Derrick Shepard (defensive lineman)
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| Date of birth: | May 29, 1975 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Dayton, Ohio | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Dayton (OH) Meadowdale | ||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||
| Undrafted: | 1998 | ||||
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| Tackles: | 5.5 |
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| Sacks: | 3.0 |
Derrick L. Shepard is a former American arena and indoor football defensive lineman. Shepard grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and attended Meadowdale High School. His football ability earned him a scholarship off to Georgia Tech, where he participated in football for four years.
After spending two years in training camps with the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots, Shepard began playing arena football. He played for the Arizona Rattlers and the Detroit Fury, before playing his next 5 years in af2 with the Tennessee Valley Vipers, Cincinnati Swarm and the Louisville Fire. After playing professionally for 9 years, Shepard became a coach of indoor football for the Miami Valley Silverbacks. He had been off and on between being the Silverbacks head coach, as well as offensive and defensive line coach. In 2011, he led the Silverbacks to a .500 winning percentage, at the time a Silverback's record.
He attended Meadowdale High School in Dayton, Ohio.
Upon his graduation, Shepard received a scholarship to play football at Georgia Tech. Shepard redshirted during his first season for Head Coach, Bill Lewis. Shepard saw very little playing time under coach Lewis, who was fired after a 1-7 start to the 1994 season. George O'Leary replaced Lewis for the remaining three games, which Shepard started all three. During his junor year, Shepard scored the first touchdown of his life at any level, when he recovered a fumble and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown, which turned out to be the game winning score in a 28-16 game virsus N.C. State. His senior season he had one interception that he return 68 yards. After a 1997 game against Duke, Shepard was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
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