Garin Veris
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Garin Lee Veris was an American football
defensive end
in the National Football League
, mainly for the New England Patriots
.
Veris graduated from Chillicothe High School, where he starred in football
(playing offense
and defense
) and basketball
in 1981. Veris played football at Stanford before he was taken in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft by the New England Patriots. During his rookie season, he recorded 14 sacks—including four in the playoffs—and started in Super Bowl XX. He finished his career in 1992 with the San Francisco 49ers and later was named to the Patriots' All-1980s team
Veris Previously Served as the AD at Haverhill High School
in Haverhill, Massachusetts
On July 14, 2011 Garin Veris Accepted the Athletic Director Position At his Alma Mater Chillicothe High School
in Chillicothe, Ohio
. He will also serve as the at-risk student coordinator—a new position, at Chillicothe High School—helping mostly high school juniors and seniors who are in danger of not graduating.
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...
defensive end
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
, mainly for the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
.
Veris graduated from Chillicothe High School, where he starred in football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
(playing offense
Offense (sports)
In sports, offense or offence , also known as attack, is the action of attacking or engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring points or goals...
and defense
Defense (sport)
In many team sports, defense or defence is the action of preventing an opponent from scoring. The term may also refer to the tactics involved in defense, or a sub-team whose primary responsibility is defense...
) and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
in 1981. Veris played football at Stanford before he was taken in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft by the New England Patriots. During his rookie season, he recorded 14 sacks—including four in the playoffs—and started in Super Bowl XX. He finished his career in 1992 with the San Francisco 49ers and later was named to the Patriots' All-1980s team
Veris Previously Served as the AD at Haverhill High School
Haverhill High School
Haverhill High School is the high school of Haverhill, Massachusetts. It enrolls around 2,200 students in grades 9 through 12 from many diverse backgrounds. The school offers a variety of Advanced Placement classes, a wide range of clubs, a number of varsity and junior varsity sports, as well as a...
in Haverhill, Massachusetts
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Haverhill is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 60,879 at the 2010 census.Located on the Merrimack River, it began as a farming community that would evolve into an important industrial center, beginning with sawmills and gristmills run by water power. In the...
On July 14, 2011 Garin Veris Accepted the Athletic Director Position At his Alma Mater Chillicothe High School
Chillicothe High School
Chillicothe High School is a public high school in Chillicothe, Ohio and Chillicothe City School District's only high school. The current high school on Yoctangee Parkway replaced the one built during the 1930s on Arch Street in 1967.-Administration:...
in Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio and is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River. The name comes from the Shawnee name Chalahgawtha, meaning "principal town", as it was a major settlement of...
. He will also serve as the at-risk student coordinator—a new position, at Chillicothe High School—helping mostly high school juniors and seniors who are in danger of not graduating.
External links
- Garin Veris player card
- Garin Veris New England Partiots Biography
- http://www.ccsd.us/
