ‘Western Kentucky Hilltoppers’. But after switching to a career in coaching, he never looked back. As an African-American coach in the USA, he was also subjected to a lot of racism early in his career. He was able to survive racist attacks and carve a legacy for himself. Romeo Crennel is known for his “old school 3-4: huge middle linebackers and huge outside linebackers”, defensive strategy. His defensive strategies have gained him both admiration and criticism. Yet, what cannot be denied is that he has been successful. He has been an assistant defensive coach for a number of immensely successful ‘NFL’ teams. These include the ‘New York Giants’, ‘New England Patriots’, ‘New York Jets’, and ‘Kansas City Chiefs’, etc. Besides being named the ‘NFL Assistant Coach of the Year’ by ‘PFW’, he also holds five ‘Super Bowl’ rings.