Coach Randy Shannon Visits Middle East
May 30, 2008
Coral Gables, FLA (www.hurricanesports.com) — – University of Miami Head football coach Randy Shannon was one of five college football coaches to participate in a seven-day Middle East tour May 20-26.
The tour was a joint effort of Morale Entertainment and Armed Forces Entertainment. Joining Coach Shannon on the trip were Mark Richt of Georgia, Tommy Tuberville from Auburn, Yale University’s Jack Siedlecki and Charlie Weis of Notre Dame.
The group gathered at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois before beginning their journey on May 20. The trip took them to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, at sea aboard the USS Nassau, Al Udeid Air Base and Camp As Sayliaha in Qatar, the Naval Service Center in Bahrain, a U.S. Air Base at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia and concluded with a visit with President George Bush at the White House on Memorial Day.
The tour was a first-of-its-kind for NCAA football and for Armed Forces Entertainment. The NCAA coaches participated in meet and greets at various bases, as well as coached flag football teams made up of servicemen and women. Additionally, the head coaches hosted three symposiums, where the audience members ask questions.
Coach Shannon was accompanied on the tour by UM Senior Associate Athletic Director Tony Hernandez.
