Staten Island, NY – Former Wagner College football player and assistant coach Lou Anarumo has been named defensive backs coach for the New York Giant, newly-hired head coach Pat Shurmur announced on Wednesday.
 
A Staten Island native, Anarumo earned his B.S. degree in special education from Wagner in 1990. While in college, he served as head junior varsity coach at his high school alma mater, Susan Wagner High School, where he had previously played quarterback. Anarumo served as the part-time running backs coach at Wagner in 1990.
 
Wagner is one of six colleges that Anarumo has worked as an assistant coach, a list that includes Purdue, Harvard, Marshall, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and Syracuse, before breaking into the NFL with the Dolphins in 2012.
 
"I've enjoyed following Lou's career and am thrilled that he is getting this opportunity right here with the Giants," said Wagner Athletic Director Walt Hameline. "It always makes you feel proud when one of your former players and coaches rise through the ranks. In Lou's case, he played and coached here at Wagner, so it's very special."
 
The 51-year-old Anarumo spent the past six seasons with the Miami Dolphins, primarily serving as the team's defensive backs coach. For much of the 2015 season, he served as the interim defensive coordinator.
 
Prior to his tenure with the Dolphins, Anamuro was the defensive backs coach at Purdue University, where he helped develop a host of All-Conference and All-American selections. Anarumo joined the Purdue staff following three seasons at Marshall, where he coached the defensive backs from 2001 to 2003. He also served as special teams coordinator in 2003. While in charge of the secondary at Marshall, the Thundering Herd ranked in the top 10 nationally twice in passing defense, 10th in 2003 and sixth in 2002.
 
Prior to his stint at Marshall, Anarumo was assistant head coach at Harvard from 1995 to 2000, where also with worked with the Crimson defensive backs and coordinated special teams. From 1992 to 1994, Anarumo was the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Prior to his stint there, Anarumo was a graduate assistant coach at Syracuse during the 1990 and 1991 seasons.
 
Anarumo and his wife, Fran, have three children: Madison, Louis and Christopher.

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