The Southern University Jaguar and Southern Lab High School Hall of Famer Geralds brings a wide range of football experience. He not only played at
both the professional and collegiate ranks, but has also worked in a variety of coaching positions at universities across the country.
Geralds played professionally for the National Football League’s Houston Oilers and Detroit Lions, the Saskatchewan Roughrighers of the Canadian
Football League, and the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League.
After his playing days, Geralds turned to the world of collegiate coaching, holding a variety of positions for a number of winning programs. Prior to
joining the Texas Southern Tigers coaching staff, Geralds served as Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line at Shaw University (North Carolina). He held a
similar position at Southern University, Norfolk State and was both Defensive Line Coach and Special Teams Coordinator at Savannah State University.
He also has coached Special Teams and Linebackers at Jackson State — a tenure that included Southwest Athletic Conference championships in 1995,
1996, and 1998.
He was also an Assistant Coach at Winston-Salem State when they won the CIAA title in 1988, 1990, and 1991.
Geralds holds a strong belief in giving back to the community. He worked with the Big Brother programs in Winston Salem and Louisiana and he
participated in the United Way of Houston Campaign for Charity.
In high school, Geralds lettered in baseball, football, basketball and track and field. His basketball and football teams each won three state championships.
He was a four-year letterman at Southern University, where he was named Outstanding Defensive Lineman his senior year.
Geralds received his academic degree from Winston Salem State University with a major in Sports Administration and Management. He received a
Master’s Degree in Sports Science from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, AL.
