Richard Hightower


Richard Hightower is an American football coach currently serving as Special Teams Coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Hightower was hired by the 49ers on February 17, 2017. Previously he held the role of assistant special teams coach with the Chicago Bears in 2016 and the 49ers in 2015. He has also held coaching roles with both the Houston Texans and the Washington Redskins

College Football Career

Hightower played college football at the University of Texas with Kyle Shanahan.As a senior in 2002, after years of being a walk on, in front of the entire team, coach Mack Brown awarded Hightower,and fellow special teams standout Michael Ungar and Shanahan with scholarships.