DeCedrick “Ced” Quinn Sr. joins Norfolk State University as the Director of Strength & Conditioning, boasting a distinguished career in the industry with a proven history of maximizing student-athletes performance both on and off the field.
Quinn comes to Norfolk State with profound experience amongst several strong HBCU football programs, leading two different schools to Celebration Bowl victories within a three-year span and contributing to over 20 HBCU athletes reach the NFL.
Quinn served as the director of athletic performance for the Tulsa football program in 2024, overseeing the football programs return to play and advanced training groups.
Quinn served as the assistant director of strength and conditioning at Florida A&M for the 2023-24 academic year, playing a crucial role on a staff that contributed to a historic football campaign that season. The Rattlers concluded the season with a 12-1 overall record, going undefeated in the SWAC to capture the conference title before defeating Howard 30-26 in the 2023 Celebration Bowl.
Quinn led the strength and conditioning programs for several FAMU teams, including the men’s and women’s track & field programs. With the help of his strategic planning in the weight room, Florida A&M secured the 2024 SWAC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship.
Quinn made his mark on the Alabama State strength & conditioning program, working his way up the leadership ladder. Starting as an intern in 2015, he became the assistant strength & conditioning coach in 2018, before receiving a promotion to associate director of strength & condition in 2019. Quinn departed the school in 2020, returning to Alabama State in 2022 as the assistant athletic director for performance enhancement.
Quinn helped Alabama State obtain the 2022 baseball, softball, and men’s tennis SWAC championships, one of most successful years in the athletics department’s history. Across his entire tenure with Alabama State, the Hornets won 17 SWAC titles and several student-athletes received all-American accolades.
In between stints at Alabama State, Quinn served as the director of strength & conditioning at South Carolina State, overseeing the training plans for all 14 of the school’s Division I sports.
During Quinn’s tenure at South Carolina State, the Bulldogs finished atop the 2021 MEAC football standings before capturing the program’s first-ever Celebration Bowl victory, defeating Jackson State University 31-10.
Quinn completed strength & conditioning internships with Marshall and Mississippi State in 2018. He began his professional career in 2017 as the head strength and conditioning coach at Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery, AL.
Quinn started his collegiate football playing career as a linebacker at Itawamba Community College before transferring to Alabama State, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy in 2016 and a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling in 2020
