Fall 2009 Football Roster
Jamel Haggins
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- Ben Franklin
- Major:
- Engineering
Why Lehigh? “I chose to attend Lehigh University because the atmosphere is welcoming. Everyone is very nice and easy to talk to, but the main reason I chose Lehigh is because it’s not just a college, but a family.”
Player Profile: Member of Honor Roll … Class Valedictorian … Speaker at 2008 Play it Smart Conference in Arlington, Texas … In High School …. Player of the Week by 6 ABC … Honorable mention linebacker … All-Eastern PA Football.com small school Team … Second Team All State linebacker for Class AA … Member of JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) … .Kappa Leadership Development League (mentor group for high school males.)
On coach Coen: “He takes a good football player and makes him into a great one. He is fun to be around and is very understanding. It is an honor to be coached by him.”
On the Lehigh student-athlete experience: “To me it means to become a member of a family of caring, talented, and supportive athletes.”
Personal: Son of Christina Canty and James Haggins…has 4 siblings, James Haggins, Jamek Haggins, Jacquin Canty, Jamir Canty
