Randy Beverly Jr. (born December 24, 1966) is an American football

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. He is a former head coach of the Rams Milano American Football Club, of the Italian Federation of American Football (FIDAF) and the

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of the

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. Randy Beverly Jr. is the son of

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, former

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and

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for the New York Jets, the

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and the

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Early life

Beverly was born in 1966, in

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. He is a graduate of

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, and a former Division 1-A defensive back and

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for the

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. In 1984, Beverly was nominated as the ''Top Football Player'' in

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and also took the honors of ''First-Team All Long Island'' and ''National Consensus All-American''

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, defensive back, and kick return specialist from Central Islip High School, New York. As an athlete in 1985, he gave a verbal commitment to attend and play for the

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but after the departure of head coach

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, he signed a formal

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to attend UCLA, and would later become team co-captain for the nationally ranked Rose Bowl and

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UCLA Bruins Championship teams from 1986 to 1989. Beverly's collegiate career includes a blocked kick and recovery for 17 yards in 1987 Aloha Bowl game against

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and the

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. Beverly worked with NFL teams and coaching staffs, to include New York Jets,

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, and

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. In 2015, Beverly was inducted into the Central Islip, New York Sports Hall of Fame as the former Quarterback of a prolific Long Island football championship team in the 1980s.

Career

Beverly successfully coached the Örebro Black Knights into the 2015

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Championship Final,

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, against the

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at the conclusion of the 2015 season. The Örebro Black Knights finished the season ranked 12th in Europe's ''Top 20 American Football Teams'' across Europe and the Americas. During the 2015 season, ''

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'' covered Beverly's success with the Örebro Black Knights. In five seasons, from 2010 to 2014, Beverly has coached the Rams Milano Football Club into post-season playoff appearances four times. The Rams appeared in four ''FIF Italian League Championships'', winning ''Super Bowls 33'' and ''35''. During the 2014 season, in just the first four games under his leadership, the Rams offense amassed a scoring total of 233 points, averaging over 50 points per game. The Rams Defense held opponents scoreless in 2 of 4 games and scored 26 points from turn-overs.Un grande nello staff dei Rams
Accessed 29 September 2016 Beverly currently serves the United States Government as a

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based in Milan, Italy. He is also an accomplished video game designer and sports & entertainment technologies consultant in Europe. His gaming career began with the introduction of AI designs for

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' franchise product, John Madden NFL Football. In 2004, Beverly worked for the National Football League to assist in the creation of new training technologies and he is credited with building the first-ever virtual reality training program for sports. He also served as a consultant for major Hollywood Production studios. In 2007, Beverly co-founded an Eastern European gaming studio called ''Beast Studios''.

Personal life

Beverly lives with his wife Lara, an Italian native, and three children, Victoria, Stefania, and Fabio in Milan, Italy. Beverly was inducted into the Central Islip Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beverly, Randy Jr 1966 births Living people Players of American football from New Jersey African-American players of American football People from Cape May, New Jersey UCLA Bruins football players American football defensive backs American football return specialists Coaches of American football from New Jersey American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden American expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople