Shea Showers
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | January 11, 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Santa Fe (Alachua, Florida) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
| Career Arena League statistics | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Jermaine "Shea" Showers (born January 11, 1974) is a former American football defensive back who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Iowa Barnstormers, New York Dragons, Grand Rapids Rampage and Tampa Bay Storm. He played college football at the University of Florida and attended Santa Fe High School in Alachua, Florida.[1]
Early years
[edit]Showers played high school football for the Santa Fe Raiders. He recorded 40 receptions for 711 yards and 11 touchdowns his senior year as the Raider won the Class 3A state title. He also accumulated 90 tackles and five interceptions.[2]
College career
[edit]Showers was a member of the Florida Gators from 1992 to 1996.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Showers played for the Iowa Barnstormers from 1998 to 2000, earning Second Team All-Arena honors in 1999 and being named to the AFL's All-Rookie Team in 1998.[3] He signed with the Tampa Bay Storm on January 8, 2001.[4] He played for the New York Dragons from 2001 to 2002.[5][6] Showers was signed by the Grand Rapids Rampage December 10, 2002.[7] He signed with the Tampa Bay Storm on December 16, 2003.[8]
Coaching career
[edit]Showers was defensive backs coach at Fort White High School in Fort White, Florida in 2007.[9] He served as head football coach at the Santa Fe High School in Alachua, Florida from 2008 to 2010.[1][10] He became an assistant coach for the Fort White High School in Fort White, Florida in 2011.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Santa Fe football coach resigns". gainesville.com. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Harry, Chris (October 2, 1996). "Gators Go To Showers For Relief". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ "Jermaine 'Shea' Showers". arenafan.com. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ "Jermaine 'Shea' Showers". arenafan.com. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ "Arena Football League Transactions". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 20, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ "Storm sign veteran DS Shea Showers". oursportscentral.com. December 16, 2003. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Savage, Larry & Olsen, Cliff. "Prep Pulse: Showers rejoins friend as assistant coach at Fort White". gatorsports.com. August 6, 2011. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ Olsen, Cliff (August 19, 2008). "Two-A-Days: Santa Fe". gatorsports.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1974 births
- American football defensive backs
- American football wide receivers
- Florida Gators football players
- Grand Rapids Rampage players
- Iowa Barnstormers players
- New York Dragons players
- Tampa Bay Storm players
- High school football coaches in Florida
- Players of American football from Gainesville, Florida
- African-American coaches of American football
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople