Richard Hightower
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| Chicago Bears | |
|---|---|
| Title | Special teams coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 15, 1980 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Harris County (TX) MacArthur |
| College | Texas |
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Career history | |
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Richard Hightower (born September 15, 1980) is an American football coach currently serving as special teams coordinator for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).[1]
College football career
Hightower went to the University of Texas on an academic scholarship and played college football as a walk-on wide receiver/special teams player, but he played on the kick coverage team. There he met fellow walk-on Kyle Shanahan. He played in every game in his sophomore and junior years.[2] As a senior in 2002, after years of being a walk on, in front of the entire team, coach Mack Brown awarded Hightower, Shanahan and fellow special teams standout Michael Ungar with scholarships.[3] He did not see much playing time, but in 2001 he did recover a fumble against Texas Tech.[4] Following his senior season, then-head coach Mack Brown and his staff voted Hightower the D. Harold Byrd Leadership Award winner.[5]
After graduating with a marketing degree in 2003, Hightower worked for, Link Staffing.[citation needed] He also worked as a marketing intern for the Houston Texans for eight months before finding a full-time marketing job.[citation needed]