Legendary South Carolina football and baseball alum, NFL vet gets new coaching gig

South Carolina football fans watched wide receiver Nyck Harbor run track this spring, but Harbor is far from the first dual-sport athlete to play for the Gamecocks. Names like Bruce Ellington (football/basketball), Damiere Byrd (football/track), Jeff Grantz (football/baseball), Bobby Bryant (football/baseball), Derek Watson (football/basketball), and others have played another sport for USC while being a member of the football squad.

Another two-sport Gamecock was the legendary Sheldon Brown. Brown is one of the best corners in the history of the South Carolina football program, and he spent some time with the South Carolina baseball team, as well.

After a strong NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns, his time on the diamond continued. Brown has been coaching and training baseball for years, and he has parlayed that work into a new job.

According to a report from Michael Burgee of the Rock Hill Herald, Sheldon Brown is the new head baseball coach at South Pointe High School in Rock Hill. He previously served as the head baseball coach at Clover Middle School.

Brown, who was from the nearby small town of Fort Lawn in Chester County and attended Lewisville High School, will be entering his first high school head coaching job.

During Sheldon Brown's South Carolina football career, he was a two-time All-SEC performer and was selected to All-American teams in both the 2000 and 2001 seasons. He had 9 interceptions during his college career despite not being targeted very often. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Brown was part of one of the best secondary units in Gamecock history, playing (for at least part of his career) alongside fellow stars and all-time greats like Rashad Faison, Andre Goodman, Arturo Freeman, DeAndre Eiland, Willie Offord, and Dunta Robinson.