Kory DeShaun Minor (born December 14, 1976) is a former

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. He played 30 games in four seasons for the

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. Minor was an outside linebacker at Notre Dame from 1995–1998, while recording 245 tackles (43.5 for loss) and five interceptions. He was a seventh-round pick in the

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, selected 234th overall by the

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. A native of

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, Minor attended

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, where he was a teammate of

Daylon McCutcheon Daylon Anthony McCutcheon (born December 9, 1976) is a former American football cornerback who played his entire career with the Cleveland Browns. High school career McCutcheon played high school football at Bishop Amat Memorial High School in L ...

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/ref> He had 20 ½ sacks as a senior while earning consensus All-America notice and being named Defensive Player of the Year by ''

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''. Minor is a former owner of multiple

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franchises in California. In the summer of 2009, he began appearing in Domino's American Legends pizza commercials. He promotes the Cali Chicken Bacon Ranch pizza in a face off against the Memphis BBQ Chicken pizza, whose promoter suggests that Minor "put some South in his mouth." After selling his franchises, Minor founded Kory Minor Industries which is a training and development company for individuals and organizations specializing in helping clients to "Get Off the Sideline and Get Into the Game by fostering the concept of WINNING."KoryMinor.com
/ref> Minor currently coaches high school football for the St. Margaret's Tartans in

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. He has been the head coach at SMES since 2018.

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1976 births Living people Players of American football from Inglewood, California American football linebackers Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Carolina Panthers players Bishop Amat Memorial High School alumni {{linebacker-1970s-stub