Nate Coggins (born 1978-09-25) is a former
Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
defensive specialistDefensive Specialist is a player in Arena football whose role is solely on defense. This is opposed to most of the players on the field for an Arena football team, which have to play both offense and defense, until they are subbed for....
. He played for the
Georgia ForceThe Georgia Force was an Arena Football League team based in an unincorporated area of Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States that played in the Southern Division of the National Conference. The team was owned by Arthur M. Blank, owner of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons...
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2005The 2005 Arena Football League season was the 19th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Colorado Crush, who defeated the Georgia Force in ArenaBowl XIX. The AFL changed its playoff format to allow the top four teams per conference to make the playoffs. Previously, the...
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2006The 2006 Arena Football League season was the 20th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Chicago Rush, who defeated the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl XX....
), the
Austin WranglersThe Austin Wranglers were an American football team from Austin, Texas in the arenafootball2. They began play as a 2004 expansion team in the Arena Football League.-History:...
(
2007The 2007 Austin Wranglers season was the 4th season for the franchise. The team finished eighth in the conference and did not make the playoffs.- Schedule :-Coaching:...
) and is playing the
2008 seasonThe 2008 Columbus Destroyers season is the 10th season for the franchise, their fifth season in Columbus. The Destroyers finished the season tied for the worst record in the league.-Regular season schedule:-Roster:-Week 1: at Colorado Crush:...
with the
Columbus DestroyersThe Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League team. The franchise was founded in Buffalo, New York in , and played in Columbus, Ohio from until the league folded in...
.
Coggins attended
North Atlanta High SchoolNorth Atlanta High School is a high school of approximately 1,300 students in Buckhead, an upscale area of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The school is a part of Atlanta Public Schools....
in
Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia, as well as the urban core of one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States....
and was a
lettermanA letterman, in U.S. sports, performing arts or academics, is a high school or college student who has met a specified level of participation and/or performance on a varsity athletic team, marching band, or in other performance school-sponsored activities....
in
footballHigh school football, referring to the American code in the United States and the Canadian code in Canada, is one of the most popular interscholastic sports at high schools in both countries...
,
wrestlingWrestling is an ancient martial art that uses grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, generally between two people, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, and
baseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond...
. In football, he was named the Team's
Most Valuable PlayerIn sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
, received the Golden Helmet Award, and won All-City honors and All-Metro honors. In wrestling, he won All-City and All-Metro honors. He graduated from North Atlanta High School in 1997.
Coggins attended the
University of West GeorgiaThe University of West Georgia, or UWG, is a comprehensive, residential University located in Carrollton, Georgia, approximately 50 miles west of Atlanta, Georgia. The University is built on a 645 acre campus including a recent land gift of 246 acres from the city of Carrollton in 2003...
and was a letterman in
footballCollege football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies. It was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States...
.
Nate Coggins (born 1978-09-25) is a former
Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
defensive specialistDefensive Specialist is a player in Arena football whose role is solely on defense. This is opposed to most of the players on the field for an Arena football team, which have to play both offense and defense, until they are subbed for....
. He played for the
Georgia ForceThe Georgia Force was an Arena Football League team based in an unincorporated area of Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States that played in the Southern Division of the National Conference. The team was owned by Arthur M. Blank, owner of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons...
(
2005The 2005 Arena Football League season was the 19th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Colorado Crush, who defeated the Georgia Force in ArenaBowl XIX. The AFL changed its playoff format to allow the top four teams per conference to make the playoffs. Previously, the...
-
2006The 2006 Arena Football League season was the 20th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the Chicago Rush, who defeated the Orlando Predators in ArenaBowl XX....
), the
Austin WranglersThe Austin Wranglers were an American football team from Austin, Texas in the arenafootball2. They began play as a 2004 expansion team in the Arena Football League.-History:...
(
2007The 2007 Austin Wranglers season was the 4th season for the franchise. The team finished eighth in the conference and did not make the playoffs.- Schedule :-Coaching:...
) and is playing the
2008 seasonThe 2008 Columbus Destroyers season is the 10th season for the franchise, their fifth season in Columbus. The Destroyers finished the season tied for the worst record in the league.-Regular season schedule:-Roster:-Week 1: at Colorado Crush:...
with the
Columbus DestroyersThe Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League team. The franchise was founded in Buffalo, New York in , and played in Columbus, Ohio from until the league folded in...
.
High School Years
Coggins attended
North Atlanta High SchoolNorth Atlanta High School is a high school of approximately 1,300 students in Buckhead, an upscale area of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The school is a part of Atlanta Public Schools....
in
Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia, as well as the urban core of one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States....
and was a
lettermanA letterman, in U.S. sports, performing arts or academics, is a high school or college student who has met a specified level of participation and/or performance on a varsity athletic team, marching band, or in other performance school-sponsored activities....
in
footballHigh school football, referring to the American code in the United States and the Canadian code in Canada, is one of the most popular interscholastic sports at high schools in both countries...
,
wrestlingWrestling is an ancient martial art that uses grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, generally between two people, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
, and
baseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond...
. In football, he was named the Team's
Most Valuable PlayerIn sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
, received the Golden Helmet Award, and won All-City honors and All-Metro honors. In wrestling, he won All-City and All-Metro honors. He graduated from North Atlanta High School in 1997.
College Years
Coggins attended the
University of West GeorgiaThe University of West Georgia, or UWG, is a comprehensive, residential University located in Carrollton, Georgia, approximately 50 miles west of Atlanta, Georgia. The University is built on a 645 acre campus including a recent land gift of 246 acres from the city of Carrollton in 2003...
and was a letterman in
footballCollege football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies. It was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States...
. In football, he was a three-time All-
Gulf South ConferenceThe Gulf South Conference is a College Athletic Conference which operates in the southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division II.-Conference History:...
selecion, a two-time All American, and as a junior, was named the Gulf South Conference's Defensive Player of the Year.