Hampton Athletics Hall of Fame
Donovan Rose has worn many hats at Hampton since first arriving on campus in the fall of 1975. A former student-athlete, NFL player, football coach, executive director of JET (Job Education Training) Corps, and the H.O.P.E. program (Hampton Opportunity Program for Enhancement), Rose currently serves as Assistant Director of Athletics for Event Management.
Rose served as an assistant football coach and was head coach of the Pirates from 2009-13. The 1979 Hampton graduate was an All-CIAA performer and was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1980, and also played for championship teams in the Canadian Football League, winning the Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1984.
In 1986, Rose joined the Miami Dolphins and led the team in interceptions, before retiring in 1988.
In 2003, he was awarded the AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year in Division I-AA and the All-American Football Foundation Mike Campbell Top Assistant Coach Award.
