Saeed Khalif, a former Georgia Tech football standout, returned to his alma mater in May 2013 as Assistant Director of Player Personnel.
Khalif (known in college as Kyle Ambrose) played defensive line at Georgia Tech from 1984-86. Khalif was a member of Tech’s “Black Watch Defense,” a team captain and he was named first-team All-ACC in 1986. Khalif, who played for head coach Bill Curry and helped lead the Yellow Jackets to a 9-2-1 record in 1985, was on the Denver Broncos roster in 1987.
Khalif returned to his alma mater after working the previous two years as defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Savannah State. Prior to that, he served as head coach at Central High School in Newark, N.J., where he led CHS to back-to-back winning seasons.
Inducted into the Newark Sports Hall of Fame in October 2013, Khalif earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial management from Georgia Tech in 1988.
