Emanuel King
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Emanuel King is a former professional American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 player who played linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

 for four seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

 and two seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders.

Random Facts:
Was number 92 at Alabama.
Led the team in sacs (9.0) while playing for the Bengals.
Played with South Alabama head football coach, Joey Jones while at Alabama.

In September 2006, King began coaching as an assistant coach at his former high school, Leroy High School. He handles all special teams, lineman, and conditioning duties. In the 2006 season, King helped lead the 2A Leroy Bears to a 13-2 record, region and area championships, and their second state championship in 3 years. In 2007, he led the Bears to a 14-1 record, region and area championships, and their 3rd state championship in 4 years. In 2008, King led the Bears to a perfect 15-0 record, reigon and area championships, and their 4th state title in only 5 years.

Also helped coach Johnny Williams, current wide receiver at Duke University.
6 of the 16 2006 seniors and 9 of the 14 2007 seniors play either football or baseball at various colleges, nearly double the amount of any other year prior to King's arrival at Leroy. King, now in his 3rd year at Leroy, coaches more than 20 seniors, 14 of which plan to play football at a major university.

All content from Random Facts down were posted by one of the 14 2007 seniors.
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