Sylvester Croom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sylvester Croom

American football coach

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1954

Place of Birth: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sylvester Croom Jr.
(born September 25, 1954) is a retired American football coach.
He was previously the running backs coach for the NFL's Tennessee Titans.
He was the head coach at Mississippi State University from 2004 to 2008, and the first African American head football coach in the Southeastern Conference.
His father, Sylvester Croom Sr., was himself an All-American football player at Alabama A&M, later the team chaplain at the University of Alabama, and has been recognized by that school as one of the state's 40 pioneers of civil rights.
After his time at Mississippi State, Croom Jr.
served as running backs coach for three teams in the National Football League.