The First Wednesday of Every Month!
12-1 p.m. in the St. Philip's Parish Hall
(Corner of Church and Cumberland Streets)
Cost: $5.00
Next Lunch:
Wednesday, March 3
Guest Speaker: Kevin Higgins
Head Football Coach, The Citadel
Kevin Higgins recently completed his fourth season as The Citadel’s head football coach. Higgins is the Bulldogs’ 23rd head coach.
In 2006, he coached the Bulldogs to their first winning conference record in 14 years.
In 2007, he coached the Bulldogs to their first seven-win season in 15 years.
In 2008, he coached quarterback Bart Blanchard to a school record of 2,609 offensive yards; the Bulldogs to a national title in punt returns, while WR Andre Roberts finished the season ranked No.1 in punt returns in the nation and earned All-American honors for both wide receiver and specialist.
Prior to his appointment at the helm of Bulldog football, Higgins served as the quarterbacks coach for three years with the Lions and was responsible for the tutoring and developing of Detroit’s first-round draft pick, quarterback Joey Harrington. During his fourth season he assumed the position of wide receivers coach and was responsible for the development of one of the most exciting trios of wide outs in the NFL: Az-Zahir Hakim, Charles Rogers and Roy Williams.
Before joining the NFL ranks, Higgins was the head football coach of Division I-AA Lehigh University, where he led the Mountain Hawks to three straight NCAA playoff appearances. The Higgins’-led team lost only one regular season game in his final three seasons and posted a 32-1 record during that time. During his tenure, Lehigh defeated Richmond and Western Illinois in the playoffs and posted regular season wins over I-AA powers Wofford and Delaware. He posted an overall record of 56-25-1 (30-9 in Patriot League play) during his seven seasons atop the Mountain Hawks gridiron program. He led Lehigh to four Patriot League Championships (1995, 1998, 1999 and 2000) and was named Patriot League Coach of the Year three times (1995, 1998 and 2000). In 1999 and 2000 he was a candidate for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award.
A native of Emerson, N.J., Higgins attended Emerson High School where he was captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams during his senior year. In 2004, he was inducted into the Emerson High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
Higgins, a 1977 graduate of West Chester (Pa.) University, earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. He played free safety on the school’s football squad and was the team’s most valuable defensive back. In 1981, he earned a master’s degree in physical education from East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University.
Higgins and his wife, Kay, a former collegiate head basketball coach, have three children, Tim (24) (Sarah), Meaghan (22) and Katie Rose (17).
