Former Jacksonville Jaguars Quarterback Quinn Gray has been named the new head football coach for
Andrew Jackson High School, succeeding former coach Kevin Sullivan who will now be the head coach at Atlantic Coast High.
Gray played in the NFL for six seasons, five of them with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Though he is used to being a football player, this is his first coaching position. He credits his Dad and Grandfather, both coaches, as his inspiration.
Gray says when he retired from football, he knew his next step would be coaching. He also says he is honored to be part of the Andrew Jackson Tigers football team, a team with a great tradition that reminds him of his Dillard High School football team in Ft. Lauderdale.
While a student at Dillard, Gray lettered in football, basketball and baseball, earning all-district, all-region, and Super 11 Honors for the tri-county areas of Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
He continued his education at Florida A&M University where he lettered in football for three years, and holds all career passing records at the university including passing yards (7,587), touchdown passes (57), rushing TDs for a QB (21), pass attempts (461) and completions (281).
After his collegiate career, Gray was signed as an undrafted free agent with the Jaguars in 2002 where he attended camp but was released and re-signed the next year. While a Jaguar, Gray had 1,328 yards passing and 13 touchdown passes, as well as a quarterback rating of 91.5, the highest in NFL history for a backup quarterback with more than 100 attempts. Gray left the Jaguars in 2008 and spent the preseason with the Indianapolis Colts and the regular season with the Kansas City Chiefs. Last year, he played in the United Football League.
In addition to coaching, Gray will be teaching physical education and health at Jackson.
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